Tourist spending in Japan smashes record

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TOKYO - Spending by foreign visitors to Japan reached ¥5.8 trillion yen ($39 billion) in the first nine months of 2024, surpassing the full-year record of 5.3 trillion yen set in 2023, the Japan Tourism Agency said on Wednesday.

Taiwan was third with 470,600 visitors, up 22.2%, followed by the United States with 191,900, up 22.5%, according to JNTO data.

In September alone, the number of foreign tourists surged 31.5% from a year earlier to 2.9 million.

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Category: EconomyBusiness

Markets: ThailandChinaJapanSouth KoreaTaiwanUnited States

Topics: Spending Trillion 2023 Agency According Number Japan Visitors Tourism Foreign

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Published On: 2024-10-16 @ 17:08:00 (5 hours ago)

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