Japan, like Greece, finds it taxing to deal with too many tourists

Visitors must take responsibility for impact they have on places they go

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Tourists jostle for position for photos at Kiyomizu-dera Temple in Kyoto in March 2023. © Reuters

Nancy Snow is a senior visiting scholar at the Institute of International Relations in Athens and also Fulbright professor of public diplomacy at Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences in the city. She is the author of "The Mystery of Japan's Information Power."

Tourists are arriving in Japan in greater numbers than ever. March's 3.08 million arrivals set a new monthly record.

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