Japan's tourist arrivals at record high, recovering from pandemic drop

Half-year total reaches 17 million, driven by visitors from South Korea and China

20240719 Gion festival Tourists

Tourists watch Yamahoko, the float parade of Kyoto's Gion Festival, on July 17. (Photo by Atsushi Ooka) 

NANCY ZHENG, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Japan received 17.7 million tourists in the first half of 2024, indicating that its inbound tourism has made a complete recovery to pre-pandemic levels.

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