Japanese hotel bookings suffer 90% drop over coronavirus: survey

Travel companies and airlines among those also hammered by stalled tourism

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The coronavirus continues to take its toll on tourism in Japan, where once-popular destinations are surprisingly devoid of the usual throngs. (Photo by Shihoko Nakaoka)

Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Some Japanese hotels saw March and April bookings drop as much as 90% year on year amid the new coronavirus outbreak, according to a survey conducted by the land ministry, as the tourism industry continues to teeter.

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