TOKYO -- Japanese airports and hotels are scrambling to handle the influx of tourists streaming across reopened borders, as staffs that withered to skeletal levels during the pandemic have not rebounded to match the rise in customers.
Lodging industry cuts capacity after losing 20% of staff during pandemic

Tourists from the Philippines stroll through Tokyo's Harajuku district. (Photo by Mayumi Tsumita)
TOKYO -- Japanese airports and hotels are scrambling to handle the influx of tourists streaming across reopened borders, as staffs that withered to skeletal levels during the pandemic have not rebounded to match the rise in customers.