The rapid drop in the yen helped lure a record 3.17 million tourists to Japan from January to April, but achieving the government¡¯s goal of 10 million this year will require more work, Japan Tourism Agency Commissioner Norifumi Ide said.
The first quarter was a good sign, but ¡°if the momentum remains at this level, we will miss the 10 million goal by an inch, so we have to take some more measures,¡± Ide said in an interview with The Japan Times last week.
Japan saw increased momentum last month, too. The Japan National Tourism Organization said Wednesday that 875,000 visited Japan, a 31.2 percent increase compared with May 2012 and the third-largest figure ever for the monthly count.
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