Japanese airports are known for their cleanliness and clockwork efficiency, but the surge in tourists and foreign students entering the country has been creating hourlong lines at Narita airport¡¯s border control.
¡°It was a sight I¡¯d never seen before at Narita airport,¡± said Masahiro Morioka, a Waseda University professor who arrived late Sunday afternoon and witnessed a massive line snaking its way around the airport¡¯s hallways.
¡°The line went on forever, and it wasn¡¯t moving at all. The people in line looked evidently distressed,¡± he said.
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