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        "msgid": "foreign-tourists-to-japan-fall-in-april-amid-several-factors-1779542369",
        "date": "2026-05-22 02:15:23",
        "title": "Foreign tourists to Japan fall in April amid several factors",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Economy",
        "summary": "Foreign tourists to Japan fell 5.5 per cent year on year in April to 3.69 million, the first decline since January, amid flight suspensions linked to Middle East conflicts and a diplomatic rift with China. Chinese visitors dropped 56.8 per cent to 330,700 and Middle Eastern visitors fell 21.4 per cent to 22,300, with travel advisories and disruptions weighing on arrivals. Nevertheless, South Korea led with 878,600 visitors (up 21.7%), and total arrivals from nine markets reached a record high for April.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) \u2013 Foreign tourists to Japan fell by 5.5 per cent\nyear on year in April to 3.69 million. Reported by Kyodo on Wednesday,\n20 May local time, the decline was due to suspensions and reductions in\nflights linked to conflicts in the Middle East as well as a diplomatic\ndispute with China. According to the Japan National Tourism\nOrganization, the drop was the first since January, although on a\nmonthly basis it represented the highest figure so far in 2026. The\ntourism body noted that visitors from the Middle East declined 21.4 per\ncent to 22,300, due to disruptions to air traffic from the US\u2013Israel\nconflict with Iran disrupting air traffic at several airports and\nflights from Europe via the Middle East to Japan. Moreover, visitors\nfrom China also fell significantly, down 56.8 per cent to 330,700 after\ngovernment advisories against travel to Japan. This was attributed to\nremarks by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi suggesting possible Japanese\ninvolvement in a Taiwan emergency, with bilateral ties with China\ndeteriorating as a result. Nevertheless, there was some good news: South\nKorea topped the list with 878,600 visitors, up 21.7 per cent, followed\nby Taiwan with 643,500, up 19.7 per cent. The total from nine markets,\nincluding South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam and the United States, reached a\nrecord high for April.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/foreign-tourists-to-japan-fall-in-april-amid-several-factors-1779542369",
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