World's 'most favorite destination' sees drop in April foreign arrivals - VnExpress International

The number of international visitors fell 5.5% to 3.69 million in April year-on-year, the Japan National Tourism Organization said on Wednesday.

Mainland Chinese visitors, previously the biggest contingent, dropped 56.8% to 330,700 following Beijing's warning against travel last year, while arrivals from the Middle East fell 21.4%.

South Korea topped the list with 878,600 visitors, up 21.7%, followed by Taiwan with 643,500, up 19.7%.

Record highs were reached in April for visitors from nine markets, including South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam and the U.S.

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