The estimated variety of international guests to Japan totaled 25.06 million in 2023, official knowledge revealed on Wednesday. The determine, representing 78.6 per cent of the 2019 stage earlier than the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, was in comparison with 3.83 million in 2022, in accordance with the Japan Nationwide Tourism Group, citing relaxed border restrictions and a weaker yen. In December 2023 alone, the estimated variety of international guests to Japan got here in at 2.73 million, topping the pre-pandemic stage in December 2019 by reaching a contemporary peak for the month, Xinhua information company quoted the Group as stated. The month witnessed document numbers of vacationers from 12 of the 23 markets, together with South Korea, Singapore, Indonesia and the US, amongst others, it stated. In the meantime, the variety of Japanese who went abroad throughout the yr totaled 9.62 million, 47.9 per cent of the 2019 stage. @@@