Tourism and Investment in Japan

Foreign visitors to Japan have plummeted caused by restrictions on cross-border traffic Japan National Tourism Organization announced on July 21 that the estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan in June 2021 was 9,300, 99.7% decrease compared to the same month of 2019 before the spread of COVID-19.  Dramatic plunge in foreign tourists was caused by restriction measures on cross-border traffic to contain COVID-19 infection. Travelers to Japan for tourism purposes are still not permitted to enter the country, unless exceptional circumstances are found.  As for the first half of 2021, the number of foreign visitors to Japan was 96,300, a decrease of 99.4% from the same period of 2019.  Japan has strengthened quarantine measures for visitors to the country to cope with the spread of COVID-19 infection since late January 2020. Since then, the number of newly cases of COVID-19 repeated ups and downs forcing the government to strengthen and mitigate its preventive measures in tandem.