Japan Sees Record Number of Foreign Visitors in 2024

Japan welcomed a record 36.78 million foreign visitors in 2024, according to government data released on Friday.

This is a 42% increase from the previous year and surpasses the previous record of 31.19 million set in 2019. The number of visitors in 2024 is the highest Japan has seen since tracking began in 1950, the Immigration Services Agency said.