TOKYO : Japan is already seeing an increase in inbound travellers since relaxing its COVID-19 border controls last week, but a full recovery will remain elusive until China opens up, said the head of the country's biggest international airport.
"To return to 2019 levels, it's not enough just for Japan to open up," he said."Of course, China has to change as well or it's impossible." A record 9.5 million Chinese people visited Japan in 2019, about a third of all visitors, according to the national tourism agency. "The last two to three years have been very damaging," he said."Quite a lot of people have left the airport and aviation industry, and the tourism sector nationwide, so it will take some time for them to return."
THEN japan you can dream on.....china door is closing not opening.