Foreign visitors to Japan hit record for March of 3.5 mil.

Foreign visitors to Japan hit record in March

The number of foreign visitors to Japan in March hit an all-time high for the month. The weaker yen is a factor drawing travelers.

Foreign visitors to Japan hit record for March of 3.5 mil.

The number of foreign visitors to Japan in March rose 13.5 percent from a year earlier to a record 3.5 million for the month, official data shows, underscoring the continued strength of the country's tourism boom.

Foreign visitors to Japan hit record 10.5m in first quarter

TOKYO -- The number of foreign visitors to Japan hit a record 10.5 million during the first quarter, helped by an influx of Chinese tourists thanks to

In March and coinciding with cherry blossoming, one of its main tourist attractions in spring, the Asian country received 3.49 million, a record for that March, while in February it had 3.25 million and in January, 3.78 million, a record one month, according to data published by the National Tourism Office of Japan (JNTO). By countries, in the first three months of the year, South Korea contributed 2.5 million visitors, followed by China, with 3…