The number of foreign visitors to Japan topped 33 million from January to November, setting a new annual record, driven by a tourism boom and a weak yen, Japan National Tourism Organisation data showed on Wednesday.
According to Kyodo News, the total number of foreign visitors stood at 33,379,900, surpassing the previous full-year high of 31.88 million set in 2019.
In November alone, foreign visitors rose 30.6 percent year-on-year to 3.18 million. Each month this year has recorded at least 30 percent growth compared with the same period last year.
