Japan's tourism boom prices out business travelers

By Agence France-Presse

Jan 15, 2025 6:54 pm

TOKYO, Japan — After travelling to Tokyo for meetings, Yoshiki Kojima's IT company employees crash out in a capsule hotel, as a tourism boom makes regular rooms too pricey for business trips.

A weak yen is attracting more visitors than ever to Japan, with national tourism figures released Wednesday showing a new record of an estimated 36.8 million arrivals last year.

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