Japan's tourism situation "difficult"- Tourist Office

Japanese tourism authorities said that after the recent series of disasters, foreign visitors to Japan plummeted, the Japanese tourism industry in trouble.

For fear of radiation, in March the number of foreign visitors to Japan decreased by half from a year earlier.

Japan National Tourist Office last week said it was started in 1961 and comparable statistics for the biggest decline since, but also in October 2009 the first annual decline since.

Japan National Tourist Office Executive ditch?, Says, in order to re-attract foreign tourists, the key is to let them believe that Japan is safe in general, especially those away from disaster areas.

Ditch? Wang said at a news conference: "Indeed there are aftershocks, nuclear reactors are also still problems." He said that Japan in the 9 earthquake and tsunami is "a case of the Millennium," the disaster.

"We have a very difficult situation, but we make every effort to tell you, Japan is still safe and alive.

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