Surge in visitors to Japan attributed to S. Korean tourists

The surge of foreign visitors to Japan in the first half of this year to a record 13.76 million is primarily attributable to a rise in South Korean tourists, particularly those arriving on low-cost carriers."More young (South Korean) people are enjoying brief personal trips (to Japan) casually using LCCs," said Shin Seo Kyung, deputy director of Korea Tourism Organization's Tokyo office.The weekly number of South Korean LCC flights arriving at and leaving Japanese airports this summer season is 483, more than quadruple the figure four years ago, according to Japan's Land, Infrastructure, Tr…READ FULL ARTICLE