Businesses look to attract more foreign tourists to rural Japan

Some Japanese financial institutions and other businesses are collaborating with local municipalities to attract more foreign visitors to rural Japan by offering unique tours and useful information.In one such tour last year organized by Japanese credit card company JCB Co., local banks and the local government, about 30 travelers from Taiwan visited a local fishermen's cooperative near a bay in Kanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, to sample fresh sashimi.The tour, sold by travel agency JTB Corp., mainly targets JCB credit card holders in Taiwan."We hope to encourage our 24 mil…READ FULL ARTICLE