Holiday warning as another beautiful country could put ban on tourists

Japan's Prime Minister has aired concerns about overtourism (Image: Getty) An influx of overseas travellers to Japan could see the East Asian country prompted to introduce restrictions on visitors . In June, over three million tourists arrived in Japan - a huge jump of 50 percent from the same period in 2023. The nation has already welcomed 17.

7 million overseas arrivals this year, almost double the 10.7 million foreign tourists who made the trip last year. Despite the record high providing a welcome economic boost, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has now warned of the dangers around ' overtourism '.

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