Tourist numbers recover to 2nd high in July
The number of foreign travelers to Japan in July has hit the second highest monthly figure after July 2010.

The Japan National Tourism Organization says an estimated 845,300 tourists and business travelers visited the country last month.

Chinese visitors hit a record 203,800, due partly to a series of arrivals of big passenger boats from China. This is the first time over 200,000 Chinese have visited in a month.

Travelers from Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam rose to all-time highs for July.
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