The number of South Koreans who traveled to Japan rose to the highest level in seven years as more opted to visit the neighboring nation on the back of the weakening of the Japanese yen against the Korean won, the state-run tourism agency said Monday.
South Koreans who visited Japan from January to November tallied 2.48 million, already surpassing last year's 2.45 million, according to the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO). The figure is the biggest since 2007 when 2.6 million people visited Japan.
The rise in Korean visitors came as the weaker yen made traveling to Japan cheaper as the won-yen exchange rate has been below 1,000 won since August, driven by Tokyo's aggressive fiscal measures known as Abenomics.
"The number of South Korean travelers to Japan is expected to rise further as more people want to shop in Japan amid the weaker yen driven by Abenomics," the KTO said.
Japan had drawn a little over 2 million Korean travelers from 2009 to 2012 when the yen remained relatively strong, changing hands at over 1,000 won per 100 yen.
S. Korean travelers to Japan hit 7-year high on weak yen
South Koreans who visited Japan from January to November tallied 2.48 million, already surpassing last year's 2.45 million, according to the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO). The figure is the biggest since 2007 when 2.6 million people visited Japan.
The rise in Korean visitors came as the weaker yen made traveling to Japan cheaper as the won-yen exchange rate has been below 1,000 won since August, driven by Tokyo's aggressive fiscal measures known as Abenomics.
"The number of South Korean travelers to Japan is expected to rise further as more people want to shop in Japan amid the weaker yen driven by Abenomics," the KTO said.
Japan had drawn a little over 2 million Korean travelers from 2009 to 2012 when the yen remained relatively strong, changing hands at over 1,000 won per 100 yen.
S. Korean travelers to Japan hit 7-year high on weak yen
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