Buildings and apartments are seen in the evening in Tokyo on August 1, 2026. File photo.
Tokyo: Official government data released Wednesday showed total foreign visitor arrivals to Japan dropped 5 percent year-on-year in September, declining by over 160,000 travelers.
Some markets posted visitor growth, yet the overall inbound tally contracted, according to figures from the Japan National Tourism Organization.
The cumulative arrivals to Japan for the first nine months of 2026 slipped 2.9 percent.
The number of visitor arrivals from the Chinese mainland to Japan fell 55.5 percent year on year in the first nine months of 2026, with the decline extending into September for a 10th consecutive month, according to the organization.
