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Foreign tourists top 8 million mark

The number of foreign tourists visiting Japan hit a record 8.35 million in 2007, up 13.8 percent from the previous year and surpassing the 8 million mark for the first time, a government-backed entity promoting tourism said Monday. Read the full story .... ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Mon, Jan 28 2008

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