A geisha walks along a Tokyo street. Photo: AP
As Japan cheers reopening, weak yen is both good and bad news for travel sector
- Travel bosses are delighted visitors are back, but some worry ‘budget’ visitors will flood Japan due to the weak yen, and at a time workers are ‘out of practice’
- Bookings rocketed after Tokyo said rules would end, with Australians, South Koreans being urged to visit and the PM urging everyone to spend
A geisha walks along a Tokyo street. Photo: AP