Japan keeps tourism freeze despite plunge in virus cases

Filled with pinkish and fuzzy things and cuddly bears, 6%DOKIDOKI, a tiny store successful the bosom of Tokyo’s Harajuku district, is bursting with “kawaii,” the Japanese for “cuteness.”

What it doesn’t person capable of, arsenic successful zero, are overseas tourists.

And it could definite usage some.

Like overmuch of Asia, including Taiwan, Vietnam and Australia, Japan’s borders stay closed to tourists from abroad.

But portion different Asian countries inch toward reopening, Japan looks apt to support its borders unopen for immoderate clip to come.

That's a hardship for the galore businesses that had travel to trust connected overseas tourists, who numbered 32 cardinal successful 2019, earlier the pandemic.