Japanese tourist industry breathes seasonal sigh of relief

Mon, 12/05/2011 - 13:08 — Anonymous New figures from the national travel
industry itself suggest the March disasters in northeast Japan have had no
impact at all on people's plans to hit the road over the holiday season.
According to JTB -- one of the biggest agencies in Japan -- more than 30
million people, or almost a quarter of the population, intend to travel for
pleasure during the Christmas and New Year period. That's 1.5 percent up on
last year -- not much, but evidence of an end to the "restraint" that's
plagued the travel business since March 11.read more