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Japan goes all-out to revive post-disaster tourism sector

Foreign tourist arrivals fell 50.4 percent in May year-on-year, following a 62.5 percent drop in April, after northern Japan was hit by a massive quake and tsunami on March 11.

Fear of radiation from a quake-stricken nuclear power plant in Fukushima prefecture, located about 230 kilometers north of Tokyo, has also kept many foreigners away.

Officials are working hard to allay tourists' fears, such as whether it is safe to eat Japanese raw fish, and hopefully bring back visitors from China, South Korea and Taiwan, which make up the bulk of foreign travelers to Japan.

“Radiation levels in Tokyo are similar to those in Seoul and Beijing now. Japan is safe,” Tourism Minister Akihiro Ohata said at a media conference in South Korea last month, which was attended by his Chinese and Korean counterparts.

Before the earthquake on March 11, Chinese tourists to Japan were the biggest spenders among foreigners.

Even localities far away from the stricken nuclear plant have been hit by radiation rumors.

Gifu prefecture, tucked away in central Japan, earlier invited journalists and travel agents from Singapore and other Southeast Asian countries in the hope they would tell their people back home that Japan is still a safe and attractive tourist destination.

Japanese tourism officials have also enlisted the help of about 1,100 foreign students in Japan, inviting them to revisit well-known tourist attractions in the ancient capital of Kyoto and other Japanese cities, and to tweet and blog about their travels in their native language.

Theme parks are also offering discounts. Children will be able to get into Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea resorts, just outside Tokyo, from July 8 to Aug 31 at half-price.

One Shanghai tour agency has been promoting a five-day, four-night package to Japan for just 45,000 yen (US$560), some 40 percent below pre-disaster prices.

Thanks to the cheap packages, foreign tourists have begun trickling back into the country since the beginning of this month, tourism officials said.

Singaporeans have also benefited from cheaper hotel rates and airfares. There are also fewer crowds to contend with at popular attractions.

Said Singaporean Edmund Song, who was visiting Tokyo last week with his wife: “There seem to be very, very few tourists. Most of the places we visited were fairly quiet.”

Despite discounted rates, Japan's justly famous hospitality remains unchanged.

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