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9. Number of Visitor Arrivals in Japan
by Nationality
|
Year
|
2000
|
2001
|
2002
|
2003
|
|
Country and region
|
people
|
change(%)
|
people
|
change(%)
|
people
|
change (%)
|
people
|
change (%)
|
|
Asia
|
3,048,533
|
107.6
|
3,085,239
|
101.2
|
3,417,774
|
110.8
|
3,511,513
|
102.7
|
|
Korea
|
1,064,390
|
112.9
|
1,133,971
|
106.5
|
1,271,835
|
112.2
|
1,459,333
|
114.7
|
|
Taiwan
|
912,814
|
98.0
|
807,202
|
88.4
|
877,709
|
108.7
|
785,379
|
89.5
|
|
China
|
351,788
|
119.3
|
391,384
|
111.3
|
452,420
|
115.6
|
448,782
|
99.2
|
|
Philippines
|
112,182
|
120.2
|
124,072
|
110.6
|
129,914
|
104.7
|
137,584
|
105.9
|
|
Thailand
|
64,778
|
116.1
|
66,174
|
102.2
|
72,696
|
109.9
|
80,022
|
110.1
|
|
Malaysia
|
62,163
|
119.0
|
59,122
|
95.1
|
64,346
|
108.8
|
65,369
|
101.6
|
|
Singapore
|
73,745
|
109.2
|
69,517
|
94.3
|
76,688
|
110.3
|
76,896
|
100.3
|
|
Indonesia
|
53,838
|
124.5
|
56,557
|
105.1
|
55,668
|
98.4
|
64,637
|
116.1
|
|
China/
Hong Kong
|
243,149
|
96.2
|
262,229
|
107.8
|
290,624
|
110.8
|
260,214
|
89.5
|
|
India
|
38,767
|
107.9
|
40,345
|
104.1
|
45,394
|
112.5
|
47,520
|
104.7
|
| Other |
70,919
|
113.5
|
74,666
|
105.3
|
80,480
|
107.8
|
85,777
|
106.6
|
|
Europe
|
607,862
|
107.3
|
615,130
|
101.2
|
671,495
|
109.2
|
648,495
|
96.6
|
| U.K. |
192,930
|
105.5
|
197,965
|
102.6
|
219,271
|
110.8
|
200,543
|
91.5
|
|
Germany
|
88,309
|
101.1
|
87,740
|
99.4
|
93,936
|
107.1
|
93,571
|
99.6
|
|
France
|
79,079
|
112.6
|
82,710
|
104.6
|
87,034
|
105.2
|
85,179
|
97.9
|
| Russia |
32,000
|
127.4
|
34,771
|
108.7
|
37,963
|
109.2
|
44,512
|
117.3
|
| Italy |
33,506
|
111.3
|
35,254
|
105.2
|
36,396
|
103.2
|
35,826
|
98.4
|
|
Netherlands
|
24,039
|
87.4
|
24,050
|
100.0
|
25,127
|
104.5
|
29,434
|
117.1
|
| Sweden |
19,525
|
93.3
|
20,973
|
107.4
|
18,708
|
89.2
|
21,102
|
112.8
|
|
Switzerland
|
17,068
|
99.5
|
17,509
|
102.6
|
17,331
|
99.0
|
20,094
|
115.9
|
|
Spain
|
13,097
|
92.5
|
15,344
|
117.2
|
14,772
|
96.3
|
18,619
|
126.0
|
|
Denmark
|
9,794
|
96.6
|
10,924
|
111.5
|
10,567
|
96.7
|
11,054
|
104.6
|
|
Norway
|
6,733
|
94.0
|
6,906
|
102.6
|
7,322
|
106.0
|
8,097
|
110.6
|
| Other |
85,000
|
106.2
|
86,434
|
101.7
|
101,189
|
117.1
|
95,037
|
93.9
|
|
Africa
|
17,194
|
109.7
|
17,156
|
99.8
|
19,353
|
112.8
|
19,015
|
98.3
|
|
N. America
|
863,328
|
105.2
|
835,465
|
96.8
|
893,971
|
107.0
|
798,358
|
89.3
|
|
U.S.A.
|
725,954
|
104.1
|
692,192
|
95.3
|
731,900
|
105.7
|
655,821
|
89.6
|
|
Canada
|
119,168
|
111.6
|
125,570
|
105.4
|
131,542
|
104.8
|
126,065
|
95.8
|
| Mexico |
12,433
|
112.9
|
11,987
|
96.4
|
23,699
|
197.7
|
11,087
|
46.8
|
| Other |
5,773
|
107.7
|
5,716
|
99.0
|
6,830
|
119.5
|
5,385
|
78.8
|
|
S. America
|
35,949
|
112.3
|
30,672
|
85.3
|
33,627
|
109.6
|
25,987
|
77.3
|
|
Brazil
|
16,953
|
106.5
|
13,934
|
82.2
|
14,513
|
104.2
|
11,520
|
79.4
|
| Other |
18,996
|
118.1
|
16,738
|
88.1
|
19,114
|
114.2
|
14,467
|
75.7
|
|
Oceania
|
181,570
|
108.7
|
185,684
|
102.3
|
200,789
|
108.1
|
206,994
|
103.1
|
|
Australia
|
147,393
|
108.9
|
149,621
|
101.5
|
164,896
|
110.2
|
172,134
|
104.4
|
| New Zealand |
31,252
|
107.9
|
33,196
|
106.2
|
32,762
|
98.7
|
31,589
|
96.4
|
| Other |
2,925
|
104.3
|
2,867
|
98.0
|
3,131
|
109.2
|
3,271
|
104.5
|
|
Stateless
|
2,710
|
82.5
|
2,209
|
81.5
|
1,954
|
88.5
|
1,363
|
69.8
|
|
Grand Total
|
4,757,146
|
107.2
|
4,771,555
|
100.3
|
5,238,963
|
109.8
|
5,211,725
|
99.5
|
| Source: Compiled by the Ministry of
Land, Infrastructure and Transport based on data from the Ministry
of Justice |
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