Foreign tourism in Yamanashi plummets
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KOFU, Yamanashi Pref. — Among the 47 prefectures, the March disasters and ensuing nuclear crisis have apparently hit foreign tourism hardest in Yamanashi Prefecture, which traditionally attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors to Mount Fuji on its southern border.
Tourism officials, who have touted Mount Fuji as the symbol of Japan, believe foreign guests stayed away because of the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, even though the country's highest peak is around 300 km away and hardly anyone in Japan believes the accident had a serious impact on Yamanashi Prefecture.
Seen from abroad, the nuclear disaster appeared to affect a much larger area than it really did, the officials said.
"It's impossible to do business with foreigners unless it is perceived to be a safe area. I really wish the government would soon issue a safety declaration."
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Japan, welcome to your new nuclear future, remodeled Chernobyl style!
It's going to take more than a governmental safety declaration to convince tourists to return to Japan. How about actually making it safe, wouldn't that be just a little more important?
Hey we could always look at the glass as half full and say that a 91% drop in tourism actually means that 9% of the tourists bravely decided to return.
Nuclear power: unsafe, unnecessary and unwanted.
Oh yeah AND bad for tourism.
KOFU, Yamanashi Pref. — Among the 47 prefectures, the March disasters and ensuing nuclear crisis have apparently hit foreign tourism hardest in Yamanashi Prefecture, which traditionally attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors to Mount Fuji on its southern border.
Tourism officials, who have touted Mount Fuji as the symbol of Japan, believe foreign guests stayed away because of the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, even though the country's highest peak is around 300 km away and hardly anyone in Japan believes the accident had a serious impact on Yamanashi Prefecture.
Seen from abroad, the nuclear disaster appeared to affect a much larger area than it really did, the officials said.
"It's impossible to do business with foreigners unless it is perceived to be a safe area. I really wish the government would soon issue a safety declaration."
??????????????????????????
Japan, welcome to your new nuclear future, remodeled Chernobyl style!
It's going to take more than a governmental safety declaration to convince tourists to return to Japan. How about actually making it safe, wouldn't that be just a little more important?
Hey we could always look at the glass as half full and say that a 91% drop in tourism actually means that 9% of the tourists bravely decided to return.
Nuclear power: unsafe, unnecessary and unwanted.
Oh yeah AND bad for tourism.
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