As tariffs change trade patterns and roil global supply chains, corporate Japan is dealing with it the best way it knows how: by getting executives in the air.
Home carriers Japan Airlines and ANA are reaping the biggest benefits, as increased premium demand for long-haul flights is boosting sales.
Outbound business travel has picked up since U.S. President Donald Trump set out to reshape the global order of commerce with a first salvo of tariffs announced back in April. The number of Japanese residents traveling to the U.S. on a business visa rose 28% to 30,035 in July from 23,490 in April, according to the International Trade Administration.
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