The number of Japanese traveling overseas during the New Year’s holidays will hit a record high of 688,000, marking the first increase in four years, according to an estimate released Tuesday by Japan Travel Bureau Inc.
The nation’s largest travel bureau attributed the surge to a stronger economy and a favorable calendar that will enable salaried workers to take a long vacation.
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