Tourism officials from Japan and South Korea, looking to capitalize on the 2002 World Cup soccer finals, are mulling ways to double the number of tourists from overseas.
Plans being considered by the cohosts include visa-free travel between the neighboring nations and completion of entry formalities in South Korea for Japan-bound tourists.
Central to the plan is what officials of the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry's Tourism Department call an "Asian Big Bang" in tourism as the regional economy grows.