Japan's leisure market shrank 2.3 percent in 2001 to 83.07 trillion yen, the third consecutive year of contraction, a semipublic institute said Wednesday in an annual report.
The Institute for Free Time Design noted that the deterioration came despite the launch of two popular theme parks.
The institute called for measures to encourage company employees to take all of their annual leave, arguing this would promote increased consumption and a recovery in the market.