Despite recent terrorist attacks overseas, including the bombing of a packed disco on Bali and the hostage-taking incident in a Moscow theater, more and more Japanese are traveling abroad.

The Japan Association of Travel Agents said overseas travel booked for December is up 1.4 times over last year, when the figure plunged due to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the United States.

The figure also translates into a more than 90 percent recovery from the 2000 level.