The Japan Tourism Agency kicked off a campaign Tuesday to woo foreign visitors as a gesture of thanks for the global support that poured in after the March 11 disasters, agency Commissioner Hiroshi Mizohata said.
During the "Japan. Thank You." campaign, which runs until late April, posters and banners to express appreciation will be displayed at such places as major international airports, seaports and shopping areas.
"We have received great support from other countries and international organizations. . . . They have encouraged us amid our shock from the disasters. They have given us the power to rebuild an energetic Japan," Mizohata told reporters at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan.