Tourist arrivals to Japan topped 1.5 million to break a March record this year as Chinese travelers flocked to the country for cherry blossom season, new figures released Wednesday show.
The rise in arrivals to 1.526 million, up 45.3 percent from a year earlier, was also attributed to the weaker yen and expansion of consumption-tax-free products for foreign tourists since October, the Japan National Tourism Organization said.
"Japan is now enjoying popularity among foreign tourists with visitors from all countries equally increasing," said Japan Tourism Agency chief Shigeto Kubo.