As the article says, this aligns their fees with the fees charged byany other countries. While there is anti-foreign sentiment in Japan right now due to over-tourism, this doesn't appear to be targeted at reducing tourism.
There is anti-foreigner sentiment for many reasons, only one of which is the (laughable) claim that foreigners are the sole cause of over-tourism. The fee increase is scary because it's a precursor for other anti-foreign measures that the current PM would love to impose. Will she succeed? We'll find out.
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JoMiran@lemmy.ml · 21 pts · 60d
~$92 after increase.
Vorticity@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 60d
As the article says, this aligns their fees with the fees charged byany other countries. While there is anti-foreign sentiment in Japan right now due to over-tourism, this doesn't appear to be targeted at reducing tourism.
fodor@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 60d
There is anti-foreigner sentiment for many reasons, only one of which is the (laughable) claim that foreigners are the sole cause of over-tourism. The fee increase is scary because it's a precursor for other anti-foreign measures that the current PM would love to impose. Will she succeed? We'll find out.