In January 2025, Japan’s inbound tourism market reached a historic turning point. According to the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO), the number of foreign visitors to Japan that month hit 3,781,200, the highest monthly total on record. This figure represents an astonishing 40.6% increase year-on-year and far surpasses the previous record of roughly 3.49 million set in December 2024.
When the national security law for Hong Kong went into effect on June 30, 2020, I contributed a piece in the December 2020 issue of the “Seiron” magazine.