Japan visa fees quintuple in first increase since 1978
www.bbc.com
Authorities say they do not expect the hikes to have an "immediate impact on inbound tourism".
  • vortic@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 day ago

    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.zipEnglish
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      1 day ago

      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.