Japan sets up first tourism rep. office in Vietnam
VOV.VN - Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien has signed a decision to allow the establishment of the first representative office of the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) in Vietnam.
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Last year, the number of Japanese visitors to Vietnam reached more than 671,000. In the past ten months, Japanese tourists to Vietnam surged 11% to 611,000 compared to the same period last year. This year, Vietnam expects to welcome nearly 750,000 Japanese visitors.
Meanwhile, the number of Vietnamese tourists to Japan has quadrupled in the 2010-2015 period, from 42,000 in 2010 to more than 185,000 in 2015, with an average growth of 35% per year.
