“Tourism is the frontier for Japan”. That was the message delivered by Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda of Japan to the 1,200 delegates assembled for the start of the Opening Ceremony of the 12th WTTC Global Summit in Tokyo.Prime Minister Noda recognised some of the issues facing Japan – its declining birth rate, an ageing population, amongst others – and he cited the importance of tourism as a factor in the economy. He highlighted the many wonderful all-year tourism attractions of Japan, particularly of the Tohoku region which was devastated by the Great East Japan Earthquake of 11 March 2011.
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