A fistful of yen - a gain for tourists to Japan as shop prices fall
The cherry blossom season in March is always a popular time for tourists to visit Japan. This year, however, it may not have been the only reason why more than 3.1 million visitors - a one-month record, according to Japan's National Tourism Organisation - visited the Land of the Rising Sun. Foreign tourists have been making the most of their harder currencies such as the euro and dollar to gain from an advantageous exchange rate with Japan's weaker currency. Japanese town builds giant screen to block views of Mount Fuji and deter tourist crowdsJapanese businesses are growing a nature-positive ...