Japan to hike visa fees to US, Europe levels amid surging tourism

Increasing tourism was, like, one of the core pillars of Abenomics. A huge reason the late Prime Minister wanted the Olympics as badly as he did.

Turns out, everyone hated that.

The comedy though is getting Takaichi*, an Abe protege, to “fix” it

*I acknowledge she’s not an elected PM, or even PM yet, but the LDP president selected by LDP delegates

!ping JAPAN