１月の訪日客数、１万７８００人　コロナ前比９９％減、低迷続く

　日本政府観光局が１６日発表した１月の訪日外国人数（推計値）は１万７８００人だった。新型コロナウイルス禍に伴う入国制限の影響で、感染拡大前の２０１９年１月比で９９．３％減と低迷が続く。段階的な制限緩和を受けて比較的高水準だった昨年１月との比較でも６割超の落ち込みとなった。
　国別ではインドが２１００人、米国が１８００人、中国が１５００人。日本は昨年１１月上旬に商用・就労目的の滞在に関する入国制限を条件付きで緩和したが、新たな変異株「オミクロン株」の流行に伴い再び制限を強化した。２月の訪日客も低水準にとどまる公算が大きい。（2022/02/16-17:50）

An estimated 17,800 foreigners entered Japan in January, down 99.3 pct from the same month in 2019, before the coronavirus pandemic, the Japan National Tourism Organization said Wednesday.
   Even compared with January 2021, when the number of foreign entrants was relatively high thanks to the gradual easing of the border control measures, the latest visitor figure represents a drop of over 60 pct, it said.
   Last month's entrants included 2,100 from India, 1,800 from the United States and 1,500 from China.
   The Japanese government reimposed strict entry rules following the spread of the omicron coronavirus variant, after conditionally relaxing them over visits for business and working purposes in early November last year. Tourists have been banned from entering the country.