訪日外国人、２年ぶり１０万人超　入国制限緩和で―４月推計値

　日本政府観光局が１８日発表した４月の訪日外国人数（推計値）は１３万９５００人となり、新型コロナウイルス感染拡大の影響が本格化した２０２０年３月以来２年１カ月ぶりに１０万人を上回った。政府が今年３月に外国人の入国を一定の条件で再開したことが影響した。前年同月比では約１３倍に増えたが、コロナ禍前の１９年４月と比べると９５．２％減で、低水準が続いている。
　政府は感染者数の落ち着きを受けて３月から観光目的以外の入国を段階的に緩和し、４月１０日以降は１日当たり１万人程度の入国を認めた。４月の入国者数は国別でベトナムが２万９８００人、中国が２万２４００人、インドネシアが１万１７００人など。（2022/05/18-17:51）

The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan stood at 139,500 in April, exceeding 100,000 for the first time since March 2020, when the novel coronavirus started raging in the country, government data showed Wednesday.
   The rise came after the government started reopening borders to foreign nationals in March this year under some conditions.
   The figure jumped 13-fold from a year before but was still down 95.2 pct from the level in April 2019, before the pandemic, according to the Japan National Tourism Organization.
   Japan started easing its COVID-19 border control measures in March this year, allowing new entry by foreigners for purposes other than tourism. Beginning April 10, up to some 10,000 foreign nationals per day are allowed to enter the country.
   In April, the number of visitors from Vietnam totaled 29,800, against 22,400 from China and 11,700 from Indonesia.