訪日客、１３００人申請　１５日に初入国―観光庁長官

　観光庁の和田浩一長官は１７日の記者会見で、再開した訪日観光客の受け入れに関し、既に約１３００人が申請手続きを済ませたと明らかにした。１５日には再開後初となる観光目的の入国があったという。和田氏は、訪日観光再開に伴う消費の拡大は地域活性化に貢献すると強調し、「円滑な受け入れ拡大にしっかり取り組みたい」と述べた。
　和田氏は入国手続きを済ませた人々のうち、３００人超は６月中の入国を予定していると説明。１５日の入国については「少人数だ」と述べた上で、国籍や人数などは個人の特定につながりかねないとして明かさなかった。（2022/06/17-18:26）

Some 1,300 people have completed application procedures to visit Japan for tourism purposes, Japan Tourism Agency Commissioner Koichi Wada said Friday.
   Wada told a press conference that a small number of foreign tourists entered Japan on Wednesday, as the first batch of overseas tourists to the country since the ban on entry by foreign tourists was partially lifted on June 10.
   He did not disclose the exact number or the nationality of the tourists as their personal information may be identified.
   Over 300 of the 1,300 applicants are scheduled to enter Japan by the end of this month, Wada said.
   The resumption of Japan visits by overseas tourists will help expand consumption and revitalize regional economies, he said. "We'll work hard to expand the number of foreign tourists," he said.