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Originally Posted by
bmwe92fan
Clearly Japan knows that they are losing out on a ton of revenue -- but their economy is incredibly dependent on it -- it's an issue that isn't going to go away anytime soon.
This is one of the biggest causal errors made by the government. The contribution of foreign tourism to GDP in Japan is minuscule, and not worth the aggravation to the locals.
https://www.theglobaleconomy.com/ran...evenue_to_GDP/
Last edited by Pickles; Dec 30, 2024 at 3:35 pm