In 2022, the World Economic Forum (WEF) was released. Japan took the top spot for the first time in the annual survey for travel and tourist development capacity. Despite the suspension of foreign tourists due to the Corona disaster, Japan was recognized for its transportation infrastructure and cultural richness.
The survey covered 117 countries and regions, with the United States, Spain, France, and Germany following Japan. The survey is conducted every other year, and Japan was ranked 4th in the previous edition (2019) but was ranked 2nd when recalculated based on the reevaluated based on criteria for the 2021 edition.
The results from a web-based survey conducted by the Development Bank of Japan asked people: "Would you like to travel abroad after the end of the coronavirus Pandemic?" from Asian countries and Western countries showed that 82% of respondents answered "Yes" or "somewhat agree" to the question.
Japan topped the list of which country respondents would like to travel to with 46% (choosing Japan), followed by South Korea (22%) and Taiwan (17%).
When asked why they would like to visit Japan after the end of the coronavirus pandemic, 43% claimed that "Japan has good food," 37% said, "I have traveled there before and liked it," 36% said "Japan is clean," and 33% responded that "it is safe." On the other hand, Japan was not rated highly in terms of "multilingual support," and it seems that Japan is not recognized as a country with "low corona cases."
Japan No.1 in the world!
Pushed aside by an array of western countries.
Japan is the most attractive tourist destination in the world!
That's great!
Response:
More tourists from neighboring countries will come to our country… →Worsening of security →Increase of illegal immigration…
Because Japan is cheap.
Compared to developed countries, our people are forced to endure low wages and low costs. In addition, the yen is weak. For foreigners coming from countries with high wages and inflation, it must be a paradise where everything is "cheap" and "inexpensive.”
Japanese
世界経済フォーラム(WEF)が発表した2022年の旅行・観光に関する調査で、日本が初めて首位に立ちました。コロナによる外国人観光客の受け入れ停止にもかかわらず、日本は交通インフラや文化の豊かさなどが評価されています。
調査対象は117の国と地域で、2位以下はアメリカ、スペイン、フランス、ドイツと続きます。この調査は隔年で行われており、日本は前回(2007年)4位でしたが、2009年版の評価基準で再計算したところ2位となりました。
その他の調査では、日本政策投資銀行などがアジア8カ国・地域と欧米4カ国・オーストラリアに住む人を対象に行ったWebアンケートで、「コロナ感染症が終息したら海外旅行に行きたいと思いますか?」という質問に82%が「はい」「ややそう思う」と答えていることが明らかになりました。旅行したい国としては、日本が46%でトップ、次いで韓国(22%)、台湾(17%)の順となりました。
旅行先として選ばれる日本の強みを聞いたところ、「食べ物がおいしいから」43%、「以前旅行して気に入ったから」37%、「清潔だから」36%、「安全だから」33%となりました。一方、「多言語対応」での評価は低く、「コロナ被害が少ない国 」としても認識されていないようです。
Words
世界経済フォーラム;World Economic Forum
観光;sightseeing
コロナ;Corona
交通インフラ;transportation infrastructure
地域;area
隔年;every other year
評価基準;evaluation criteria
日本政策投資銀行;Development Bank of Japan
感染症;infection
終息;end
韓国;Korea
台湾;Taiwan
清潔;cleanliness
多言語;multilingual
被害;damage