In a meeting with Gov. Takeshi Onaga, Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida vowed Sunday to support efforts to attract more foreign tourists to Okinawa Prefecture
NAHA, OKINAWA PREF. – In a meeting with Gov. Takeshi Onaga, Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida vowed Sunday to support efforts to attract more foreign tourists to Okinawa Prefecture
“Okinawa can be a model” for other governments trying to invite foreign tourists and investment to boost local economic growth, Kishida said at the meeting in Naha.
The prefecture is one of the most popular tourist spots in Japan and boasts numerous beach resorts. Japan aims to attract 40 million tourists a year by 2020, when it hosts the Tokyo Olympics.
The meeting comes amid a legal battle between the central government and Okinawa over the relocation of U.
