“Koreans eat ramen more expensive”…Review of ‘Foreigner Price System’

(1)With 857,000 Koreans visiting Japan last month, the number of foreigners entering Japan ranked first, discussions on a foreign price system that imposes higher prices on foreigners than their own citizens in Japan are becoming more active
(2)On the 21st, the Japanese government’s tourism agency said the number of visitors to Japan in January rose 795 to 2,688,10 compared to the previous year’s mobilization
(3)It is interpreted that the price competitiveness of Japanese tourism has been highlighted as the yen’s value has fallen
(4)By country, Koreans accounted for the largest number of foreign tourists, 314 or 857,000 It was followed by 492,300 Taiwanese and 415,900 Chinese
(5)In the meantime, related discussions are spreading after the Nihon Keizai Shimbun’s report on foreign prices
(6)At the end of last year, Nihon Keizai reported, “There is a growing interest in foreigners’ prices, which are highly charged by foreign tourists visiting Japan.”
(7)Since then, as discussions on the foreign price system have gradually spread, some say that tourists visiting Japan want non-daily life and do not care if the price is as high as 50. However, some suggest a Southeast Asian-style plan to apply discount rates to Japanese residents, saying that it could cause discomfort and criticism

(1)I don’t goI’m not buying it