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cover of episode Jet fuel shortage throttles Japan's inbound tourism

Jet fuel shortage throttles Japan's inbound tourism

2024/10/24
logo of podcast In-depth News Features | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News

In-depth News Features | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News

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The surge in visitors to Japan over the past decade has made the tourism industry an outsize success story for an otherwise laggard economy. So attractive has Japan become as a destination for travelers around the world that international airlines are clamoring to add more routes and services. But they face a problem: Japan's dwindling oil refineries can't supply enough jet fuel to get all of the planes back again.