DIAMOND PRINCESS in the port of Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan © Tsuyoshi Ishiyama
Japanese cruise business on a roll
jun 07 2017
CruiseStatistics that have just been published by the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, reveal that the number of foreign cruise ship passengers visiting Japan (on board both Japanese and non-Japanese ships) reached 1,992,000 in 2016, a year-on-year increase of 78.5%.
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