jeff fieldhack from counterpoint research great to get you on the show.ping up a week—long holiday also known as golden week, and it comes as the japanese covenant ended its covid—i9 border controls for all visitors just ahead of the holidays. it looks like the lifting of those measures as giving a boost to tourism. snapshots from social media appear to show big crowds at popular spots. so what is going on, and how is the golden week spiering on the economy ofjapan? we can speak now to our guest. lovely to have you on the programme, nabuko. what is your sense of how the tourism programme is boosting the tourism programme is boosting the japanese economy? yes, the season is in full swing, and we have seen a big increase. fine and we have seen a big increase. one auen and we have seen a big increase. ole: agency estimates and we have seen a big increase. (me: agency estimates japanese and we have seen a big increase. <1>iez agency estimates japanese travellers are up from 53% last year to 25 million, and inbound travellers, foreigners coming into japan, are