According to hotel market analysis company STR, in January of this year, the average occupancy rate of Japanese hotels was 64.2%, down 10% from the previous month, marking the first time it has fallen below 70% since September of last year. Prior to the pandemic, the average occupancy rate of Japanese hotels was largely maintained at around 80%, but during the peak of entry restrictions in the wake of the outbreak, it once fell to 10-20%.
On March 1st, Japan canceled the comprehensive COVID-19 testing for direct flights from China and instead conducted random testing on up to 20% of p …