Fukushima gov't announces results of tourism promotion blitz

Fukushima gov't announces results of tourism promotion blitz

Fukushima Gov. Masao Uchibori speaks to reporters in the city of Fukushima on Aug. 24, 2015, about the results of the April-June "Fukushima Destination Campaign" to attract tourists to the northeastern Japan prefecture. Uchibori said 13.32 million people visited the prefecture during the period, up 12.2 percent from the same quarter of 2014 and the largest since the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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