Such revenue, which was 1.2 trillion yen in 2012, rose to 1.5 trillion yen in 2013 and nearly 2.0 trillion yen in 2014, and already has exceeded 2.0 trillion yen in the January-August period of 2015. It takes time to shift production sites back to Japan, but tourism is apparently an industry that can respond quickly.
However, it is necessary to make additional investment, such as in hotels, in order to continue attracting international tourists, as the lack of hotels has become conspicuous. Since the beginning of 2015, exports have been declining again, but this has been caused by a temporary pause in the U.S. economic recovery and the slowdown in growth in emerging economies, including China.