In 2023, there were roughly 1.02 million participants at international conferences held in Japan. Most visitors were of Japanese nationality. The figures increased noticeably compared to the preceding year. The Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism had devised and followed a strategy to actively promote conferences, conventions and exhibitions to increase foreign tourism and travel to Japan.
Number of participants at international conferences held in Japan from 2014 to 2023
(in millions)
Criteria issued by the source, that had to be met for events to be included into this statistic:
1) The organizer had to be an international organization or group, respectively a national organization or group.
2) Attendance by more than 50 persons.
3) More than three countries attending, including Japan.
4) Duration of the conference had to be longer than one day.
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Japan National Tourism Organization. (December 5, 2024). Number of participants at international conferences held in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1176549/japan-number-of-participants-at-international-conferences/
Japan National Tourism Organization. "Number of participants at international conferences held in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in millions)." Chart. December 5, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1176549/japan-number-of-participants-at-international-conferences/
Japan National Tourism Organization. (2024). Number of participants at international conferences held in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1176549/japan-number-of-participants-at-international-conferences/
Japan National Tourism Organization. "Number of Participants at International Conferences Held in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Dec 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1176549/japan-number-of-participants-at-international-conferences/
Japan National Tourism Organization, Number of participants at international conferences held in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1176549/japan-number-of-participants-at-international-conferences/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of participants at international conferences held in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph], Japan National Tourism Organization, December 5, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1176549/japan-number-of-participants-at-international-conferences/
