The Japanese currency was last at 156.67 to the US dollar, after it briefly sat at 154.97, having hit minutes earlier its lowest level of 156.82 since 1990.
Steve Huen Kwok-chuen, the executive director of city travel agency EGL Tours, said the number of people signed up for tours to Japan had increased by 20 per cent compared with last year because of the yen’s weakness.
He highlighted that the number of people who travelled from the city to Japan in the first three months of the year had exceeded 2.2 million and marked a record high.
Huen added he expected the trend of Hongkongers visiting Japan to persist for the rest of the year.
“Even if the yen appreciates to the level at HK$6, or even HK$7 for 100 Japanese yen, it is still a bargain,” he said.
The Japanese currency at one stage on Friday fell to 100 yen to HK$4.98.
But Huen said tour prices would not be slashed,…