South Korea’s Tourism Ministry Executive Seeks to Expand ROK-Japan Exchanges; Visitor Numbers Set Ne…

Jang Mi-ran, South Korea’s second vice minister of culture, sports and tourism, expressed her eagerness to expand tourism exchanges with Japan during a recent interview with The Yomiuri Shimbun in Tokyo.

“Tourism exchanges between the two nations have steadily expanded even amid various crises,” said Jang on April 9, referring to the past 60 years. This year marks the 60th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between South Korea and Japan.

Jang, a former Olympic gold…