Government envisions using revenue to ease transit congestion, support tourist sites
Archived version: https://archive.is/20251112161707/https://asia.nikkei.com/business/travel-leisure/japan-eyes-tripling-departure-tax-to-grapple-with-overtourism
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Not a strange concept. I’m not sure what happened to Japan, but this happen a lot for places where you trespassing into natural space that should be left pristine and unadulterated.