In summer 2025, Japanese travelers show the strongest air travel interest in nearby East Asia () and Southeast Asia (), highlighting a continued preference for regional destinations that offer cultural familiarity and shorter flight durations. These patterns align with Japan’s cautious post-pandemic travel recovery and ongoing concerns over cost, convenience, and health safety. Long-haul destinations such as North America and Australia/Oceania attract modest attention at each, while interest in Europe, both Western and Central/Eastern, remains limited, likely due to distance, rising travel costs, and geopolitical uncertainties.
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