Japanese opt for domestic travel (Kyodo News) February 16, 2010

Akihiro, a civil servant, is planning to spend some of his New Year’s holiday at a hot spring resort.

“We haven’t decided exactly where yet, but somewhere close to Tokyo. My work schedule only gives me a few days off,” he said while browsing through a rack of brochures with his girlfriend at a travel agency inside Shinjuku Station. (Click here for full story on Japan Times site.)