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Record Year for Tourism in Japan

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Bill Dorman

Published January 20, 2015 at 6:06 PM HST

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It’s official, 2014 was a record year for tourism. The final numbers aren’t yet in for Hawaii, but they are for Japan. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in today’s Asia Minute.

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