... 遠距離であるにもかかわらずアメリカへの日本人訪問客が1位、アメリカからの訪日客が3位。これは日米の良好な関係からみれば当然といえよう。面白いのは反日的政策を取る中国・韓国への日本人旅行客が多いことだ。一方、両国からの訪日旅行客は相変わらず多い。国民の旅行は政治とは関係がないようだ。また、地理的に近いことがより重要な要素といえよう。

The USA is the Country Most Visited by Japanese (6)

... In spite of the long distance separating the countries, Japanese make up the biggest group of visitors to the USA, which are the third largest group to visit Japan. This seems natural since the relationship between both countries is very good. It is interesting to note that many Japanese are traveling to China and Korea, where anti-Japanese policies exist. On the other hand, many people from both of those countries are constantly visiting Japan. It seems that politics has very little to do with traveling and that geographical proximity is more important.

遠距離【えんきょり】 (adj-no,n) long distance; (P).

訪問客【ほうもんきゃく】 (n) caller; visitor.

訪日【ほうにち】 (n) visit to Japan; (P).

日米【にちべい】 (n) Japan-America; (P).

良好【りょうこう】 (adj-na,n) favorable; favourable; satisfactory; (P).

関係【かんけい】 (n,vs) relation; connection; (P).

当然【とうぜん】 (adj-na,adv,n) naturally; as a matter of course; (P).

面白い【おもしろい】 (adj) interesting; amusing; (P).

反日【はんにち】 (n) anti-Japanese; (P).

的【まと】 (n) mark; target; (P).

政策【せいさく】 (n) political measures; policy; (P).

取る【とる】 (v5r) to take; to pick up; to harvest; to earn; to choose; (P).

韓国【かんこく】 (n) (South) Korea; (P).

多い【おおい】 (adj) many; numerous; (P).

両国【りょうごく】 (n) both countries.

訪日【ほうにち】 (n) visit to Japan; (P).

旅行【りょこう】 (n,vs) travel; trip; (P).

客【きゃく】 (n) guest; customer; (P).

相変わらず【あいかわらず】 (adv,n) as ever; as usual; the same; (P).

国民【こくみん】 (n) national; people; citizen; (P).

旅行【りょこう】 (n,vs) travel; trip; (P).

政治【せいじ】 (n) politics; government; (P).

関係【かんけい】 (n,vs) relation; connection; (P).

地理【ちり】 (n) geography; (P).

的【てき】 (adj-na,suf) -like; typical; (P).

近い【ちかい】 (adj,suf) near; close by; short; (P).

重要【じゅうよう】 (adj-na,n) important; momentous; essential; principal; major; (P).

要素【ようそ】 (n) element; (P).