Japan restaurant sales jump 11.8% in May

According to The Jiji News, restaurant sales in Japan in May jumped 11.8 % from a year before, and were even 7.6 pct higher than in the same month in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic, industry data showed Monday.
The sales growth reflected robust spending by people returning to their hometowns during the Golden Week holiday period, as well as visitors from abroad.

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