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Reviews of 'Korean Sesame Oil' on Social Media Draw Japanese Tourists Japanese Tourists on the Rise, Yet More Koreans Go to Japan Japan's Travel Balance Turned to Deficit Since 2022 [Anchor] It has been reported that South Korea suffered a deficit of 8.7 trillion won in so-called "travel business" with Japan last year. This is the largest amount since statistics began being compiled, and it is interpreted that the deficit grew alongside the increase in the number of outbound travelers visiting Japan. Reporter Yoon Tae-in reports. [Reporter] Foreign tourists gather in front of a mill in a market to look at sesame oil. As reviews of Korean sesame oil spread among Japanese people, mainly through social media, Japanese tourists visiting Korea have been flocking to the shop. [Uchiyama / Japanese Tourist: Still, there aren't many places where they press sesame seeds directly in a shop like this. We usually buy sesame oil at supermarkets. So, since it is rare to see sesame seeds roasted and pressed like this, I wanted to try buying it once...] .] Videos introducing Korean snacks have also attracted Japanese tourists to the market. [Soyo / Japanese Tourist: I came here after seeing on TikTok that the chicken is delicious.] The number of Japanese tourists visiting Korea is on the rise year after year. However, the number of Korean tourists visiting Japan is much higher. Last year, 3.653 million Japanese tourists visited Korea, while the number of Korean tourists visiting Japan reached 9.46 million. As a result, Japan's travel balance has turned into a deficit since 2022. The scale of Japan's travel balance deficit is increasing every year. Last year, while Japanese tourists spent 4.2 trillion won in Korea, Korean tourists spent nearly 13 trillion won in Japan, marking an all-time high for the deficit. It appears that the deficit has grown as demand for travel to Japan has increased due to factors such as the weak yen. [Park Seong-gon / Head of Balance of Payments Team, Bank of Korea: As the number of travelers visiting Japan reached an all-time high last year, travel payments to Japan increased significantly.] With the travel balance deficit with Japan appearing to be the largest compared to other countries, future exchange rate trends are expected to determine whether the balance improves. This is Yoon Tae-in from YTN. Video Reporter: Lee Geun-hyeok Design: Shin So-jeong YTN Yoon Tae-in ([email protected]) ※ 'Your Tip Becomes News' [KakaoTalk] Search for YTN and add the channel [Phone] 02-398-8585 [Email] [email protected] ▶ Original Article: https://www.ytn.co.kr/_ln/0102_202606... ▶ Send a Tip: https://mj.ytn.co.kr/mj/mj_write.php ▣ Subscribe to YTN YouTube Channel: http://goo.gl/Ytb5SZ ⓒ YTN Unauthorized reproduction, redistribution, and use of AI data are prohibited.