As Japan’s yen peaks, is the era of budget-friendly trips coming to an end for Australian travellers?
About 1 million Australians travelled to Japan in 2025-26, a threefold increase from a decade earlier. Photograph: Jheng Yao Lin/AlamyView image in fullscreenAbout 1 million Australians travelled to Japan in 2025-26, a threefold increase from a decade earlier. Photograph: Jheng Yao Lin/AlamyBusinessAs Japan’s yen peaks, is the era of budget-friendly trips coming to an end for Australian travellers?
- ▪About 1 million Australians travelled to Japan in 2025-26, a threefold increase from a decade earlier.
- ▪Photograph: Jheng Yao Lin/AlamyView image in fullscreenAbout 1 million Australians travelled to Japan in 2025-26, a threefold increase from a decade earlier.
- ▪Photograph: Jheng Yao Lin/AlamyBusinessAs Japan’s yen peaks, is the era of budget-friendly trips coming to an end for Australian travellers?
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| Publication time | Sun, 13 Sep 2026 15:00:09 GMT |
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About 1 million Australians travelled to Japan in 2025-26, a threefold increase from a decade earlier. Photograph: Jheng Yao Lin/AlamyView image in fullscreenAbout 1 million Australians travelled to Japan in 2025-26, a threefold increase from a decade earlier. Photograph: Jheng Yao Lin/AlamyBusinessAs Japan’s yen peaks, is the era of budget-friendly trips coming to an end for Australian travellers? The currency has now reached its highest level against the US and Australian dollars in six months Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Jonathan Barrett Business editorSun 13 Sep 2026 11.00 EDTLast modified on Sun 13 Sep 2026 11.01 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleIn the unpredictable world of global currency markets, there has been one safe bet: that the Japanese yen…
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