Die Besucherzahlen in Japan gingen im Januar um 4,9 % zurück, was den ersten Rückgang seit der COVID-19-Pandemie darstellt; Chinesische Besucher um 60 % gesunken

Given that Japan is suffering from Overtourism, this seems to be good news. More is not always better. Also, Japan has labor shortages, so affected employees probably can find an alternative job.

Wouldn’t a more meaningful metric be average spend per tourist?  I realize that this is harder to track and not immediately available. 

People got over the itch.
Now Japan is just another country.