Japan's tourism surge raises costs, hurting local business travelers.

Yoshiki Kojima's employees stay in capsule hotels due to rising tourism costs making regular rooms too expensive for business travel.

So, check this out. Yoshiki Kojima’s IT crew hits up Tokyo for some serious meetings, right? But guess what? They ended up crashing in a capsule hotel because regular rooms are sky-high thanks to a tourism boom. Ain’t that wild?

Now, the weak yen is bringing in more tourists than ever, with Japan set to shatter its record of nearly 32 million visitors from 2019. But here’s the kicker: with all these travelers, prices for Kojima's staff and other business folks are going through the roof. Talk about a double-edged sword!

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