Japan welcomes end to tourist drought

"We will remove the cap on the number of people entering the country, and will resume accepting individual travel and visa-free travel," Mr Kishida said. Sudo, who is married with a young child, has struggled to survive as the number of tourists visiting Asakusa dropped to about a tenth of what it used to be when borders slammed shut. He says he has had to deploy every trick in the book, including his charm, to hussle for business with local Japanese. "I'm luckier than some as I have been in the business for a long time and I have figured…