{"id":151729,"date":"2023-02-27T10:08:37","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T01:08:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=151729&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2023-02-27T10:08:37","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T01:08:37","slug":"high-speed-ferry-between-tsushima-and-busan-resumes-after-three-year-hiatus","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/high-speed-ferry-between-tsushima-and-busan-resumes-after-three-year-hiatus\/","title":{"rendered":"High-Speed Ferry Between Tsushima and Busan Resumes After Three-Year Hiatus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The high-speed ferry service between Tsushima City in Nagasaki Prefecture and Busan, South Korea, resumed on the 25th after a three-year suspension. A Korean woman who works for a travel company expressed joy at being able to visit Tsushima again. The first ferry arrived at the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hitakatsu<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Port 20 minutes later than scheduled, carrying 95 passengers, with 99 passengers on the second ferry. The service will initially operate on weekends only, with a limit of 100 passengers per ship. In 2018, a record high of about 410,000 Koreans entered Japan through the ferry service, contributing to the island&#8217;s economy. However, the COVID-19 pandemic caused inbound consumption to evaporate. <\/span><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nikkei.com\/article\/DGXZQOJC2491E0U3A220C2000000\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nikkei<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/lnews\/nagasaki\/20230225\/5030017305.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-151724\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/fnn_busan-tsushima-ferry_2023_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C798&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"High-Speed Ferry Between Tsushima and Busan Resumes After Three-Year Hiatus\" width=\"1400\" height=\"798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/fnn_busan-tsushima-ferry_2023_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/fnn_busan-tsushima-ferry_2023_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C171&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/fnn_busan-tsushima-ferry_2023_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C584&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/fnn_busan-tsushima-ferry_2023_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C438&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Get Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu area news and events in English regularly.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Sign up for our <\/span><b>free<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> weekly newsletter. 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