The charts below show the number of Japanese tourists travelling abroad between 1985 and 1995 and Australia's share of the Japanese tourist market. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below

The bar graph illustrates the volume of

Japanese

citizens visiting abroad from 1885 to 1995. The line chart displays the share of these tourists

traveling

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to Australia during the same decade.

Overall

, tourism abroad saw a significant rise in popularity in Japan during the period. The percentage of

Japanese

visitors travelling to Australia

also

increased significantly over the decade. The number of

Japanese

residents

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out of the country grew steadily

year

on

year

, starting at around 5

million

in 1885 to nearly 11

million

in 1990, almost doubling. A slight decrease in the figures was observed in 1991 to just above 10

million

before continuing back to the upward trend in 1992 and peaking at approximately 15

million

by the end of the period. The proportion of these

Japanese

visitors welcomed by Australia increased dramatically from 2% in 1885 to more than double( nearly 5%) in 1988.

This

was followed by a slight drop to just over 4% in 1989 before plunging back and increasing

year

on

year

to just over 6% in 1994.