China (PRC)-Japan Tourism Shows Continued Decline

The Japan Tourism Marketing Company records a steady decline of visitors from the People’s Republic of China to Japan. The  June 2013 numbers show a 21.4% decrease compared with the same period in 2012.  Meanwhile the number of visitors from Taiwan shows an increase of 80.4% while Singapore posts a 64.1% increase over the same one-year period. Tourism from Korea was also up a healthy 39%. This week’s question: Will PRC tourists return to Japan any time soon, or will the political climate have to improve significantly before the numbers start to go up? Post your comments below.

Japan Tourism Marketing Co. (Visitor Data April 2013) http://www.tourism.jp/en/statistics/