Chinese visitors

Chinese tourists skip Japan over Senkakus dispute
Only a few Chinese tourists visited the Chinese interpretation service counter at the Daimaru department store's Shinsaibashi outlet in Osaka on Oct. 5, during China's National Day holiday week. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
October 19, 2012
There was a sharp fall in September in the number of people visiting Japan from China, while visits by Chinese nationals hit an all-time high in August, figures show.
Woman tweets in Chinese about Osaka's hidden...
Shen Hongxia transmits information about Osaka to the QQ weibo micro-blogging service. (Takuya Asakura)
May 31, 2012
OSAKA--Shen Hongxia is one reason why Chinese tourist numbers in Osaka are recovering following last year's Great East Japan Earthquake.
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