Chinese Tourists to Japan Plunge 57% in April, Yet Overall Foreign Visitors Hit New High for the Year
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The Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) announced that the number of Chinese visitors to Japan in April fell by 56.8% year-on-year to 331,000, marking the fifth consecutive month of decline. Despite this, thanks to the cherry blossom season and the Easter holiday, the total number of foreign tourists in April reached 3.69 million, a new high for this year, with visitors from 9 countries including South Korea, Taiwan, and France setting a record for the month. The report suggests the drop in Chinese tourists is related to boycott measures taken by China since last November following a "Taiwan contingency" remark by a Japanese politician.