Chinese tourism to Japan jumps by a quarter
China Daily | Updated: 2007-06-14 07:11
TOKYO: Travelers to Japan from China rose by nearly a quarter last year, boosting the total number of visitors and the economy, the government said Tuesday. A total of 810,000 Chinese visited Japan in 2006, a growth of 24.6 percent from the previous year, according to a report by the transport ministry.
Overall, 7.33 million foreign tourists visited Japan last year, up nine percent from the previous year and breaking the seven-million mark for the first time. The government's "Visit Japan" campaign aims to double the annual total of visitors to 10 million by 2010 from 5.21 million in 2003.
AFP
(China Daily 06/14/2007 page19)
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