JAPAN-TOURISM-CHINESE MAINLAND VISITORS-PLUNGE

JAPAN-TOURISM-CHINESE MAINLAND VISITORS-PLUNGE

Xinhua
24 Jan 2026, 14:17 GMT+

(260124) -- TOKYO, Jan. 24, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the vicinity of the Senso-ji Temple in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 20, 2026. The number of visitors from the Chinese mainland to Japan plunged 45.3 percent from a year earlier in December 2025, official data showed.

Tourists from the Chinese mainland fell to about 330,400 people in December 2025, the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) said on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

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