zhōng guó中国yóu kè游客jiǎn shǎo减少,rì běn日本lǚ yóu yè旅游业réng仍yǒu huó lì有活力
Recently, relations between China and Japan have worsened.
China has advised its citizens not to travel to Japan, so the number of Chinese tourists visiting Japan has dropped sharply.
However, the latest data show that the overall impact on Japan's tourism industry has not been significant.
In July this year, Japan welcomed about 3.4 million foreign visitors, setting a new record. Chinese visitors accounted for about 12 percent of them.
Although some hotels and shops that mainly serve Chinese tour groups have been clearly affected, the number of visitors from the United States, France, Germany, and other places has continued to grow.
These visitors generally stay longer and spend more money, so Japan can maintain high tourism revenue without replacing every Chinese tourist who has been lost.
Experts believe that Japan's experience shows that a tourism market should not rely too heavily on a single country.
South Korea, Thailand, the Philippines, Taiwan, and other places can also use their food, culture, beaches, beauty, or medical services to attract more visitors from different countries.
In this way, when one market suddenly declines, the entire tourism industry will not suffer too great an impact.