Chinese visitors to Japan dwindle  

中國游客赴日意興闌珊 10月人數(shù)同比減3成

日本政府觀光局29日發(fā)布數(shù)據(jù)顯示，10月赴日的中國游客為7萬1000人，同比去年減少33.1%。在中日因釣魚島問題而僵持的當(dāng)下，日本除汽車制造業(yè)的新車銷售急速下滑以外，旅游遭受的重創(chuàng)更加觸目驚心。

Tokyo (CNS) -- The number of Chinese tourists to Japan shrunk to 71,000 people in October, a drop of 33.1 percent, according to the Japan National Tourism Organization on Tuesday.

A total of 12,845 people have canceled hotel reservations near Mount Fuji since the Japanese government's "purchase" of the Diaoyu Islands on Sept. 11, according to a survey of the Mount Fuji area.

There have also been far fewer reservations by Chinese tourists in November.

Japan's retail industry has also been hard hit, as sales of products popular among Chinese visitors at duty-free stores in Japan have dropped sharply since Sept. 11.

Viewed as high-value tourists in Japan, Chinese visiting between April and June spent an average of 170,000 yen ($2,069) on shopping.