Japanese tourism white paper says Chinese tourists bring great benefits

Li Peng, a special correspondent for the Global Times in Japan, reported that Chinese tourists traveling to Japan have brought enormous economic benefits to Japan since the Japanese government, in July 2009 and July 2010 respectively, issued two restrictions on travel-day visas to the mainland. The Japanese Government Tourism Bureau (Jnto) published the "Jnto International Tourism White Paper 2010" on October 18.　　2009, Japan ranked 33rd in the world for tourists. The white paper summarizes the international sightseeing trends in the world as well as the travel trends of the major countries visiting Japan, and also introduces the development and composition of Jnto's career. 2009, Japan's tourism industry turmoil in the year, the number of visitors ushered in the 6-year trough, only ranked 33rd in the world, about 6.79 million people.　　France topped the list, with about 74.2 million passengers. From the trend of travel to Japan can be seen, and the financial crisis after the global economic downturn has nothing to do, especially in China, the number of outbound travel is the most obvious, not only did not reduce, but increased by 1.8 million people.　　And the number of visitors to Japan has exceeded 1 million in two consecutive years. Although Japan is the world's 40th-ranked tourist country in the hearts of the French, its traditional culture and emerging animation culture have attracted worldwide attention in recent years, making Japan's popularity rising. Although visitors to Japan in 2009 showed a downward trend, they still grew by 4.4% per cent compared with the same period in 2008.