Japan tourist businesses hit by Chinese travel ban

A week after China banned its citizens from traveling to contain a deadly corona...

TOKYO - A week after China banned its citizens from traveling to contain a deadly coronavirus outbreak, Japanese businesses catering for Chinese tourists say sales have dwindled and they are bracing for months of slow trade.

Xie Shanpeng, who runs a travel agency in Tokyo for Chinese tourists, had expected the months from Lunar New Year to the Tokyo Olympics starting in late July to be busy. Chinese make up 30% of all tourists traveling to Japan and nearly 40% of the total amount foreign visitors spent last year, according to an industry survey.

But he said it could be more serious if the outbreak continues for longer and affects visitor numbers for the Olympics — a business opportunity many companies are counting on.

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