Chinese visitors to Japan dwindle  

中国游客赴日意兴阑珊 10月人数同比减3成

日本政府观光局29日发布数据显示，10月赴日的中国游客为7万1000人，同比去年减少33.1%。在中日因钓鱼岛问题而僵持的当下，日本除汽车制造业的新车销售急速下滑以外，旅游遭受的重创更加触目惊心。

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.