The number of foreign visitors to Japan fell 2.7% on the year in the January-August period. (Photo by Toshiki Sasazu)
JO ISHIBUCHI
October 9, 2026 04:17 JST
TOKYO — Japan’s influx of foreign tourism spending has slowed due to a sharp decline in Chinese visitors, official data released Thursday shows, sapping an important counterbalance to the cost of digital imports.