Chinese tourist wave splashes into Japan

Chinese visitors to Japan more than doubled their hotel stays in 2015, and they are spending more on personal items rather than on goods such as electrical appliances.

The number of nights visitors from the Chinese mainland stayed in hotels in Japan rose more than 111 percent year-on-year to 16.46 million in 2015, while the number of visitors from Taiwan who stayed in Japanese hotels climbed 34.9 percent to 10.71 million, Japan Times said on Monday.

Increased incomes, easier visa policies and more flights triggered the boom in Chinese visitors, according to a report by Ctrip, a leading online travel agency in China.