Japanese visitor numbers to China fell 25 per cent in 2013

"The number of Japanese who visited China in the first six months of 2013 fell 25.5 percent from a year before to 1,399,200....... tourists accounted for 246,300, almost half the year-before level."

Source: China sees 26% fewer Japanese visitors in first half but North Korean arrivals up by 12%

July 18th 2013

Japan Times

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/07/18/national/china-sees-26-fewer-japanese-visitors-in-first-half-but-north-korean-arrivals-up-by-12/#.UeiGrY0wdFs