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Japan courts Chinese tourists
July 1, 2010 - Tokyo, Japan - Promotional signs written in Chinese are displayed at an electronics store in Akihabara district, Tokyo, Japan, on July 1, 2010. On Tursday, Japan will significantly relax visa requirements for Chinese citizens to attract an increasing number of big-spending Chinese tourists to boost its economy. Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada told a press conference earlier that the number of households eligible to visit will increase 10-fold to 16 million a year.