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Edition of record · 2026-08-20 · 当日完整版

Japan tourism cools: Chinese mainland visitors to Japan fell 56.3%

日本旅游业凉了:今年前7个月中国内地访日游客同比下降56.3%

Japan's tourism industry has cooled, with data from the Japan National Tourism Organization showing a 56.3% year-on-year decline in Chinese mainland visitors in the first seven months, including a 56.1% drop in July, marking the eighth consecutive monthly decline [5]. The same item appeared on Baidu and Weibo [5].

日本旅游业凉了,日本政府观光局数据显示今年前7个月中国内地访日游客同比下降56.3%,其中7月同比下降56.1%,为连续第8个月下降 [5]。 该消息同时出现在百度和微博上 [5]。

· 9 signals · 0 with a reading · Frozen at the evening edition.

What changed since the prior edition

Against the Evening Snapshot of 22:24 Beijing time, this edition adds 8 new signals and carries 7 forward. New on the board: Director Zheng Shanjie chaired a private enterprise symposium to hear suggestions on stabilizing economic operations and promoting effective investment; Deputy Director Zhou Haibing Meets with Chilean Foreign Minister Perez; Sha Longyun, former head of Agricultural Bank of China's Jilin Branch, is under investigation.

High Politics & Ideology 高层政治与意识形态

3 new · 0 carried

Economy & Markets 经济与市场

3 new · 0 carried

Industry, Tech & Industrial Policy 产业、科技与工业政策

1 new · 0 carried

U.S.–China & Geopolitics 中美关系与地缘政治

0 new · 1 carried
Still on the board1 carried from earlier days

Regulatory Watch 监管动态

1 new · 0 carried

Deviation watch

Against our own 30/90-day archive baselines
  • CNY Central Parity USD/CNY

    CNY Central Parity USD/CNY at 6.78 is 3.2σ below its 30-day mean (6.79, -0.12%)

    3.16
  • CN Govt Bond Yield 30Y

    CN Govt Bond Yield 30Y at 2.13 is 2.0σ below its 30-day mean (2.17, -1.85%)

    2.04

Market snapshot

SSE Composite 3903.721 ▼2.17% · Shenzhen Component 13972.78 ▼4.44% · ChiNext 3495.5886 ▲0.64% · USD/CNY 6.7222 ▲0.03% · USD/CNH 6.7254 ▼0.04%

Scheduled official releasesPublisher-stated dates; NBS calls this a plan
  • 2026-10-20

    Preliminary Quarterly Report on Value Added of Major Industries

    季度主要行业增加值初步核算报告

  • 2026-10-27

    Monthly Report on Industrial Economic Efficiency

    工业经济效益月度报告

  • 2026-10-30

    Quarterly Report on Production and Operation of Cultural and Related Industries Above Designated Size

    规模以上文化及相关产业生产经营季度报告

  • 2026-10-31

    Monthly Report on Purchasing Managers' Index

    采购经理指数月度报告

  • 2026-11-09

    Monthly Report on Consumer Price Index

    居民消费价格指数月度报告

  • 2026-11-09

    Monthly Report on Producer Price Index for Industrial Products

    工业生产者价格指数月度报告

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