Japan proposes expanding visa issuance to Chinese tourists

Japan proposes expanding visa issuance to Chinese tourists

BEIJING, China - Japanese transport minister Kazuo Kitagawa (L) talks with He Guangwei, chairman of the China National Tourism Administration, in Beijing on Jan. 18. Kitagawa said he proposed to China a plan for Japan to issue visas to group tourists from all over the country for six months from March 25 during the World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

Ogi in China to pitch Japan's high-speed railway system

Ogi in China to pitch Japan's high-speed railway system

BEIJING, China - Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Chikage Ogi (R) and China National Tourism Administration Director General He Guangwei pose for a photograph prior to their talks at a Beijing hotel on Aug. 3. Ogi arrived in China on Aug. 3 to pitch Japan's Shinkansen high-speed rail system for a new Beijing-Shanghai route.

(BEIJING 2022) CHINA-HEBEI-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY (CN)

(BEIJING 2022) CHINA-HEBEI-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY (CN)

(220203) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Torch bearers Qin Guangwei (L) and Chen Guang attend the Beijing 2022 Olympic Torch Relay at Desheng Village in Zhangbei County of Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 3, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhao Hongyu)

(BEIJING 2022) CHINA-HEBEI-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY (CN)

(BEIJING 2022) CHINA-HEBEI-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY (CN)

(220203) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Torch bearer Qin Guangwei (L) and Yang Ning attend the Beijing 2022 Olympic Torch Relay at Desheng Village in Zhangbei County of Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 3, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhao Hongyu)

Japan proposes expanding visa issuance to Chinese tourists

Japan proposes expanding visa issuance to Chinese tourists

BEIJING, China - Japanese transport minister Kazuo Kitagawa (L) talks with He Guangwei, chairman of the China National Tourism Administration, in Beijing on Jan. 18. Kitagawa said he proposed to China a plan for Japan to issue visas to group tourists from all over the country for six months from March 25 during the World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan. (Kyodo)

Ogi in China to pitch Japan's high-speed railway system

Ogi in China to pitch Japan's high-speed railway system

BEIJING, China - Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Chikage Ogi (R) and China National Tourism Administration Director General He Guangwei pose for a photograph prior to their talks at a Beijing hotel on Aug. 3. Ogi arrived in China on Aug. 3 to pitch Japan's Shinkansen high-speed rail system for a new Beijing-Shanghai route. (Kyodo)