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China tourism chief in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Shao Qiwei (R), director general of the China National Tourism Administration, and Japan's Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Akihiro Ohata shake hands during a gathering of tourism exchange in Tokyo on May 31, 2011.

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China tourism chief in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Shao Qiwei, director general of the China National Tourism Administration, speaks during a gathering of tourism exchange in Tokyo on May 31, 2011.

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Nations to address Japan's tourism predicament

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea - (From L) Shao Qiwei, director general of the China National Tourism Administration, Japan's Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Akihiro Ohata and South Korean culture minister Choung Byoung Gug pose for photos at their meeting in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on May 29, 2011. They agreed to jointly address critical events that negatively affect tourism, such as natural disasters and outbreaks of infectious diseases.

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Japan, China, S. Korea to promote environment-friendly tourism

HUZHOU, China - (From L to R) Chinese National Tourism Administration Chairman Shao Qiwei, Japanese Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Seiji Maehara and South Korean Culture, Sports and Tourism Minister Yu In Chon show off documents on proposals they signed to promote environment-friendly tourism on Aug. 23, 2010, in Huzhou in China's Zhejiang Province.

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Japan, China bilateral tourism talks

HANGZHOU, China - Japanese tourism minister Seiji Maehara (L) meets with Chinese National Tourism Administration Chairman Shao Qiwei in Hangzhou, China, on Aug. 21, 2010. Shao hinted that China may allow Japanese travel agencies to sell services to Chinese tourists.

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Japan, China, S. Korea ministers meet to discuss tourism

NAGOYA, Japan - Shao Qiwei (L), chairman of the China National Tourism Administration, Japanese Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Seiji Maehara (C) and South Korea's Culture, Sports and Tourism Minister Yu In Chon shake hands as they meet to discuss tourism in the three countries in Nagoya on Oct. 18, 2009.

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Japan, China, S. Korea to consider common transportation cards

QINGDAO, China - Japanese Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Tetsuzo Fuyushiba (R), joins hands with Chinese National Tourism Administration Director Shao Qiwei and South Korean Culture and Tourism Minister Kim Jung Min after their meeting in Qingdao on June 26. The three agreed to consider developing common integrated circuit cards for public transportation to increase convenience for travelers touring the three countries.

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Japan, China agree on exchanges of 20,000 people for anniversary

BEIJING, China - Toshihiro Nikai (L), a senior lawmaker of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, and China's National Tourism Administration Director Shao Qiwei (R) shake hands prior to their talks at a Beijing hotel on Jan. 20. Japan and China agreed to mutually exchange group visits totaling more than 20,000 people to mark the 35th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

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Japan, China, S. Korea ministers agree to promote tourism

KUSHIRO, Japan - (From L to R) Shao Qiwei, director of China's National Tourism Administration, Japanese Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Kazuo Kitagawa and South Korean Culture and Tourism Minister Kim Myong Gon show off documents they signed after their meeting in Kushiro, Hokkaido on July 2 to try to increase the number of tourist visits among the three countries.

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Japan, China, S. Korea ministers agree to promote tourism

KUSHIRO, Japan - (From L to R) Shao Qiwei, director of China's National Tourism Administration, Japanese Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Kazuo Kitagawa and South Korean Culture and Tourism Minister Kim Myong Gon shake hands near Lake Akan in Kushiro, Hokkaido on July 2 after they agreed to try to increase the number of tourist visits among the three countries.

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Japan, China agree on expanding tourist visas to Chinese

BEIJING, China - Japanese Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Kazuo Kitagawa (L) and Shao Qiwei, chairman of the China National Tourism Administration, shake hands at a Beijing hotel July 2 after signing an agreement to expand tourism exchanges between the two countries.

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Japan, China agree on expanding tourist visas to Chinese

BEIJING, China - Japanese Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Kazuo Kitagawa (L) and Shao Qiwei, chairman of the China National Tourism Administration, shake hands at a Beijing hotel July 2 after signing an agreement to expand tourism exchanges between the two countries. (Kyodo)

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Japan, China, S. Korea ministers agree to promote tourism

KUSHIRO, Japan - (From L to R) Shao Qiwei, director of China's National Tourism Administration, Japanese Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Kazuo Kitagawa and South Korean Culture and Tourism Minister Kim Myong Gon shake hands near Lake Akan in Kushiro, Hokkaido on July 2 after they agreed to try to increase the number of tourist visits among the three countries. (Kyodo)

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Japan, China, S. Korea ministers agree to promote tourism

KUSHIRO, Japan - (From L to R) Shao Qiwei, director of China's National Tourism Administration, Japanese Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Kazuo Kitagawa and South Korean Culture and Tourism Minister Kim Myong Gon show off documents they signed after their meeting in Kushiro, Hokkaido on July 2 to try to increase the number of tourist visits among the three countries. (Kyodo)

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Japan, China agree on exchanges of 20,000 people for anniversary

BEIJING, China - Toshihiro Nikai (L), a senior lawmaker of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, and China's National Tourism Administration Director Shao Qiwei (R) shake hands prior to their talks at a Beijing hotel on Jan. 20. Japan and China agreed to mutually exchange group visits totaling more than 20,000 people to mark the 35th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between the two countries. (Kyodo)

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Japan, China, S. Korea to promote environment-friendly tourism

HUZHOU, China - (From L to R) Chinese National Tourism Administration Chairman Shao Qiwei, Japanese Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Seiji Maehara and South Korean Culture, Sports and Tourism Minister Yu In Chon show off documents on proposals they signed to promote environment-friendly tourism on Aug. 23, 2010, in Huzhou in China's Zhejiang Province. (Kyodo)

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Japan, China, S. Korea to consider common transportation cards

QINGDAO, China - Japanese Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Tetsuzo Fuyushiba (R), joins hands with Chinese National Tourism Administration Director Shao Qiwei and South Korean Culture and Tourism Minister Kim Jung Min after their meeting in Qingdao on June 26. The three agreed to consider developing common integrated circuit cards for public transportation to increase convenience for travelers touring the three countries. (Kyodo)

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Japan, China bilateral tourism talks

HANGZHOU, China - Japanese tourism minister Seiji Maehara (L) meets with Chinese National Tourism Administration Chairman Shao Qiwei in Hangzhou, China, on Aug. 21, 2010. Shao hinted that China may allow Japanese travel agencies to sell services to Chinese tourists. (Kyodo)

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China tourism chief in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Shao Qiwei, director general of the China National Tourism Administration, speaks during a gathering of tourism exchange in Tokyo on May 31, 2011. (Kyodo)

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China tourism chief in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Shao Qiwei (R), director general of the China National Tourism Administration, and Japan's Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Akihiro Ohata shake hands during a gathering of tourism exchange in Tokyo on May 31, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Nations to address Japan's tourism predicament

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea - (From L) Shao Qiwei, director general of the China National Tourism Administration, Japan's Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Akihiro Ohata and South Korean culture minister Choung Byoung Gug pose for photos at their meeting in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on May 29, 2011. They agreed to jointly address critical events that negatively affect tourism, such as natural disasters and outbreaks of infectious diseases. (Kyodo)

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Japan, China, S. Korea ministers meet to discuss tourism

NAGOYA, Japan - Shao Qiwei (L), chairman of the China National Tourism Administration, Japanese Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Seiji Maehara (C) and South Korea's Culture, Sports and Tourism Minister Yu In Chon shake hands as they meet to discuss tourism in the three countries in Nagoya on Oct. 18, 2009. (Kyodo)