Japanese tourism under spotlight at APEC

Fri, 12 Nov 2010 1:25p.m.

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Japanese tourism - or the lack of it - has come under the spotlight for Prime Minister John Key at the APEC summit in Japan.

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14 Nov 2010 08:36a.m.

Futimaki wrote:

Who wants to go to japan and pay rip off prices ? Maybe if they weren't so xenophobic or ridiculously overpriced people would visit. I know I would. ...interesting culture great food but not worth dealing with all the BS.

14 Nov 2010 06:23a.m.

Hiro wrote:

Hey if all the money are already in China, why don't NZ set up the tourism from mainland China? I thought that was all Shanghai Expo was all about. Or are Kiwi's more concerned about rudeness and lack of social etiquette from mainland China?

12 Nov 2010 06:29p.m.

Alan wrote:

I spent the last 20years working very closley with the Japanese and the main problem is the economy is stuffed. The older people who have money are frugal or are needing to support the young who are broke so don't want to spend. The young spend what they have on phone bills etc... The mindset has changed and some have become just cheap with Japan now in the 100yen ($1.50 dollar) shop mentality.
Basically some are just cheap. Japan has huge potential but the people have slowly killed their own economy and it is not going to improve anytime soon. NZers have done the same to their own country unfortunately.