TOKYO - Spending by foreign visitors to Japan hit a record 7.06 trillion yen ($45 billion) in the nine months through September, the Japan Tourism Agency said Wednesday.
The spending, which includes shopping and accommodation fees, rose 1.9 percent from the same period a year earlier.
The number of foreign visitors during the period fell 2.9 percent to 30.73 million, according to the Japan National Tourism Organization.
The visitor numbers during the nine-month period marked the first decline in five years.
Chinese visitors dropped 55.5 percent amid strained Japan-China relations.
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