A few years ago, Chinese tourists engaged in bakugai (explosive shopping spree) in Tokyo¡¯s Ginza district made headlines.
But that seems to be a thing of the past, as more Chinese tourists now seek services and experiences unique to Japan. And one of the most prominent fields is medical services.
¡°In recent years, a larger number of patients come to Japan for therapy and health checkups,¡± said Li Xin, vice president of Hibikojyo, a medical service agency based in Tokyo that has offices in several cities in China, including Beijing and Shanghai. This is ¡°because more hospitals in Japan are ready to receive foreign patients and have loosened the admission criteria,¡± such as accepting more intermediate and advanced cancer patients, he said.
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