Shanghainese leading China's tourism surge in Japan
Hong Kong
WHILE shuffling his family aboard the 16-deck Quantum of the Seas in Shanghai, Yu Zhihong admitted he's often told his kids that Japan is no good.
That didn't stop the 45-year-old salesman from booking a trip across the East China Sea to his country's long-time rival. "Japanese people are nice and have some good qualities," Mr Yu said ahead of his cruise last month. "I'm only upset with the Japanese government because we need to respect the history between us."
Four million of Mr Yu's countrymen are expected to head to Japan this year to eat sushi and snap up rice cookers and electronic toilet …
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