In spite of the traditional thaw in Japan- China relations, tourism inflows have increased significantly between the two. Chinese tourist arrivals to Japan has increased to double the previous year, thus spawning numerous travel jobs. This has partly been possible due to the weakening Yen and the rise of duty free shops in the country. The growth of the Chinese middle class has fuelled increasing spending patterns among the people. Japan’s gain has been seen as a loss for Hong Kong which has seen numbers decrease due to the tensions with mainland China thus adversely impacting tourism jobs there.