THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
At a Yodobashi Camera Co. outlet in Tokyo's Akihabara on Oct. 19, few Chinese customers are visiting the rice-cooker section. Rice cookers are usually popular products for Chinese shoppers. (Satoshi Kimura)
Retailers and hoteliers will try to lure tourists from Southeast Asia as Japan looks set to miss its target of 9 million visitors this year amid falling numbers from its top two sources, China and South Korea.