Table 2.

The impact of crisis events on Chinese travelling to Japan (2005–2017).

Event	The affected period	Actual value	Background value	Loss rate
Financial crisis TC(6–2009)	5–2009	60530	80719	25.0%
	6–2009	36597	72060	49.2%
	7–2009	67944	113896	40.3%
	8–2009	109017	121096	10.0%
	9–2009	98697	118664	16.8%
	10–2009	108301	111237	2.6%
	11–2009	81462	90963	10.4%
	12–2009	62527	72104	13.3%
Fukushima earthquake and nuclear accident LS(3–2011)	3–2011	62450	107167	41.7%
	4–2011	76164	117384	35.1%
	5–2011	58608	95624	38.7%
	6–2011	61419	82043	25.1%
	7–2011	86963	127793	31.9%
	8–2011	102640	136161	24.6%
	9–2011	112493	121602	7.5%
	10–2011	106174	123130	13.8%
Diaoyu Island "nationalization" LS(10–2012)	10–2012	69713	154904	55.0%
	11–2012	51993	121323	57.1%
	12–2012	52336	97506	46.3%
	1–2013	72301	153241	52.8%
	2–2013	80903	140038	42.2%
	3–2013	102265	167421	38.9%
	4–2013	100160	181003	44.7%
	5–2013	81571	136851	40.4%
	6–2013	98996	127598	22.4%
	7–2013	139905	195976	28.6%
	8–2013	162288	205517	21.0%
	9–2013	156201	183219	14.7%