Mainland visitors fell more than 56% in July, compounding a months-long slump driven by escalating diplomatic tensions and soaring costs.

Mainland visitors fell more than 56% in July, compounding a months-long slump driven by escalating diplomatic tensions and soaring costs.

Despite the summer holiday peak, the number of visitors from the Chinese mainland to Japan plunged 56.1 percent year-on-year in July, extending the decline to an eighth straight…