Medical tourists give Japan a shot in the arm

More Beijingers are visiting Japan for healthcare services, as the country tries to attract well-off Chinese who are dissatisfied with domestic hospitals.

Youxiang International Travel Agency is the first travel agency in Beijing to arrange medical tours through its cooperation with the Osaka Medical Center. The Japanese facility specializes in the early diagnosis of cancer.

"The concept of medical tourism is still rather new, so we have to educate consumers," said Zhou Kaiwen, manager of Youxiang.