Originally Posted by
Taiwaned
Your friend is correct however they changed the guidelines a few years ago.
I have quite a few friends who use this no visa necessary to maintain two passports. They leave China using their Chinese passports, enter Japan with their Chinese passports, leave Japan using their Canadian passport, enter Canada with their Canadian passport.
This way, they can maintain both passports.
Maybe we're getting off topic, but my point was:
-the PRC's current visa policies towards Japan are exceptionally kind; Japan passports are among the shortlist that are permitted to enter China visa free
-PRC nationals
do need visas to go to Japan, but they are readily available for most tourists these days