Chinese consumers use cross-border e-commerce frequently

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According to a survey on the frequency of use of cross-border e-commerce in China, the most common answer was "once or twice a month" at 43.1%, followed by "once or twice every six months" (36.6%) and "once or twice a year" (13.5%).
The fact that Chinese consumers purchase products from overseas once or twice a month shows the high usage rate of cross-border e-commerce sites among Chinese consumers. In fact, a survey report (details explained in the following section) has shown that Chinese women spend more than twice as much on beauty products as Japanese women.

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In addition, Rakuten started a service in Mie Prefecture on January 6th to deliver goods to remote islands by drone.
When residents of remote islands place orders using a smartphone app, drones are automatically controlled to deliver the goods from stores in the city to the remote islands.
On June 15th, Japan Post announced a business morocco whatsapp data partnership with ACSL (Autonomous Control Systems Laboratory), a drone developer, with the aim of putting drone delivery into practical use by fiscal 2023.

The current state of the drone business in Japan is that, as in China, drones are often used for spraying pesticides, sowing seeds, and inspecting facilities, rather than for drone delivery.
This is due to flight restrictions under the current Aviation Act. These flights are only possible within visual line of sight, and can only be carried out when there are no third parties within the flight area.
In the future, flights beyond visual line of sight in uninhabited areas are expected to increase.
Japan is number one in China's cross-border e-commerce market
How many Japanese products are Chinese consumers purchasing?
According to data from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Chinese consumers spent 1.2978 trillion yen from Japan in 2017, and 1.5345 trillion yen in 2018, an increase of 18.2% from the previous year.
In terms of country breakdown, Japan tops the list with cross-border e-commerce purchases of goods, accounting for approximately 25.1% of the total. In second place is the United States with 16.4%, and in third place is South Korea with 14.7%.