Mainland tourists start to back out of trips to Japan
發佈日期: 2025-11-18 22:46
TVB News
Sino-Japanese relations remain tense, days after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told the Diet that a "contingency in Taiwan" could constitute a "situation threatening Japan's survival."
On Monday, China's Maritime Safety Administration issued a navigation warning, stating that from Tuesday for eight consecutive days, there will be live-fire exercises in parts of the southern Yellow Sea, and vessels are
prohibited from entering.
The Administration also announced last Saturday that live-fire drills would be held in the central Yellow Sea from Monday to Wednesday.
With tensions persisting, Beijing has recently advised Chinese citizens to avoid travelling to Japan for the time being.
Mainland media report that some travel agencies in Shanghai have a cancellation rate exceeding 60%.
A Beijing travel agency told TVB that travellers have begun voluntarily dropping out of Japan tour groups.
Kyodo News reports that some travel agencies in Beijing have suspended handling Japan individual and group tours since last Sunday.
Searching for keywords like "Tokyo" on their official websites no longer returns tourism products.
Some mainland airlines have suspended routes to Japan.
Sichuan Airlines has cancelled all flights between Chengdu and Sapporo from January 1 to March 28 next year.
It is reported that 9 Air and Spring Airlines have cancelled flights between Guangzhou and Osaka, among others.
It is reported that since last Saturday, Chinese airlines have recorded about 490,000 cancellation of tickets to Japan, accounting for 32% of total bookings.
The film industry is also affected.
"Cells at Work" was originally scheduled for release this Saturday.
This and next month's animated film "Crayon Shin-chan" will have their mainland releases postponed, according to CCTV.
As for "Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle," which has been in mainland cinemas for less than a week and has grossed
about 400 million yuan, online ticketing for the coming days remains available.
The Japanese Embassy in China has issued a safety advisory reminding Japanese nationals in China to ensure their personal safety and to travel in groups where possible.
Masaaki Kanai, Director General of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau at Japan's Foreign Ministry, arrived in Beijing and went to China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the morning.
He is expected to meet with Liu Jinsong, Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Department of Asian-Affairs.
In Beijing, the Foreign Ministry stated it will continue to lodge stern representations and strong protests to Japan over Takaichi's erroneous remarks on Taiwan.
It reiterated that the four China-Japan political documents contain clear provisions regarding the Taiwan issue, constitute a solemn commitment by the Japanese government, carry the force of international law, and allow no ambiguity or distortion.
