Radio France Internationale (RFI) recently reported that the Japan Tourism Agency said the ongoing diplomatic crisis between Japan and China has had little impact on overall inbound tourism, with the number of tourists visiting Japan in November increasing by 10.4 percent compared to the same period last year. The growth rate of tourists from mainland China still reached three percent in November.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks about “Taiwan in trouble” have drawn the ire of the Chinese government, and the current diplomatic dispute between China and Japan continues. Subsequently, in mid-November, the Chinese government issued travel warnings to its citizens to avoid traveling to Japan. China’s three major airlines cooperated with the government’s measure, reducing the number of flights to Japan until the end of March 2026.
Since the beginning of 2025, tourists from mainland China have been the largest group of visitors to Japan, accounting for nearly a quarter of the total number of tourists entering Japan. Currently, the growth in the number of tourists entering Japan is mainly brought by tourists from South Korea, Taiwan and the United States.
Source: RFI, December 17, 2025
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