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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Justin McCurry in Tokyo

Chinese tourists shun Japan in wake of Taiwan invasion row

People bathe in incense smoke at Sensoji temple in the Asakusa district in Tokyo.
People bathe in incense smoke at Sensoji temple in the Asakusa district in Tokyo, amid Japan’s ongoing tensions with China. Photograph: Yuichi Yamazaki/AFP/Getty Images

Chinese tourism to Japan almost halved in December amid a bitter diplomatic row between Beijing and Tokyo over the security of Taiwan.

The number of tourists from mainland China dropped by about 45% from the same month a year earlier to about 330,000, Japan’s transport ministry said on Tuesday.

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