Overview
- China’s Foreign Ministry on November 14 urged Chinese nationals to refrain from traveling to Japan, framing the move as a safety measure.
- The advisory explicitly referenced Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s parliamentary answers on a Taiwan contingency as the context for the warning.
- Officials said the atmosphere for China–Japan people‑to‑people exchanges has sharply deteriorated, posing a major risk to Chinese citizens’ safety.
- NHK reported the notice was posted late on November 14 on social media, which also told Chinese citizens already in Japan to monitor local security conditions.
- Japanese outlets carried the advisory via a Beijing Kyodo dispatch on November 14–15, following days of Chinese criticism and a formal protest summoning Japan’s ambassador.