Overview
- A flight analyst said about 500,000 Japan-bound tickets by Chinese travelers were canceled after China’s advisory, with major airlines offering full refunds through year-end.
- Japan’s embassy in China urged its nationals to stay vigilant, avoid crowded places and venues popular with Japanese visitors, and be mindful of words and behavior.
- Government spokesman Minoru Kihara said the embassy guidance was based on a comprehensive assessment of political, security, and social conditions.
- Tokyo sent a senior foreign ministry official to Beijing for talks as China maintained a formal protest and called the prime minister’s comments on Taiwan “false.”
- Maritime tensions flared near the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands, where Japan said it repelled Chinese coast guard vessels, and the U.S. ambassador reaffirmed defense commitments; Chinese state media also noted delays to releases of at least two Japanese films.