Overview
- Japan logged 3.52 million visitors in November, up 10.4% year-on-year, with 2025 arrivals reaching 39.07 million and surpassing 2024’s full-year record.
- Mainland Chinese visitors totaled 562,600 in November, a 3% rise from a year earlier that marked the weakest growth since January 2022 and a steep drop from October.
- China urged citizens to avoid Japan after Takaichi’s comments on a Taiwan contingency, and Chinese airlines offered free refunds and cut some services.
- Tourism-linked Japanese shares fell after the travel warning and have not recovered, according to market reporting.
- Security tensions increased with reported radar locks by Chinese aircraft on Japanese jets, Japan summoned China’s ambassador, and Takaichi said Tokyo remains open to dialogue.