OSAKA - The number of travelers from a major airport in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, to China during the New Year holiday season fell by nearly half from a year earlier to 55,170, immigration data showed Tuesday, in a sign that worsening diplomatic ties have begun to impact travel.
The decline came after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remarks in November on Japan's potential response to a Taiwan emergency angered China and prompted an immediate backlash. Beijing advised its citizens to avoid visiting Japan in response.
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