More than 200 cruise ship visits to Japan cancelled over coronavirus

More than 200 port calls in Japan by international cruise ships have been canceled since the beginning of February due to the impact of the coronavirus outbreak, a Kyodo News survey showed Saturday.The cancellation of so many visits scheduled for this year is likely to incur losses running to several billion yen, an industry body said, noting that each port call results in passengers spending an estimated average total of 30 to 40 million yen ($270,000 to $360,000).The survey of local governments hosting Japan's top 10 ports for cruise ships found that at least 206 visits have been canceled…READ FULL ARTICLE