The Japanese Embassy in Beijing hosted a tourism promotion event Friday targeted at local industry officials as demand slowly recovers after China ended its strict "zero-COVID" policy and reopened its borders earlier this year.The event, attended by about 350 people including Chinese tourist agency and airline representatives, also took place as Japan awaits China's remaining COVID-19 restrictions including for group tours to be lifted.The gathering featured a Japanese Awa Odori dance and Okinawan "sanshin" string instrument performance as well as sampling of the country's food and drink in…READ FULL ARTICLE