China resumes Japan-bound group tours after COVID-19 hiatus

China said Thursday that it has approved the resumption of Japan-bound group tours for its citizens, lifting restrictions introduced in January 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in a move expected to revitalize Japan's inbound tourism sector.The resumption of the tours comes amid strained bilateral relations over Tokyo's plan to start releasing treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea as early as the end of this month.Chinese Ambassador to Japan Wu Jianghao said the restart of group tours to Japan was a measure to "boost people-to-people exchan…READ FULL ARTICLE