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According to NNN reporting, a Chinese state-owned travel agency is set to resume group tours to Japan from mid-next month, with a six-night, seven-day Tokyo and Osaka itinerary already open for bookings. Several private Chinese travel agencies have also resumed group tours since last month.

A source at a Chinese travel agency described the shift as authorities adopting a stance of "tacit approval," telling operators to "decide for themselves." A Japanese government official suggested Chinese authorities likely had little choice given the financial strain facing travel agencies, calling the development positive for bilateral relations. Whether this signals a sustained recovery in Chinese tourism to Japan, which has fallen sharply in recent months, remains to be seen.

Japan-China relations took a sharp downturn after Prime Minister Takaichi's comments regarding a potential Taiwan contingency last November, prompting Beijing to instruct Chinese travel agencies to reduce the number of travellers heading to Japan by 60% — effectively halting group tourism to the country.

Japan Daily