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China travel agencies resume Japan group tours, some later halt sales China travel agencies resume Japan group tours, some later halt sales Sign up now: Get insights on Asia's fast-moving developments Travel agencies are planning and selling group tours for the July-August vacation season as Japan remains a popular destination. PHOTO: AFP Published Jun 19, 2026, 08:00 PM Updated Jun 19, 2026, 08:06 PM Listen Several Chinese travel agencies have resumed accepting bookings for group tours to Japan, but some later halted sales after media reports on the development drew attention in China, a source close to the matter said. Travel companies are planning and selling group tours for the July-August summer vacation season as Japan remains a popular destination among Chinese travellers, according to an industry source. “Travel agencies can’t survive (as a business) if they don’t offer (Japan tours),” the source said. The Chinese government had urged citizens to refrain from travelling to Japan following remarks in November by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Japan’s potential involvement in a Taiwan contingency. The government had also instructed major domestic travel agencies t…

China orders travel agencies to slash group tours to Japan as dispute ... Beijing –The Chinese government is instructing travel agencies in the country to reduce the number of group tours to Japan as the two countries’ dispute following Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks about Taiwan continues to fester. One agency has been told to lower the frequency of such tours to about 60% of previous levels, while another has been urged to cancel all sales, sources said Friday. The move is believed to be aimed at making Chinese citizens comply with Beijing’s call to avoid visiting Japan, further raising the pressure on its Asian neighbor. Tensions have risen between Tokyo and Beijing since Takaichi made remarks in parliament about a possible Taiwan emergency. The administration of Chinese leader Xi Jinping issued a notice on Nov. 14 advising citizens to refrain from visiting Japan. The instructions to travel agencies were given soon afterward, multiple sources said. One major state-owned agency was ordered to stop handling all group tours to Japan. Despite ceasing sales immediately, authorities visited an outlet to check compliance and threatened penalties if the travel agency did n…

Chinese Group Tours to Japan Quietly Resume After Months-Long Freeze | Summary | Save A A A Chinese tour groups visit Tokyo's Ginza district. AFP/Yonhap Chinese group tourism to Japan, which had been effectively suspended amid deteriorating relations between the two countries, is showing signs of resuming. Chinese travel agencies that had halted sales of group travel packages to Japan have begun recruiting tourists one after another, signaling a shift in the frozen private exchanges between the two nations. According to Japan's Nippon TV and Nippon News Network on Wednesday, a travel agency affiliated with China Tourism Group, China's largest state-owned tourism enterprise, plans to resume selling group tour packages to Japan from the middle of next month. The agency has already begun recruiting group tourists for a six-night, seven-day Japan itinerary targeting the summer vacation season. The package reportedly includes major Japanese tourist destinations such as Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and Nara. Changes are also emerging in the private travel industry. Multiple travel agencies in China began operating Japan group tour packages as early as last month, and the movement to resume group…

China travel agencies resume Japan group tours, some later halt sales SHANGHAI/BEIJING - Several Chinese travel agencies have resumed accepting bookings for group tours to Japan, but some later halted sales after media reports on the development drew attention in China, a source close to the matter said. Travel companies are planning and selling group tours for the July-August summer vacation season as Japan remains a popular destination among Chinese travelers, according to an industry source. "Travel agencies can't survive (as a business) if they don't offer (Japan tours)," the source said. The Chinese government had urged citizens to refrain from traveling to Japan following remarks last November by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Japan's potential involvement in a Taiwan contingency. The government had also instructed major domestic travel agencies to scale back Japan-bound visa applications and reduce visitors to 60 percent of usual levels, prompting a wave of group tour cancelations and suspensions. The state-owned China Tourism Group had offered a six-night, seven-day Japan package tour for the summer holidays with departures as early as Aug. 1, as of Friday …

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Chinese Group Tours to Japan Quietly Resume After Months-Long Freeze Chinese tour groups visit Tokyo’s Ginza district. AFP/Yonhap Chinese group tourism to Japan, which had been effectively suspended amid deteriorating relations between the two countries, is showing signs of resuming. Chinese travel agencies that had halted sales of group travel packages to Japan have begun recruiting tourists one after another, signaling a shift in the frozen private exchanges between the two nations. According to Japan’s Nippon TV and Nippon News Network on Wednesday, a travel agency affiliated with China Tourism Group, China’s largest state-owned tourism enterprise, plans to resume selling group tour packages to Japan from the middle of next month. The agency has already begun recruiting group tourists for a six-night, seven-day Japan itinerary targeting the summer vacation season. The package reportedly includes major Japanese tourist destinations such as Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and Nara. Changes are also emerging in the private travel industry. Multiple travel agencies in China began operating Japan group tour packages as early as last month, and the movement to resume group travel to Japan appear…