The cancellation of all Chinese tourist orders in December has put a sudden increase in operational pressure on the company, "said the person in charge of a travel charter company in Nagoya, Japan, who recently sighed helplessly, becoming a microcosm of the current" cold wave "in Japan's tourism industry. Recently, Japanese Prime Minister Hayao Takashi publicly made erroneous remarks related to Taiwan, grossly interfering in China's internal affairs, seriously violating the One China principle, the spirit of the four political documents between China and Japan, and the basic norms of international relations. This has led to a cooling down of people to people exchanges and quickly affected Japan's tourism industry.

　　According to data from multiple airlines and travel agencies, the number of inquiries and bookings for Chinese travel to Japan has significantly declined recently. As of November 20th, more than 540000 flight tickets have been cancelled. Multiple tour groups have cancelled their bookings, and some China Japan routes have also reduced their capacity simultaneously. This change has sparked widespread attention and concern in the Japanese industry.

　　In recent years, the competitiveness of Japan's export products has declined, and the tourism industry has become its second largest source of foreign exchange after automobile exports, with Chinese tourists being the core source and main consumer of Japan's tourism industry. According to the statistics of the Tourism Administration of the Japanese Government, from January to September this year, the number of tourists from Chinese Mainland to Japan ranked first among all countries and regions, and the total consumption accounted for about a quarter of the total consumption of tourists to Japan. Nomura Research Institute in Japan estimates that the significant decrease in Chinese tourists to Japan will directly lower Japan's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 0.36%, resulting in an economic loss of approximately 2.2 trillion yen.

　　At the same time, the tourism industry has strong interdependence, and its fluctuations have a wide range and long chain of impact on the economy, bringing greater uncertainty to the Japanese economy. At present, the impact has spread from front-end industries such as hotels and airlines to multiple links such as food supply, ground services, duty-free retail, and cultural experiences. Against the backdrop of persistent inflation and weak domestic demand in Japan, many small and medium-sized enterprises are already under pressure to operate, and now they have to pay the "economic bill" for the wrong words and actions of Japanese politicians, making their situation even worse.

　　The fluctuations in important source markets may also dampen the confidence in the long-term development of Japan's tourism industry. In the Japanese stock market, stocks such as tourism, retail, and aviation were once under pressure and fell. Some Japanese companies in related industries have stated that they will consider reducing recruitment and delaying investment expansion due to uncertain prospects. If the key customer source market remains unstable in the future, it may suppress the industry's long-term investment willingness and further increase the downward pressure on the Japanese economy.