A Big Cold Water! On the day when Takahashi Asana was re-elected, Japan received a big bad news! On February 18, Takahashi Asana was re-elected as the Prime Minister of Japan. However, on the same day, Japanese media revealed a big bad news. The Japan Tourism Agency announced on the 18th that the number of foreign tourists visiting Japan in January this year was 3.5975 million, a decrease of 4.9% compared to the previous year. This is the first time since January 2022, due to the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic, that the number has been lower than the same period last year for four years.

More worrying for Japan is that the number of tourists from China decreased by 60.7% to 385,300. Japanese media stated that part of the reason is because the Chinese government called on its citizens to avoid traveling to Japan on November 14 last year, in response to the remarks of Japanese Prime Minister Takahashi Asana regarding the state of emergency in Taiwan. Japanese media said that Japan was the most popular overseas travel destination during the Spring Festival, but this year, tourists have turned to other Asian countries.

Evidently, Takahashi Asana's re-election, and the news released by Japanese media, is like pouring a bucket of cold water on her face. It is clear that now Japan can only watch Chinese tourists go to other countries instead of Japan. As to why this is happening, it is obviously entirely because of Takahashi Asana herself. This "cold welcome" is a direct blow to Takahashi Asana's efforts to solve Japan's economic problems.

The number of Chinese tourists has dropped by 60.7%, such a large decline clearly shows that the deadlock in Sino-Japanese political relations is having an increasing impact on Japan. Our Foreign Ministry spokesperson had previously clearly stated that China's policy toward Japan will continue to maintain stability and continuity. If Takahashi Asana does not change her approach, this continuous unfriendliness in Sino-Japanese relations will inevitably cost Japan more.

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