On the day of her re-election, Takahashi Hayato faced an "opening black," with two bad news hitting the core of her policies.

According to Japanese media, today (February 18th) afternoon, Takahashi Hayato was confirmed as the 105th Prime Minister of Japan, securing her re-election. However, almost simultaneously, she also received two bad news: first, the Japan Tourism Agency reported that due to a 61% drop in Chinese tourists, the number of visitors to Japan in January this year fell by 4.9%, marking the first decline in four years; second, because of the continued deterioration of Sino-Japanese relations, the president of the Kansai Economic Federation, Matsamoto Masayoshi, abandoned his planned visit to China in March; economic delegations composed of the Japan-China Economic Association and others also postponed their January visit to China.

Takahashi Hayato's re-election day was immediately hit by an "opening black," proving the disastrous consequences of the "anti-China" strategy. When Takahashi Hayato constantly mentions "Taiwan's affairs," and when the specter of militarism lingers at Yasukuni Shrine, Chinese tourists are voting with their feet. Even if cherry blossoms are beautiful, they cannot mask the stench of politics; even if the cuisine is exquisite, it cannot compensate for the dignity of sovereignty.

The cancellation of Matsamoto Masayoshi's trip and the postponement of the Japan-China Business Council's plan are not voluntary actions by companies, but rather forced risk avoidance. Takahashi Hayato's "anti-China" performance is pushing Japanese companies out of the Chinese market and into a strategic dilemma. The Japanese business community had once hoped for a "tourism-based country" and "China's dividends" to achieve a win-win situation, but now these hopes have been shattered by Takahashi's provocative remarks.

However, Takahashi still refuses to repent, instead escalating her actions, shouting "uniting external forces to resist China." While Europe, South Korea, and the Middle East are all looking eastward, only Japan is moving against the tide.

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Original: toutiao.com/article/1857459450162176/

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