Tokyo, Nov 17, 2025 (AFP) - Japan-China spat over Taiwan comments sinks tourism stocks

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2025-11-17

Japanese tourism and retail shares dived on Monday after China warned its citizens to avoid the tourist hotspot in a spat over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's comments on Taiwan. A senior Japanese official meanwhile arrived in China seeking to defuse the row sparked by Takaichi's suggestion that Tokyo could intervene militarily in any attack on the self-ruled island. Asia's two top economies are closely entwined, with China the biggest source of......

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