Chinese tourists shun Japan in wake of Taiwan invasion row

Number of high-spending Chinese tourists visiting Japan halved last month after PM said an invasion of Taiwan could spark Japanese military involvementChinese tourism to Japan almost halved in December amid a bitter diplomatic row between Beijing and Tokyo over the security of Taiwan.The number of tourists from mainland China dropped by about 45% from the same month a year earlier to about 330,000, Japans transport ministry said on Tuesday.