Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki’s Chinese show cancelled as Japan row rumbles on
The event in Guangzhou appears to be the latest victim of the dispute that has already hit concerts and film releases by Japanese artists
“We apologise to the audience who have been looking forward to this event, and sincerely thank you for your understanding and support,” the statement said. “Looking forward to seeing you again in the near future.”
The exhibition at Canton Tower Theatre was scheduled to open on Christmas Day and run until October.
Fans who had already made arrangements to travel to the event took to social media to express their disappointment.
One woman who had booked plane tickets from Beijing to travel to the exhibition wrote online: “My children are big fans of Hayao Miyazaki. We arranged our itinerary to Guangdong once we noticed the news of this exhibition.”
