‘A little scary’: Japanese hopeful yet wary about return of Chinese travellers

Shopkeepers in the Japanese capital Tokyo are eagerly awaiting the return of Chinese tourists after China reopened its borders for international travel on January 8, 2023. But amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and a spike in cases in China, Japan and other countries have imposed curbs on Chinese travellers. Beijing has retaliated with its own restrictions, including a move on January 10 to suspend short-term visas for Japanese travellers.