Dhaka, Nov. 19 -- Japanese tourism and retail shares tumbled after China warned its citizens to avoid the country, in a dispute over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remarks on Taiwan.

A senior Japanese official arrived in Beijing seeking to calm tensions after Takaichi suggested Tokyo could intervene militarily if the self-ruled island were attacked.

China is Japan's largest source of tourists, with nearly 7.5 million visiting in the first nine months of 2025. Attracted by a weak yen, Chinese visitors spent more than $1 billion a month in the third quarter, representing almost 30pc of all tourist spending in Japan.

Japan was also the fourth-most popular destination for Chinese tourists last year, helping the country set records for for...