Nikkei Asia, a major Japanese financial newspaper, expressed concern on Saturday over the growing cancellations of Japan-bound flights from China in December, amid a travel warning by the Chinese central government in response to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent erroneous remarks regarding Taiwan. In its report, Nikkei Asia said 904 of the 5,548 flights originally scheduled to travel from China to Japan next month had been scrapped as of Thursday morning, accounting for 16 percent of the total. The suspended routes totaled 72, affecting 156,000 seats, it reported. In a related development, Adora Cruises, a major Chinese cruise operator, on Friday announced route changes for the first quarter of 2026. The company said two of its cruise ships, Adora Magic City and Adora Mediterranea, had temporarily canceled Japan-bound routes and will focus on popular destinations in the Republic of Korea and Southeast Asian countries. According to data released by the Japan National Tourism Organization, approximately 8.2 million Chinese tourists visited Japan in the first 10 months of 2025, making them a crucial source for the country's tourism industry and related sectors. Nikkei Asia warned that the Japanese tourism industry could sustain major losses going forward, if relations between the two countries continue to sour. SHOTLIST: FILE: China - Date Unknown 1. Various of planes taxiing at airports, taking off; FILE: Tokyo, Japan - March 13, 2021 2. Various of planes of Japan Airlines on tarmac; FILE: Tokyo, Japan - Dec 26, 2024 3. Various of planes on tarmac, runway; FILE: Tokyo, Japan - Date Unknown 4. Various of cityscape; FILE: Qingdao City, Shandong Province, east China - April 6, 2025 5. Various of cruise ship Adora Magic City sailing. [Restrictions: No access Chinese mainland]