January 27, 2020

At this time of year, Japan's streets are normally teeming with Chinese tourists, an economic mainstay of hotels, department stores and other businesses that rely on tourism.

But not this Lunar New Year.

China's ban on overseas group tours by its citizens to help contain the coronavirus that apparently originated in the central city of Wuhan is expected to have a huge impact on the Japanese economy.

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http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ202001270048.html