On November 24, according to third-party travel data platform Flight Master, as of 10:00 a.m., all flights on 12 China–Japan routes had been canceled, affecting destinations such as Nagoya, Fukuoka, Sapporo and Osaka.
Monitoring data shows that the cancellation rate for planned flights to Japan will reach 21.6% on November 27, the highest level in the past month. Among the top 20 China–Japan routes by scheduled capacity, those with the highest cancellation rates include:
* Tianjin Binhai–Kansai International (65.0%),
* Nanjing Lukou–Kansai International (59.4%),
* Guangzhou Baiyun–Kansai International (31.3%),
* Shanghai Pudong–Kansai International (30.1%),
* Wuxi Shuofang–Kansai International (28.6%).
The same monitoring data indicates that the weekly number of flights from mainland China to Japan currently stands at 1,224.
According to the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO), Japan received 31.651 million foreign visitors in the first three quarters of 2025. Mainland China contributed 7.4872 million, a 42.7% year-on-year increase, making China — surpassing South Korea — Japan’s largest source of inbound tourists.
In addition, recent data from travel platform Qunar shows that the ranking of popular outbound destinations has shifted. Based on international air ticket bookings, South Korea became the No. 1 outbound destination (between November 15–16). Flights to Thailand, Hong Kong (China), Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, and Indonesia also rank among the top destinations.
