In response to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent erroneous remarks about Taiwan, Japanese economist Hidetoshi Tashiro said that China is Japan's biggest trading partner, and that Chinese tourists are an important part of Japan's overseas tourists. Takaichi's erroneous remarks are enough to plunge the Japanese tourism, restaurant, retail, and even education industries into an “existential crisis.” “If this were to happen, it would be the Japanese Prime Minister himself who caused all this, and this would be the greatest tragedy for Japan.”

In response to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent erroneous remarks about Taiwan, Japanese economist Hidetoshi Tashiro said that China is Japan's biggest trading partner, and that Chinese tourists are an important part of Japan's overseas tourists. Takaichi's erroneous remarks are enough to plunge the Japanese tourism, restaurant, retail, and even education industries into an “existential crisis.” “If this were to happen, it would be the Japanese Prime Minister himself who caused all this, and this would be the greatest tragedy for Japan.”