Tokyo: Tourist groups from China, South Korea and Taiwan, the three biggest sources of visitors to Japan, have scrapped trips to the quake-devastated Kyushu region and travel agencies are anticipating further cancellations.
The blow to tourism coincided with Japan’s peak spring travel season, with carriers including South Korea’s Asiana Airlines Inc, Hong Kong Airlines Ltd and China Airlines Ltd cancelling flights to Kumamoto after the southern prefecture was struck by a series of earthquakes since Thursday.
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