Diplomatic storms often begin with a few carefully chosen words, yet they can quickly escalate into actions that affect millions of ordinary citizens. The latest tension between China and Japan illustrates this perfectly,

Shiina Ito has had fewer Chinese customers at her Tokyo jewellery shop since Beijing issued a travel warning in the wake of a diplomatic spat, but she said she was not concerned. But travel agency manager Wu said that the spat would not stop holidaymakers dreaming of Tokyo.

Following Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks suggesting potential intervention in a Taiwan contingency, which prompted economic pressure from China against Japan, Taiwan’s political sphere has shown movements to rally in solidarity with Japan,

Since Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi declared her support for Taiwan, tensions between the two powers have escalated. Beijing wants to pressure Tokyo into reversing its position while deterring other countries from expressing support for Taiwan.

The cancellations amount to roughly 32 per cent of Chinese airlines' total bookings to Japan, said a veteran aviation analyst.

Japanese tourism and travel-related stocks slumped Monday after Beijing warned its citizens against traveling to and studying in Japan amid a deepening diplomatic spat between the nations.

As China warns its citizens to avoid visiting Japan, ostensibly for safety reasons, amid the latest diplomatic spat between the two c

The U.S. issued a travel warning for Japan as the country deals with an increase in bear attacks, particularly in a historic village frequented by tourists. NBC News' Marquise Francis reports on how Japanese officials are turning to bells and drones to act as bear deterrents.