Tokyo Protests After CCP Tells Citizens to Reconsider Studying, Traveling in Japan

China’s state media signaled economic retaliation as it dials up pressures on Japanese prime minister to retract her comments related to Taiwan. Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara holds a press conference at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo on Nov. 17, 2025. STR/JIJI Press/AFP via Getty Images11/17/2025|Updated: 11/17/2025The Japanese government has voiced objections to the Chinese regime’s warnings against visiting and studying in Japan, while sending a senior diplomat to Beijing for talks with Chinese officials amid tensions between the two Asian neighbors.Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said at a press conference on Nov. 17 that Beijing’s announcements could hinder people-to-people exchange between Japan and China.Dorothy Li is a reporter for The Epoch Times. Contact Dorothy at [email protected].Author’s Selected Articles