Osaka Tourism Endures Heavy Hit as China-Japan Tension Simmers

Denryu Lin, who runs about 80 vacation rentals in central Osaka, is watching his business evaporate since late November as tensions between Tokyo and Beijing escalate.

Over 600 bookings — more than 1,000 Chinese guests — have been canceled through year-end, he said. “Everyone I know in real estate and the travel industry is struggling,” he added, underscoring a sense of sector-wide stress that could tip into a broader crunch if the pullback persists.