Chinese tourist numbers to Japan have plummeted amid diplomatic frictions, security warnings, large-scale flight cancellations, and growing concerns over natural disasters and disease outbreaks, experts said on Tuesday. 專家週二表示，受外交摩擦、安全警告、大規模航班取消以及對自然災害和疾病暴發的擔憂加劇影響，赴日中國遊客數量急劇下降。 Chinese carriers have canceled nearly half of all flights from the Chinese mainland to Japan this month. The downturn began in November, when remarks by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi involving Taiwan triggered public backlash, according to Yang Jinsong, a researcher at the China Tourism Academy. 中國航空公司本月已取消近半數從中國大陸飛往日本的航班。中國旅遊研究院研究員楊勁鬆指出，自去年11月日本首相高市早苗涉及臺灣問題的言論引發公眾強烈反響后，航班量便開始下滑。 Yang said the drop in traveler demand is the result of multiple overlapping factors. "In addition to fluctuations in bilateral relations that have fueled public sentiment, travelers are...