Group 1 - Major Chinese airlines including Air China, China Eastern Airlines, and China Southern Airlines announced a policy allowing free cancellations and changes for flights to and from Japan booked before January 26, with travel dates from March 29, 2026, to October 24, 2026 [1] - This policy indicates a contraction in the Japanese travel market for the year, with significant losses of Chinese tourists expected during major holidays such as Spring Festival, Qingming, May Day, summer vacation, Mid-Autumn Festival, and National Day [1] - Data shows that in 2025, the number of Chinese tourists to Japan reached 9.09 million, a 30% increase from 6.98 million in 2024, but there was a notable decline in tourist numbers in the last two months of 2025 [1] Group 2 - Since November 15 of the previous year, Chinese airlines have canceled a significant number of flights to Japan, with a cancellation rate of 47.2% for January 2026 flights compared to December 2025, an increase of 7.8 percentage points [1] - As of January 26, 2026, a total of 49 routes to Japan have had all flights canceled for February [1] - In December 2025, the number of Chinese citizens traveling to Japan was 348,700, a decrease of approximately 40% year-on-year and a 35% month-on-month decline from November 2025 [2]