Japanese airlines flights from China almost fully booked for holiday

Japanese airlines’ flights from China to Japan are almost fully booked during an eight-day holiday that began Friday, the airlines said, despite Chinese media reports last month that Japan-bound trips had been canceled following the release of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea.

Japan tops the list of popular overseas destinations for Chinese travelers during the vacation period, which combines the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays, data analysis made by Chinese internet search giant Baidu Inc. and other companies also showed.

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