The Japanese news service Jiji on February 27 said that in the annual survey, conducted by
Japan Press Research Institute in six countries in November-December 2021, 26.3% of people
in China said that they feel close to Japan, down by 13.4 percentage points from the previous
survey. The drop was largest on record. As reasons, personnel in charge of the research in
China cited Japanese politicians’ remarks about Taiwan, which China regards as a renegade
province, and a decrease in the amount of favourable information on Japan in line with
suspension of tourism due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to officials of the institute.
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