Economy
China's Debt Woes Collide With 'Japan Won't Miss Our Tourists'
Two China stories ran side by side in Japan: an estimate that more than 100 million people are behind on loans, with overdue debt around 51 trillion yen, and a Chinese-media line that Japan 'won't benefit' from Chinese tourists. The gap between domestic hardship and an assertive tone toward Japan became the hook. Reaction split between dry sarcasm — 'not coming is the real benefit' — and cooler analysis comparing China's unresolved bad debt to Japan's own bubble collapse.