산케이 신문...韓항공사 노선 감축에 日 지방 관광업에 영향<br /><br />Japan's Sankei Shimbun reported on Wednesday that the decision by Korean carriers including Korean Air to cut flights to Japan could hurt provincial tourism in Japan.<br />The newspaper attributed the decision to suspend some routes to Japan to lower demand due to the strained relationship between Seoul and Tokyo.<br />It said tour businesses in provincial areas would inevitably be affected by the change as more than 60 routes to Japan from South Korea will see reductions.<br />The Japan Tourism Agency said on Wednesday that about 560-thousand South Koreans visited Japan in July, down 7-point-6 percent on year.<br />
