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Japanese Artists' Shanghai Performances Canceled Amid Diplomatic Tensions

12/1/2025

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Maki Otsuki, a Japanese singer, halted her Shanghai performance on November 30, 2025, amid a Tokyo-Beijing diplomatic dispute at Bandai Namco Festival 2025, with her management citing "unavoidable circumstances".
The Bandai Namco Festival 2025 was canceled, reflecting tensions after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's comments about military intervention in Taiwan.
Other Japanese artists, including Ayumi Hamasaki and Momoiro Clover Z, also had performances canceled in China amid strained relations.

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Maki Otsuki, a Japanese singer, halted her Shanghai performance on November 30, 2025, amid a Tokyo-Beijing diplomatic dispute at Bandai Namco Festival 2025, with her management citing "unavoidable circumstances".
The Bandai Namco Festival 2025 was canceled, reflecting tensions after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's comments about military intervention in Taiwan.
Other Japanese artists, including Ayumi Hamasaki and Momoiro Clover Z, also had performances canceled in China amid strained relations.