There aren’t any signs that the release of treated wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant will dissuade Chinese tourists from visiting Japan, despite a backlash in Asia’s biggest economy, the chief executive officer of Japan’s largest airline said.

Although he’s keeping a close eye on travelers’ movements, Koji Shibata of ANA Holdings Inc. said in an interview that “there is no significant impact” thus far. The number of inbound visitors from China was about 300,000 in July, he said, compared with 30,000 in January.

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