Japan quakes damage castle, unnerve tourists; death toll rises to 44
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TOURIST groups from China, South Korea, and Taiwan, the three biggest sources of visitors to Japan, have scrapped trips to the quake-devastated Kyushu region and travel agencies are anticipating further cancellations. The blow to tourism coincided with Japan's peak spring travel season, with carriers including Korea's Asiana Airlines Inc, Hong Kong Airlines Ltd and China Airlines Ltd cancelling flights to Kumamoto after the southern prefecture was struck by a series of earthquakes since Thursday.
The death toll had risen to 44 with more than a thousand people injured as of Tuesday morning, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency.
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