1. Chinese cruise ship, Adora Mediterranea, cancels its stop in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, due to political tensions over comments made by Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae regarding a possible Taiwan emergency.
2. The ship, with around 1,500 passengers, was scheduled to dock at Hirara Port on Thursday but left without any passengers disembarking after receiving a cancellation notice on Tuesday.
3. This is considered unusual as it's rare for a cruise ship to cancel a stop or change its schedule at such short notice according to Japanese port officials. The ship operator cited passenger and crew safety and adherence to government policies as reasons for the change.