Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed on Monday as investors assessed rising friction between Japan and China after Beijing warned its citizens about travel and study plans in Japan.

Japan's benchmark slid 0.63% while the Topix lost 0.44% as tourism-exposed stocks slumped.

Beauty and cosmetics firm Shiseido , which relies heavily on Chinese spending , plunged 11%. Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings , the parent company of the Mitsukoshi and Isetan department-store chains, lost over 10%. Oriental Land , operator of Tokyo Disney Resort, declined 4.74%. Shares of airline operator ANA Holdings fell 3.48%.

Japan's economy also contracted by a smaller-than-expected 0.4% in the quarter ended September, compared to the previous one.

South Korea's Kospi jump

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