Good Samaritan youngster leaves struggling traveller on verge of tears with act of kindness and heartfelt note amid bilateral tensions
2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenAlice Yanin ShanghaiPublished: 6:00pm, 11 Mar 2026A Chinese tourist touched many people online by telling how a young Japanese girl not only helped her find a bus she needed but also initially gave her 1,000 yen (US$6).
The woman traveller, from eastern China’s Zhejiang province, posted her story on March 6, using the alias Yuyu, the news outlet 163.com reported.
She was travelling to Okinawa at the beginning of March, and as she did not know much about the transport system in the region, she was checking schedules at a bus station.
A young girl, who appeared to be a primary or middle school student, approached Yuyu and asked which bus she wanted to take.
Yuyu, who does not speak Japanese, replied in English and answered the girl in Japanese using a translation app.
