Japan and China are expected to agree as soon as this month on resuming travel between the two countries by both short- and long-term businesspeople, Japanese government sources said Tuesday.

The nations are looking to revive their pandemic-hit economies, the world's second and third largest, through the restart of two-way business travel.

Some 9.59 million people visited Japan from China in 2019, including around 370,000 for business, both the largest numbers among all countries and regions, according to the Japan National Tourism Organization.