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Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2016
JTB, Panasonic, Yamato eye paperless luggage transport service for tourists
JTB Corp., Panasonic Corp. and Yamato Holdings Co. said Wednesday they are joining forces on a cloud-based service that will give tourists the option of exploring Japan without carrying their luggage around.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 16, 2016
JTB hack underscores need for revamp of cybersecurity in Japan
A massive data breach at Japan's largest travel agency has underscored the risks companies face when they keep sensitive data on networks connected to the internet, experts say. Some warn government systems are especially vulnerable to state-sponsored attack, including by China and North Korea.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 15, 2016
Japan travel agency ordered to probe data hack affecting 7.93 million people
The Japan Tourism Agency on Wednesday ordered JTB Corp. to file a report and take preventive measures by June 24 after the major travel agency said it fears personal information on 7.93 million people has been leaked through unauthorized access to its server.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 10, 2015
Aomori, not Kyoto, is Japan's top festival destination: online survey
Kyoto Prefecture may be one of the top tourist destinations in the world, but when it comes to festival destinations, Aomori is the most popular, according to the results of an online survey conducted in Japanese by a domestic travel agency.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 23, 2015
Foreign visitors top 1.5 million to break March record
Tourist arrivals to Japan topped 1.5 million to break a March record this year as Chinese travelers flocked to the country for cherry blossom season, new figures show.
JAPAN
Jan 14, 2014
Tour firms say sales of tickets for Sochi brisk
Contrary to concerns that Japanese tourists might be put off by high-priced tours to Sochi, Russia, site of the 2014 Winter Olympics, tour operators say sales have been brisk.
JAPAN
Dec 6, 2013
Travelers over Christmas, New Year's holidays set to hit record levels
The number of Japanese travelers is expected to reach a record 30.53 million this holiday season, up 2 percent from a year earlier, according to major travel agency JTB Corp.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 2, 2013
U.S. paralysis leaves travel agencies scrambling
The U.S. government shutdown that started at midnight Monday has impacted the global travel industry, with tourist agencies in Japan scrambling to avoid severe losses.
BUSINESS
Jul 4, 2013
Number of domestic travelers to hit record high this summer: JTB
The number of domestic travelers during the summer holiday period from July 15 to Aug. 31 is expected to reach a record 76.24 million, up 2.2 percent from last year, according to the Tokyo-based travel agency JTB Corp.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Nov 23, 2008
Japan looks beyond tourism's 'Golden Route'
In 2001, soon after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the U.S., a friend working at a Tokyo travel agency griped about how terrorism affected his business, saying that tourism, after all, is a "peace industry."

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