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TOURISM

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 1, 2015
Still reeling from museum massacre, beach carnage looks to doom Tunisia tourism
Tunisian shopkeeper Aghmi Bubaker doesn't need to be told that he is experiencing the worst threat yet to his 40-year career in tourism — the bullet hole in his battered green Mercedes Benz is a daily reminder.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 19, 2015
Volunteer guides kick off project to help tourists in Tokyo
There's help at last for those lost-looking foreigners wandering around Tokyo's most popular tourism destinations.
EDITORIALS
Jun 18, 2015
Inbound tourism boom
The goal of having 20 million people visit Japan annually by 2020 appears to be within reach thanks to a tourism boom.
JAPAN
Jun 18, 2015
Japan set to ease visa rules for foreign ski instructors amid tourism surge
The central government may relax visa requirements for foreign ski instructors by next March, due to a surge in demand as more vacationers visit the country.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 18, 2015
Tourism body to poll spas on no-tattoo policy amid influx of foreign visitors with body art
The Japan Tourism Agency has begun surveying hot springs nationwide on their no-tattoo policies, as Japan sees more foreign visitors sporting body art.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jun 15, 2015
Nagoya struggling to woo foreign cruise liners
Nagoya is facing stiff competition when it comes to wooing cruise liners.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 14, 2015
China to drop entry permit requirement for Taiwan residents
China plans to drop the entry permit requirement for Taiwan residents visiting the mainland, the official Xinhua News Agency cited a senior Chinese politician as saying on Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 12, 2015
Terrorists apparently targeting Egypt's tourist sites, economy
After a violent campaign directed at security forces, Egyptian militants appear to be zooming in on President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's most vulnerable point: the economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 10, 2015
Japan's budget king turns to robots to revive bubble-era theme park
Light shows and pirate rides helped Hideo Sawada pull a bankrupt theme park in Kyushu back to profitability.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 8, 2015
Nissan brings new spacious cabs to Tokyo to serve foreign tourists
Nissan Motor Co.'s new wagon-type cabs made their debut in Tokyo on Monday with the aim of giving a more comfortable ride to luggage-toting foreigners and aging Japanese alike.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jun 8, 2015
Toyota museum breaking records as tourists flock to Nagoya
A museum dedicated to the history of Toyota Motor Corp. is attracting so many foreign visitors that attendance has set a new all-time high.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jun 7, 2015
Once obscure Chinese town rallies after ship disaster
Since being thrust onto the world stage, residents of a once obscure part of China have rallied round to help those affected by the sinking of a cruise ship, an outpouring of kindness in a country more used to worrying about a decline in public morals.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 6, 2015
Budget hotels thinking outside the capsule
With Japan's tourist numbers and hotel prices on the rise thanks to a weaker yen, developers are getting creative with a new niche line of stylish but cheap accommodations in bunks, cabins and pods of all shapes and sizes.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 5, 2015
Relatives in China ship disaster say they were beaten by police
Relatives of passengers missing in the sinking of the Eastern Star cruise ship on the Yangtze River have accused Chinese police of beating them when they sought more information about the disaster.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2015
METI considers 'kimono day' to revive industry, cash in on tourism
Sometime next year, expect to see colorful kimono-clad commuters winding their way through the morning rush hour in Tokyo's Kasumigaseki Station, the main hub for government workers.

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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?