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TOURISM

Japan Times
JAPAN
May 29, 2023
Bucking the trend: Nara's famed deer bowed less frequently during pandemic
The wild deer living in and around the park in Nara Prefecture, which total about 1,200 and are protected as a natural treasure, are famous for bowing to tourists for 'deer crackers.'
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / Longform
May 22, 2023
Luxury hotels are on the rise as Japan woos the wealthy
From plush city hotels to beach resorts, establishments costing over ¥100,000 a night are becoming a common sight.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 17, 2023
Japan visitors surge to nearly 2 million in April after China eases travel curbs
Despite the rise, arrivals are still down 33% from April 2019, before pandemic travel curbs were adopted the next year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 16, 2023
Struggling hot spring resorts get boost from Chinese investors
Many Chinese buyers of inns and hotels are willing to pay twice the market price to take them over, according to sellers and industry sources.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 15, 2023
Japan steps up measures to prevent illegal resale of duty-free goods
The government has started levying the consumption tax on businesses that purchased the products and illegally resold them, as well as the foreign nationals involved.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
May 13, 2023
The fur is flying — for top dollar on private airlines
Flying with a pet? It'll cost an arm and a paw to avoid the cargo hold.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 12, 2023
Hong Kong’s Gaw eyes more property deals in Japan on TSMC push
Gaw, which already manages $3.8 billion of property assets in Japan, has just begun its search in Kyushu.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 10, 2023
Hong Kong wants more tourists, but mostly ‘good quality’ ones, please
The return to Hong Kong of budget tour groups from mainland China is sparking frustrations, and a dose of snobbery, in a city starved for business.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 8, 2023
Japan to push experience-based programs for foreign tourists
In March, the Japan Tourism Agency selected 139 experience-based programs as the first batch out of some 1,000 applications made by municipalities and others.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
May 5, 2023
Fewer luxury shoppers but bigger spenders as Chinese return to Europe
Those trickling back to Europe are mostly business travelers and wealthier people who have the means to travel 'a bit differently.'
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
May 5, 2023
Japan Times 1923: Many tourists ignore Japan passport rule
Stories about tourists and immigrants abound in editions of The Japan Times from 1923, 1973 and 1998.

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