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TOURISM

Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 11, 2020
Tokyo to be included in Go To Travel campaign from October
The campaign kicked off in late July without the capital, despite criticism that subsidizing travel during a pandemic would help spread the virus throughout the country.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 10, 2020
Tokyo to ease voluntary measures on dining and travel as infections slow
Separately, the central government is reportedly weighing a plan to raise attendance limits at music and sporting events to 20,000 spectators.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 10, 2020
Tokyo now open to world's biggest cruise ships with new terminal
The new sea terminal, located in the capital's Daiba waterfront area, is expected to become a new gateway for international travelers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 9, 2020
JR East begins testing ticket gates accessible by QR codes
The firm aims to improve the experience of people without IC cards and those with accessibility needs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 8, 2020
ANA to resume flights to Hawaii in October for first time in six months
The carrier has decided to operate two round trips in the month between Narita and Honolulu, mainly targeting people who wish to travel for business or to study abroad.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 8, 2020
New coronavirus cases knock hopes of reviving Southeast Asia's holiday hot spots
A spike in coronavirus infections in Indonesia's holiday island of Bali and Thailand's first locally transmitted case in 100 days have dealt further blows to Southeast Asian hopes of reviving vital tourism industries.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2020
With borders closed, airlines invent wild ways to stay afloat
From fresh vegetables to peanuts and pajamas, they're selling almost anything to make it through the pandemic.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2020
Kinkakuji golden pavilion roof undergoes renovation amid pandemic
The famed temple in Kyoto on Tuesday began a three-month renovation amid the coronavirus pandemic, which has drastically reduced the number of visitors.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 26, 2020
Japan raises travel advisory for 13 countries mainly in Africa
The Foreign Ministry said the move brings the number of countries and regions under the Level 3 advisory for infectious diseases to 159.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 26, 2020
COVID-19 brings three-decade economic boom to a sudden halt in Vietnam
For the past three decades, Vietnam has known only good — or great — economic news. The nation's consistent growth as an exporter pushed many into the middle class.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 24, 2020
Hong Kong in travel bubble talks with Japan and Thailand
Hong Kong has restarted discussions with Japan and a handful of other countries over setting up travel bubbles, commerce chief Edward Yau said Monday, given a mutually recognized coronavirus testing mechanism is established.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 24, 2020
Over 2 million used Japan's Go To Travel subsidy campaign in first month
'There are 9 million people working in the tourism (industry) and we can say that (the industry) is dying,' the government's top spokesman told a news conference.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 23, 2020
Asia's biggest online travel agency says Japan-China tourism primed for rebound
If Japan and China can reach an agreement on reciprocal travel, the chairman of Asia's biggest online travel agency sees outbound travel spiking from pent-up demand.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 22, 2020
Top Japan spokesman defends troubled Go To Travel program as failure claims grow
The comment came after Iwate Gov. Takuya Tasso branded the government's u00a51.35 trillion Go To Travel campaign a “failure.”
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 21, 2020
August ticket data show Europe's travel recovery stalling
In July, ticket numbers for cross-border air travel stood at 28 percent of 2019's levels, but volumes fell to 18 percent by the first week of August.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 20, 2020
Virus forces tourism rethink in Bangkok, the world's most visited city
A record 39.8 million foreign visitors visited Thailand last year, accounting for 11 percent of gross domestic product. This year, a maximum of 8 million are predicted.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 20, 2020
Airbnb files confidentially for IPO as travel begins to rebound
The company began seeing signs of recovery in June, with bookings down only 30 percent.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 19, 2020
SoftBank to dispatch executives to help stricken Oyo
Cuts in Japan by the online hotel operator come as it adapts to a much smaller tourism industry in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 18, 2020
Japanese honeymooners, stuck in Cape Verde due to coronavirus, join Olympic team
The pair have impressed the local population and have earned a place supporting the island nation's team.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Aug 15, 2020
Indonesia to close doors to tourists until vaccine found
Indonesia will keep its doors closed to tourists until a coronavirus vaccine is found and immunity can be provided, a government official said Saturday as the country continued to conduct clinical testing for a vaccine.
Ryuju Nagayama falls in controversial ruling in Paris, later earns bronze
Ryuju Nagayama reacts after his quarterfinal bout against Spain's Francisco Garrigos at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.
Dominant Natsumi Tsunoda delivers Japan's first gold medal at Paris Olympics
Gold medalist Natsumi Tsunoda celebrates on the podium after she won the women's under 48-kg division at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
When did summer in Japan stop being fun?
Summer in Japan is now consistently brutal enough to drive you indoors and keep you there until autumn.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.

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