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TOURISM

JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 12, 2018
Canadian gets second Japanese arrest warrant in alleged minpaku drug-smuggling cases
A fresh arrest warrant has been served to a Canadian man for allegedly smuggling stimulants into Japan by sending them to a minpaku (private lodging service) facility in Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 10, 2018
In the countryside, success starts with coffee: Niseko pioneer
The thriving Hokkaido ski resort of Niseko is considered an anomaly among the many rural communities in Japan facing a slow demise from the shrinking and graying population.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 9, 2018
JR East to launch sightseeing train from Tokyo to Izu in 2020
East Japan Railway Co. said it will launch a luxurious sightseeing train between Tokyo and the Izu resort area in the spring of 2020, shortly before the capital hosts the Summer Olympic Games.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 8, 2018
Heatstroke campaign looks to raise awareness among foreign tourists and residents
Every year the Japan Weather Association stages a public campaign aimed at reducing heatstroke victims during the hot, humid summer.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 7, 2018
One year on, Legoland Japan faces uphill battle to increase visitors
Legoland Japan is redoubling efforts to increase its visitor numbers, but just one year since its opening the theme park is facing an uphill battle.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
May 5, 2018
Japan is struggling to deal with the foreign tourism boom
With the population shrinking and the government leery of allowing more immigrants into the country, foreign tourism has become an effective economic stimulus. In fact, its success has exceeded anyone’s wildest dreams. More than 28 million tourists from abroad visited Japan last year, and it seems...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 24, 2018
Luxury Bulgari hotel to open in Tokyo
Real estate firm Mitsui Fudoson Co. said it has signed an agreement with Bulgari Hotels & Resorts to open Japan's first Bulgari hotel near JR Tokyo Station by the end of 2022.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Apr 23, 2018
Tourists, take note: As drones multiply in Japan, so do rules governing where they can be flown
Make a trip to any major electronics store today and you're bound to find a section selling drones. Once little more than toys for enthusiasts, today's commercially available drones come in all shapes and sizes and are used for all sorts of purposes, with prices ranging from thousands to hundreds of...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 23, 2018
Japan to screen departing foreign flyers with facial recognition tech to shorten arrival process
Automated gates equipped with the technology will screen departing foreign nationals at major airports from fiscal 2019 in a bid to speed up the immigration process.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 23, 2018
In Japan, new rules may leave short-term lodging industry out in the cold
Japan's new law on short-term lodging services was meant to ease a shortage of hotel rooms, bring order to an unregulated market, and offer more options for foreign visitors ahead of next year's Rugby World Cup and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 20, 2018
Imperial Palace to offer guided tours in English from May
The Imperial Household Agency will start offering guided tours of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in English from May 1 in response to the ongoing growth in tourism.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 19, 2018
Okinawa measles outbreak threatens tourism ahead of Golden Week
A measles outbreak in Okinawa is causing concerns about tourism ahead of the Golden Week holidays, with 65 infections registered over a one-month period that ended Thursday, the Okinawa Prefectural Government said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 18, 2018
Orix starts new free information services in various languages for inbound tourists
Orix Corp. officially announced the launch Wednesday of its new free information service for foreign tourists that enables the accessing of local information websites translated into other languages through the scanning of specially designated placards using smartphones.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 18, 2018
Foreign visitors to Japan up 19.9 percent, reach almost 30 million in fiscal 2017
The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan in the fiscal year through March 2018 jumped 19.9 percent from a year before to 29.77 million, the Japan Tourism Agency said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 16, 2018
Tohoku hotels tally 1 million overnight stays by foreign tourists for first time
The total number of nights spent by foreign guests in the disaster-hit northeast surpassed the 1 million mark in 2017 for the first time on the back of a continued increase in inbound tourism, according to a recent government survey.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 16, 2018
'Great Valley of Snow' route with 17-meter-high walls opens for season in Toyama
A sightseeing route running through the Tateyama mountain range in the Northern Alps opened Monday, offering views at one point of snow walls as high as 17 meters on each side of the road.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Beyond Omotenashi
Apr 15, 2018
Visitors to Okinawa invited to be citizen scientists as tourism takes its toll on coral
Divers equipped with a simple color chart and an app can help keep an eye on the island prefecture's delicate coral ecosystem.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Apr 13, 2018
Okinawa angling to become cruise liner hub, not just waypoint
Okinawa has unveiled a road map to develop the southern island prefecture into a major hub for international cruise ships in East Asia.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 12, 2018
India pitching Buddhist tourism to woo more Japanese
India is heavily promoting Buddhist tourism in a bid to attract more tourists from countries with sizable Buddhist populations, including Japan, as part of a strategy to boost foreign tourist arrivals.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 11, 2018
Industry ministry report urges Japan to shed custom of cash dependence
A report said more cashless payments could help ease the country's labor shortage and benefit foreign tourists.
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Traditional folk rituals like Mizudome-no-mai (dance to stop the rain) provide a sense of agency to a population that feels largely powerless in the face of the climate crisis.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals
By Alex K.T. Martin

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