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TOURISM

ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jul 15, 2015
China arrests Britons, South Africans for 'terror' videos
Twenty foreign tourists including Britons, South Africans and an Indian national have been arrested in northern China, according to reports by Britain's Foreign Office and a South African charity, on suspicion some had ties to a "terror group."
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 14, 2015
Docomo, Laox announce tie-up aimed at foreign tourists
Aiming to take advantage of booming inbound tourism, NTT Docomo Inc. and Laox Co. said Tuesday they will partner starting in October, in a bid to draw more business from foreign tourists.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 14, 2015
Halal 'good business,' says head of Japan advisory group
Learning more about Islamic customs is just good business for Tomohiro Sakuma.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jul 13, 2015
Nagoya subway line's late-night service extension finds marginal success
In a widely publicized event last July, the Higashiyama subway line in Nagoya extended its operating hours to provide the "latest last train for subways in Japan."
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 11, 2015
Tourists flock to Japan's new UNESCO heritage sites; access is improving
On the first Saturday since Meiji Era industrial sites got World Heritage listing, visitors were out in force. More work is needed to accommodate them.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 11, 2015
New smartphone app aims to guide foreign visitors to safety in disasters
A new smartphone application produced by a Japanese insurance company can help guide people to safety in three foreign languages during natural disasters in Japan, company officials said Saturday.
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
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 10, 2015
Toilet seat makers, diamond sellers among Japan firms fearing China plunge
The plunge in China's stock market and concerns about its economic growth are having effects well beyond the nation's borders — with shares of Japanese companies that benefit from Chinese tourists also declining.
JAPAN
Jul 10, 2015
Japan hopes to host 50% more foreign students by 2020
The government aims to boost the number of foreign students in Japan by 50 percent by 2020 to invigorate international exchanges.
JAPAN
Jul 3, 2015
METI eyes label-reading smartphone app for tourists
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said Friday that it is planning to introduce a system for smartphones that allows visitors to Japan to get information in several languages on products they want to buy simply by scanning them.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 2, 2015
Hakone eruptions worry local, not foreign visitors
While local tourists have been shying away from the Owakudani district after volcanic activity was detected in the popular hot spring resort town of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture, foreign tourists seem to be undeterred by the news.
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.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 23, 2015
Tourism boom in Japan prompts cross-industrial tie-ups
Major Japanese companies are looking to form cross-industrial alliances as they seek to capitalize on an increasing number of foreign tourists visiting Japan.
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
Jun 17, 2015
Foreign arrivals in Japan hit 7 million between January and May
The number of foreign passenger arrivals in Japan reached 7.54 million between January and May, government data showed Wednesday, as the country draws more tourists from abroad.
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'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.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Japan's average life expectancy rises for first time in three years
A decline in COVID-19-caused deaths likely helped boost the average life expectancy for Japanese men and women to rise for the first time in three years in 2023.
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.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

Podcast

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

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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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