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Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 10, 2015
Kyoto issues souvenir marriage certificates to foreign newlyweds
The city of Kyoto on Friday began issuing marriage certificates to foreigners who wed in the ancient capital and delivered the first one to a British couple.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 10, 2015
Tokyo offers multilingual guide app for drama-shooting spots in capital
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has recently come up with a smartphone application to guide tourists to Tokyo locations featured in TV dramas, movies and animations, in both English and Japanese.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 8, 2015
Budget airline terminal opens at Narita International
Narita International Airport opened a terminal for budget airlines Wednesday as it courts a growing number of low-cost carriers for domestic and short-haul overseas flights.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Japan Pulse
Apr 1, 2015
Flushed with success: Innovative new toilet accessory to offer full body wash
Bidet-type commodes equipped with built-in washers and pre-warmed seats made news after Japan's media reported that they were enjoying heady demand.
BUSINESS
Mar 31, 2015
Japan, China, South Korea tourism ministers to meet in Tokyo
Tourism ministers from Japan, China and South Korea will meet in mid-April in Tokyo, resuming what had been an annual meeting last held in 2011 before Japan-China ties soured.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Mar 31, 2015
Translation tech gets Olympic push
Japan may not be the best in the world when it comes to speaking English, but it remains a pioneer in developing cutting-edge translation technology.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Mar 29, 2015
In 'Land of Smiles,' Thais grin and bear boorish Chinese tourists
Drying underwear at a temple and defecating in public, kicking a bell at a sacred shrine and washing feet in a public restroom, that's a sample from a litany of complaints about the behavior of Chinese tourists in Thailand.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 24, 2015
Tourism agency to tout historic venues for international conferences
The Japan Tourism Agency is going to publish a list of 85 historic buildings suitable for use as conference venues in the hopes of luring more foreign professionals who might then become tourists, officials said Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 24, 2015
In Tunisia's tourist heartland, the anxious wait after attack
The European visitors strolling Tunisia's Hammamet resort are an encouraging sign for a government determined to minimize the fallout of last week's shooting of 20 tourists in the nearby capital.
JAPAN
Mar 24, 2015
Revamp planned for ultra-rigorous tour guide exam
The Japan Tourism Agency is planning to revamp a government exam for tour guides serving foreigners, following criticism that the current test contains some questions that are either too difficult or irrelevant to the job.
WORLD
Mar 24, 2015
Seattle approves $34 million to expand historic Pike Place Market
Seattle lawmakers voted on Monday to invest $34 million in taxpayer funds to expand the city's historic Pike Place Market, which draws millions of visitors each year to its fresh produce, flower and fish stalls.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 20, 2015
Japanese in Tunis were on Mediterranean cruise
The six Japanese who were killed and wounded during Wednesday's terrorist attack at a museum in Tunis were all passengers taking part in a cruise around the Mediterranean.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 20, 2015
Chinese flee H.K. to shop in Japan and South Korea
Chinese tourists are rapidly deserting Hong Kong, leaving retailers who built businesses around once insatiable demand from mainland neighbors with bigger but emptier stores and squeezing the whole city's visitor-dependent economy.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 19, 2015
Three Japanese women killed in Tunisia museum attack
The assault in the Tunisian capital, reportedly by two gunmen wearing military fatigues, also injured three Japanese, one of whom has spoken about her ordeal.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 19, 2015
Tunisia attack shatters nation's image among Japanese as safe travel destination
The death of three Japanese and wounding of three others at the hands of armed gunmen wearing military uniforms shattered the image among many Japanese of Tunisia as a comparatively safe tourist destination.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 18, 2015
Japan's regions scramble to lure Thai tourists
As the number of travelers from Southeast Asia to Japan grows, due partly to relaxed visa requirements, local and prefectural governments are stepping up efforts to draw Thai tourists by holding promotional events in Bangkok.
JAPAN
Mar 17, 2015
Inspired by new bullet train line, Kanazawa invests in tourist resources
Kanazawa is waking up to the benefits the new Hokuriku Shinkansen Line may bring, adapting tourism-related resources to cater better to foreigners.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Mar 16, 2015
Yokohama: What are you most proud or fond of about Japan?
People on the streets of Japan's second most-populous city wax positive about the archipelago's attractions.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 16, 2015
Tottori Airport bets on Conan to reel in tourists
Can a boy detective succeed in luring more foreign tourists to a small western prefecture?
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 13, 2015
Customs clearance lines at Narita's Terminal 2 draw fire
The Customs, Immigration and Quarantine section at Narita International Airport's Terminal 2 has been overcrowded recently, causing long waits for arriving foreign visitors.
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’

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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