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TOURISM

Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Sep 7, 2012
New Japanese tourists: have social network, will travel
Have group, will travel: social travel companies taking off in Japan.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / Japan Pulse
Aug 22, 2012
Take the kids back in time this summer
Japanese people are rediscovering the charms of a simpler life, if only for a weekend.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Japan Pulse
Aug 15, 2012
Today's J-blip: Japanese are traveling where?
You might be surprised at Japanese travelers' favorite vacation spots.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Aug 10, 2012
Summertime blues: no place to go or no money to spend?
Fewer people are getting away this summer, probably because they can't afford it.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Jul 16, 2012
Rickshaws roll back into style
The trendiest way to get around town on two wheels without breaking a sweat? Hand-pulled rickshaw.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jun 4, 2012
Play money: Forgotten fate of foreign currency
Where is all that foreign currency Japanese tourists neglect to spend?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
May 31, 2012
How high is up: Tokyo Skytree boosts economy for some
Tokyo Skytree is a bonanza for some, a headache for others.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Dec 9, 2011
Japan puts out a big welcome mat for wealthy Chinese tourists
Tourism is still suffering from the effects of the 3/11 disasters but at least there is hope, big hope, in China and its millions of visitors.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jul 19, 2011
Campaigns urge foreigners to pleeease visit Japan
The travel industry is doing its best to bring tourists back to Japan but is an Arashi promo video going to be able to do the job?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jun 3, 2011
Japan, you look like you could use a long vacation
Travel agencies are banking on fact that possible power shortages in Japan this summer will inspire people to take longer vacations.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
May 12, 2011
'GeGeGe' birthplace becomes tourist magnet
Inspired by TV series and a movie about cartoonist Shigeru Mizuki and his wife, tourists flock to the birthplace of 'Gegege no Kitaro.'
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Oct 22, 2010
Anime fan pilgrimages help boost tourism
Fans paying tribute to their favorite anime and games are helping to boost tourism in both popular sightseeing spots and those off the beaten path.
Japan Times
LIFE
Oct 10, 2010
Standing up for the right to sit down in public
A quick story about me, public seating and Japan: It's 1994. I've been in Tokyo less than a week and this is my first time in Shinjuku. Lunchtime comes and my student thriftiness and Australian love of the outdoors beget a plan: I'll grab something at a department-store food counter and eat it on a seat...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Jun 5, 2010
Niseko's real estate boom: Bigger picture in sight for local development
For some it was a flash in the pan, at best an experiment destined to fail, at worst a mini-bubble hyper-inflated by greedy "outsiders" with little interest other than the type accumulating in the bank.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Feb 10, 2010
The other New Year: Can Chinese prop up J-retail?
Inbound tourism has taken a hit recently, with the exception of Chinese tourists who collectively spend a lot of yen.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jan 14, 2010
"Ryomaden" romanticizes (and monetizes) history
It's official. Japan is in the throes of what's bound to be a long-term romance with a certain rebel samurai named Ryoma Sakamoto.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Nov 23, 2008
Where are world's 'targeted' tourists visiting in Japan?
As part of the Visit Japan Campaign, the central government identified 12 "target" countries and regions on which to concentrate marketing activities. Have their efforts paid off? We asked industry insiders from each of the selected countries how Japan was perceived as a tourist destination.
Ishiba delays meeting with Trump, citing legal restrictions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba waves upon arrival for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, in Callao, Peru, on Friday.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Rising sex tourism exposes loopholes in Japan's anti-prostitution law
While financial misfortunes during the COVID-19 pandemic may have driven some women to work the streets, others simply want more money to spend — or want to pay off their debts — at host clubs.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
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By Kathryn Wortley

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