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TOURISM

Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 15, 2018
Foreign tourists set new record for hotel stays in Kyoto, with most visiting from China
A survey of 36 major Kyoto city hotels showed that foreigners accounted for 40.5 percent of their total guests in 2017, the highest figure recorded since the survey began in 2014.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 14, 2018
Narita airport wins approval to expand hours for takeoffs and landings as noise concerns remain
The operator of Narita airport reached an agreement Tuesday with the Chiba Prefectural Government, local municipalities and the transport ministry on a plan to expand the hours for landings and takeoffs in bid to improve the facility's competitiveness as an international gateway.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 13, 2018
Estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan's national parks hit record 6 million in 2017
The estimated number of foreign visitors to the nation's national parks increased to a new record of 6 million last year, with a park in Kumamoto Prefecture, which was hit by natural disasters in 2016, having enjoyed a boost, the Environment Ministry has announced.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Mar 12, 2018
Huis Ten Bosch debuts aquatic pod hotel
Huis Ten Bosch in Nagasaki Prefecture has introduced its new traveling pod hotel room, designed to float at sea, to the media.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Mar 12, 2018
Let's discuss passports and visas
Japanese and Singaporean passport holders have the greatest travel freedom worldwide, according to a survey.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Mar 10, 2018
Japan tries its hardest to keep up with the Kardashians
The internet desperately tried to keep up with the Kardashians last week when the famous family visited Japan. Kim, Kourtney and Khloe traveled to Tokyo and Kyoto while filming an episode of their enormously popular reality show that has been running for 14 seasons, and they brought their entire entourage...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Mar 7, 2018
Foreign tourists push up Okinawa lobster prices, putting delicacy out of reach for many local residents
Chinese tourists, who tend to have a big appetite for shellfish, have increasingly pushed up prices for Ise-ebi (Japanese spiny lobster) in Okinawa fish markets to the point that many local residents can no longer afford the delicacy.
Japan Times
JAPAN / YEN FOR LIVING
Mar 7, 2018
Shrine murder highlights huge amount of cash — most of it off-book — raked in by Japan's religious sites
In December, the former gūji (head priest) of Tokyo's famous Tomioka Hachimangu Shrine allegedly murdered his sister before committing suicide. Later, it was reported by various media that the suspect, Shigenaga Tomioka, had taken over the position from his father in 1995, but apparently the father...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 4, 2018
Abenomics at its best: inbound tourism boom
Japan's policy advocacy for yen depreciation is poised to get stronger as it strives to keep inbound tourism booming.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 2, 2018
Cosmetics influencer demonstrates clout of Chinese social media
Candy Lian, a Chinese social-media influencer who popularizes cosmetics brands, has drawn more than 4 million viewers for her first live online performance from Tokyo's upscale shopping district of Ginza introducing various products from cosmetics to traditional Japanese tableware.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 2, 2018
Japan eyeing Aichi Prefecture for G-20 foreign ministers' meeting, source says
Aichi Prefecture is being considered to host next year's foreign ministers' meeting of the Group of 20 advanced and emerging economies, a government source said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 1, 2018
Japan's tallest building unveils open-air, rooftop attraction overlooking Osaka — for the brave-hearted
A heart-pounding attraction atop Japan's tallest building — where visitors can stroll along a narrow outdoor observation corridor overlooking Osaka — was unveiled to the press Wednesday, a week ahead of its official opening.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 1, 2018
Japanese police log 50 accidents involving go-karters on Tokyo streets over 11-month period
Go-karts have become a common sight on Japan's busy streets, but safety concerns were raised Thursday when police data showed that 50 accidents had occurred in Tokyo over a recent 11-month period.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 1, 2018
Thailand's tourism body says it opposes 'sex tourism'
Thailand's tourism body has said in a statement that it "strongly opposes any form of sex tourism" as it hopes to welcome a record number of vacationers this year.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 28, 2018
Grisly Osaka dismemberment murder casts shadow over minpaku business
A second arrest warrant was served Wednesday for an American man already in custody in connection with a human head and other body parts discovered in Osaka and Kyoto prefectures, police said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 28, 2018
Mount Aso's crater area reopened to tourists after volcanic activity calms
Local authorities reopened a crater area of Mount Aso on Wednesday to tourists for the first time in over three years following diminished volcanic activity and the installation of safety measures.
JAPAN
Feb 28, 2018
Hotel stays by overseas tourists in Japan hit record high of 78 million in 2017
Hotel and inn stays by overseas tourists rose 12.4 percent from a year earlier to a record high of 78 million, reflecting robust demand in rural areas, the Japan Tourism Agency said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 26, 2018
Pictograms on Japanese electric toilets approved as global standard
Pictograms on how to use Japanese electric toilets have been registered as a global standard in a step aimed at making such signs more familiar to the growing number of foreign tourists visiting the country.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Feb 25, 2018
High-tech Pyeongchang Olympics needed more low-tech support for foreign tourists
Attending the Pyeongchang Olympics in South Korea reminded me of what Japan still needs to do as it gears up to host one of the world's most prominent sports events.
Japan Times
JAPAN / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Feb 25, 2018
Kyoto executives consider making nightlife in Kyoto more tourist-friendly
As residents and tourists in Kyoto complain more about higher prices, hotel shortages and crowds at train stations, shrines and temples, Kansai's corporate leaders are searching for ways to keep visitors coming.
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.
Paris Olympics kick off with rain-soaked — but grandiose — opening ceremony
Japan's 2024 Olympic team moves down the Seine River in Paris during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics on Friday.
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.

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