Tag - tourism

 
 

TOURISM

LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Sep 26, 2016
Let's discuss anime and manga tourism
Anime and manga will play a bigger role in promoting tourism across Japan under an initiative to make better use of the nation's pop culture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Sep 25, 2016
Kansai uses subsidies to fill empty homes, but persuading aging population to pull up stakes remains a challenge
Some central Japan prefectures and even cities like Kyoto and Nara are increasingly adopting measures to reduce the number of vacant homes, including via subsidies for owners.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 22, 2016
Bangkok edges out London as world's top travel destination
Bangkok has beaten London to be crowned the world's most popular travel destination this year, according to an annual ranking by global payments and technology company Mastercard released on Thursday.
EDITORIALS
Sep 19, 2016
Slowdown in tourist spending
Regional authorities, businesses and communities need to help turn around the slowdown in spending by overseas visitors.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 18, 2016
Turkmenistan opens $2.3 billion bird-shaped international air terminal
Turkmenistan opened a $2.3 billion air terminal at Ashgabat International Airport on Saturday as part of its bid to become an international transport hub and offset a plunge in traditional revenues from gas exports.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 16, 2016
Anime and manga to play bigger role in luring tourists to Japan
Anime and manga are set to play a bigger role in promoting tourism across Japan under an initiative launched Friday to make better use of the nation's pop culture.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Sep 12, 2016
Let's discuss helping foreign residents and tourists in natural disasters
Ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, enterprises in the public and private sectors are taking steps to make sure foreign residents and tourists will know what to do in the event of natural disasters.
WORLD
Sep 9, 2016
China tourists noticeable by their absence in Taiwan as ties wilt
An hour after the shopping mall in the Taipei 101 tower opened its doors on Friday, fewer than 10 customers were wandering its marble floors which just a few months ago had been mobbed with Chinese tourists all day long.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 22, 2016
Chinese 'explosive shopping' boom turns to Japanese cosmetics, supplements
The spending power of Chinese tourists in Japan is so impressive there's a special word for it: bakugai, or explosive buying.
Japan Times
JAPAN / View from Osaka
Aug 20, 2016
The content of culture: In Osaka, who should pay?
A report released by a Kansai business group earlier this month notes the amounts for the art and culture budgets of Osaka prefecture and Osaka city are well below national averages on a per person level, and has a lot of tongues wagging about Osaka being run by a bunch of philistines.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 19, 2016
Dentsu to push simplified Japanese to ease communication with tourists
As part of its project to encourage the creation of tourism services, advertising giant Dentsu Inc. will urge the public to use simple Japanese when communicating with tourists.

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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?