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TOURISM

EDITORIALS
May 7, 2016
Find an effective tourism strategy
Tourism based on shopping won't keep growing at its present rate, so the hospitality industry and government need to get cracking on long-term sustainable strategies.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
May 4, 2016
Views from Tokyo: How do you feel about getting naked with the locals at baths and hot springs?
Foreign residents and visitors on the streets of Tokyo seem fairly relaxed about getting their kit off at the onsen or public baths.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 4, 2016
Japan's tourism sector evolving but needs more work, cultural heritage expert says
Japan's tourism strategies have gone beyond just promoting hospitality and have put the nation on track to achieve global standards, a British-born cultural heritage expert said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 29, 2016
Japan looks to reform rigid tour guide exams as part of wider tourism push
As Japan begins to adapt to the unprecedented influx of foreign visitors, the tightly regulated tour guide industry prepares for major reform.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 28, 2016
Surge in foreign visitors boosts profits of ANA, JAL in fiscal 2015
Robust demand from foreign travelers to Japan boosted profits of the country's two major airlines in fiscal 2015, according to their earnings reports released Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 28, 2016
Kyoto State Guesthouse opens to public for trial run
The government began a 12-day public opening of the Kyoto State Guesthouse on Thursday as a trial run before year-round access begins in July.
JAPAN
Apr 27, 2016
Narita airport sees record foreign travelers on international flights in FY 2015
The number of foreign travelers flying to or out of Narita airport near Tokyo surged 21 percent in the year ended March to a record 12.9 million, the airport operator said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 27, 2016
Japanese retailers, manufacturers fine-tune marketing approach to Chinese tourists
Japanese manufacturers and retailers are increasingly targeting big-spending Chinese visitors, with many recently shifting their focus from group tours to independent travelers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 26, 2016
Hokkaido rewrites 'condescending' etiquette guide targeted at Chinese tourists
The Hokkaido Tourism Organization has revised a booklet on bad manners aimed at Chinese tourists after a local resident said it assumed Chinese lack common sense.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Apr 25, 2016
Give my love to Kyoto — if you get to see her
The 'hometown of the Japanese heart' is bursting at the seams with foreign tourists. There just isn't any room for us indigenous Japanese folk anymore.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Apr 24, 2016
Guesthouses are proliferating in Japan's countryside, but at what cost?
To ensure they can continue working into their twilight years, many owners of traditional Japanese inns are keen to change their business model.
BUSINESS
Apr 21, 2016
Japan Post opens huge mall in Fukuoka
Japan Post Co. on Thursday opened a large commercial center in a prime location in Fukuoka in a bid to capitalize on a national tourism boom.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 21, 2016
City famed for cherry blossoms deploys camera drone
A northeastern city renowned for its cherry blossom is teaming up with a software developer to film the scene using drones, in a bid to boost tourism and assist in the upkeep of the trees.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 21, 2016
Japan's revised insurance law leads to raft of new policy options
There is strong demand for new inexpensive, short-term insurance plans, ranging from landlords' death coverage to medical policies for foreign tourists.
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 20, 2016
Kanto, Kansai, Kyushu to test biometric-based, cashless payment tech for overseas visitors
Japan's economy ministry is planning to test cashless payment technology using fingerprints and other biometric markers to make transactions more convenient for foreign tourists, sources close to the project said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Apr 18, 2016
Japan's film commissions put spotlight on regional cities
Japan's regional revitalization efforts have come into the spotlight in a new way, with film commissions promoting parts of the nation through location scouting and production assistance.
JAPAN / FUKUSHIMA FILE
Apr 17, 2016
Tohoku prefectures huddle to find ways to woo, cater to foreign tourists
To attract more foreign visitors to Tohoku, governors from the six prefectures in the region have agreed to establish a comprehensive sightseeing route and develop other promotional measures.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 14, 2016
Shibuya's scramble crossing fascinates tourists, judging by Twitter and Weibo
Mount Fuji and popular theme parks Universal Studios Japan in Osaka and Tokyo Disneyland topped what foreign tourists posted on social media during their stay in Japan, a recent survey found.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 14, 2016
One problem with Japan doubling its tourism target: Hotels are already full
It's all very well doubling the tourism target — to 40 million visitors in 2020 — but where will they stay?
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 14, 2016
Novel idea by Kagawa Prefecture leads to publicity in Thai romances
A series of romantic novels by four Thai writers, portraying love stories in Kagawa Prefecture, was launched last week at Thailand's national book fair. There are hopes that it will draw Thai tourists to Japan's smallest prefecture.
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.
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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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