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TOURISTS

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 19, 2022
Maskless tourists in Japan trigger a debate over ‘face underwear’
Should Japan look to the world for advice on COVID-19 protocols, or the other way around? Both visitors and residents have something to learn from one another.
BUSINESS
Oct 5, 2022
Recovery of Japan’s inbound tourism likely muted without Chinese visitors
Beijing's 'COVID zero' policy restricts travelers from leaving China — far and away Japan's largest source of foreign tourist revenue.
JAPAN
Jul 20, 2022
Foreign visitors to Japan fall despite nation opening to some tourists
The number of foreign arrivals totaled 120,400 in June, compared with 147,000 in May, according to data released by the Japan National Tourism Organization.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Regional voices: Chubu
Dec 25, 2020
Hot spring resorts in Aichi struggling to stay afloat
The government's Go To Travel subsidy campaign offers only temporary aid for hotels that had difficulty attracting domestic visitors even before the pandemic.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 9, 2020
Foreign travelers to Japan plummeted 75% in first half of 2020
The drop is the first since the 2011 earthquake and tsunami devastated the Tohoku region.
JAPAN
May 27, 2020
Japan quells rumors it will pay for half of visitors' expenses
In tweets, the Japan Tourism Agency said the program under consideration would only cover “a portion of domestic travel expenses.”
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Apr 1, 2020
Stranded tourists flock to Tokyo immigration bureau already overwhelmed by seasonal rush
Scores of foreign nationals queued up at the Tokyo Regional Immigration Services Bureau on Wednesday, as tourists unable to return home — after international flights from Japan were suspended due to COVID-19 — added to the typical numbers attending the bureau.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Mar 28, 2020
Okinawa sees fall in foreign visitors amid pandemic
Senagajima Umikaji Terrace, a Mediterranean-esque shopping mall located near the west coast of Senaga Island in Okinawa Prefecture, usually sees crowds of tourists and lines of buses and rentals cars. Starting in around mid-February this year, however, the number of tour group from overseas has sharply...

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