Japan’s successful bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo is expected to bring a windfall to the tourism industry with an increasing number of visitors coming from abroad. Taking ...

This reopening is a first step to ending Japan’s strict entry restrictions for tourists. Post-pandemic tourism will force the country to juggle its economic benefits with sustainability. A key ...

By bno - Taipei Office Japan's tourism industry experienced an unprecedented surge in April, welcoming a record 3.91mn foreign visitors, marking a 28.5% increase compared to the same month last ...

But even as Japan’s ambitions for tourism continue to grow, there’s an increasing recognition of the challenges that must be addressed to make this vision a reality. “40 million is not easy ...

Japan is anticipating a record-breaking 35 million foreign visitors in 2024, with tourism spending projected to hit JPY 8 trillion ($51 billion). This surge is largely attributed to a weak yen.

Guide to Japan’s reopening for tourism: visa-free travel, valid vaccines, PCR tests and more. Two Japanese airlines are in the 2022 world’s top ten airlines list ...

Japan hosted a record 32 million inbound visitors to Japan in 2019 as tourism boomed. Those tourists spent a record ¥4.81 trillion ($43.6 billion), 6.5% more than in 2018 and a seventh ...

Inbound tourism is booming in Japan. Attracted by reasonable prices, the visitors are spending like never before. But Japan needs to radically upgrade its industry to keep the bonanza going.

Sado, Niigata Pref. – The city of Sado in Niigata Prefecture faces the challenges of balancing tourism with residents' lives and environmental conservation as now-defunct gold mines on the ...

The Japan Tourism Agency announced on Tuesday, May 17 that it would start allowing small group tours in May as part of a “test tourism” trial before the country fully reopens to foreign visitors.