Latest News LINE Yahoo, a giant communication app in Japan, launches new solutions for business clients on ‘Connect One’ platform Dec 02, 2024 Yahoo! search data about onsen destinations in Japan finds that the highest growth rate is seen in Shirabu Onsen, Yamagata Nov 29, 2024 The research about over-tourism in Japan finds that 60% of all regions realize over-crowded tourists, and the biggest challenge is traffic Nov 28, 2024 Yamanashi Prefecture gives up a Light Rail Transit system for ‘Mt.Fuji Railway Plan,’ changing to a rubber tire transportation system Nov 27, 2024 Japanese outbound travelers in October 2024 were 1.14 million, exceeding 10 million for the first time since 2019 Nov 27, 2024 International visitors to Japan exceeded 30 million at the fastest rate in history with 3.31 million in October 2024 Nov 25, 2024 30% of foreign visitors to Japan have experienced over-tourism in traveling Nov 22, 2024 Narita Airport succeeded in testing interoperability of biometric identification with Hong Kong Airport Nov 21, 2024 HIS saw a 25% increase in overseas travel bookings during New Year’s holiday period, and the most-booked destination is Seoul Nov 20, 2024 JTB works together with Singapore Airlines for new tours using the airline’s NDC channel Nov 19, 2024 The first ‘Tourism Resilience Summit’ in APAC adopts ‘Sendai Statement’ to prevent and minimize crises and disasters caused by natural hazards Nov 18, 2024 International guest nights increased by 50% in three urban areas and 20% in local regions in August 2024 Nov 15, 2024 Mitsui Fudosan of Japan will open a luxury hotel in a place associated with noble Mitsui Family, Hakone Nov 14, 2024 Kyoto City is taking precautions against over-tourism, such as pre-booking of parking slots or a digital map to spread tourists, for the busiest autumn Nov 13, 2024 More than 90% of international travelers to Japan intend to visit regional areas, but less than 10% have visited there before Nov 12, 2024 Yamanashi Governor talks about the prefecture’s tourism visions, saying, “Make Mt.Fuji a world-standard tourism destination.” Nov 11, 2024 Outer garden of the Imperial Palace, the heart of Tokyo, is exclusively reserved as a premium event for the first time Nov 08, 2024 Skyscanner Travel Trends Report 2025 finds that Japanese travelers are more interested in reset travel, immersive art and sports Nov 07, 2024 Japanese GenZ value ‘onsen or sauna’ or ‘cost performance’ in their travels and prefer solo travel and short-term domestic travel Nov 06, 2024 Riyadh Air, a Saudi Arabian startup airline, is ready for take-off next summer as one of the nation’s tourism strategies Nov 05, 2024 JAL and Hoshino Resorts launch a joint campaign to introduce ‘a little-known but good destination’ for inbound travelers Nov 05, 2024 Transactions on Visa cards by Korean travelers in Japan increase from 39% to 48% of all their spendings Nov 01, 2024 43 Japanese major travel companies still struggled with a 33% decrease in sales in August 2024 over 2019 Oct 31, 2024 The most popular family travel destination among travelers in Asia is Tokyo. according to Booking.com survey Oct 30, 2024 Japan National Tourism Organization begins digital promotions for ‘EXPO + Tourism’ in earnest, including delivery of local NFTs Oct 29, 2024 ‘Tourism Resilience Summit’ will be held in Sendai to discuss preparation for crisis and business continuity, joined by tourism ministers from APAC Oct 28, 2024 NEC and Klook offer a package service of hotel pre-checkin and baggage delivery from an airport to a hotel Oct 25, 2024 Hoshino Resorts, a Japanese hotel chain, decides to open ‘onsen ryokan’ in U.S. in 2028, serving Japanese-style hospitality Oct 24, 2024 Can in-destination experiences be a trigger for inbound travelers to revisit Japan? Oct 23, 2024 Japanese outbound travelers remained 70% of the 2019 level with 1.2 million in September 2024 Oct 22, 2024 International visitors to Japan are expected to exceed the pre-pandemic level this year with 2.87 million visitors in September Oct 21, 2024 Japanese Wi-Fi router rental launches a travel brand for inbound travelers with a tagline of ‘Explore Wonderland Japan’ Oct 18, 2024 ‘Sukayu Onsen’ in Aomori, Japan is selected as the most luxury shore excursion experience, by Cunard Oct 17, 2024 Japan National Tourism Organization enhances a partnership with luxury travel consortium ‘Serandipians’ Oct 16, 2024 A new business of oneway rent-a-car from Narita Airport is launched to meet travelers’ needs in late night or early morning Oct 15, 2024 Tokyo Shibuya and Shinjuku work together to prohibit visitors from drinking alcohol on the streets during this coming Halloween Oct 14, 2024 Digital tourism promotion booth is set up at Kansai International Airport to lure international tourists to visit local areas Oct 11, 2024 Japan is chosen as ‘the most attractive country’ for two straight years by readers of Condé Nast Traveler Oct 10, 2024 JAL expands Inflight Wi-Fi services, offering in all international flight classes and video streaming on domestic flights Oct 09, 2024 Mt.Fuji toll, the first trial this summer, totaled 300 million yen with 150,000 climbers Oct 08, 2024 Tokyo Shibuya is trying to educate visitors to keep manners ahead of Halloween Oct 07, 2024 Cruise Planet, a Japan’s cruise travel OTA, launches a BtoB booking system for travel agents Oct 04, 2024 NTA, one of the Japan’s leading travel agents, aims to commercialize ‘space travel for everyone’ in tie-ups with a space industry startup Oct 04, 2024 NAVITIME Japan, a leading navigation app provider, adds an AI-based travel planning function on the navigation website for inbound travelers Oct 02, 2024 ANA sells the second ‘Airplane Graveyard’ tour to Victorville Airport in California, including inside stories by mechanics Oct 01, 2024 Tourism EXPO Japan 2024, the Japan’s largest travel trade exhibition, showcases new travel values Sep 30, 2024 HIS wins the highest customer satisfaction among Japanese travel companies, and ikyu.com among OTAs Sep 27, 2024 Kyoto City promotes ‘hands free tourism’ to avoid over-tourism, operating dedicated bus to travelers carrying large suitcases Sep 26, 2024 New Japanese tour operators who are affirmative to enter the inbound travel market have reduced mainly because of worker shortage Sep 25, 2024 International visitors to Japan were record-high for 7 months in a row with 2.93 million in August 2024 Sep 24, 2024