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The average time spending for a smart phone in Japan is 3 hours and 7 minutes a user a day

International visitors to Tokyo in 2017 were up 5% to 13.77 million, who spent 1,136 billion JPY

Spanish guest nights in Japan were remarkably up 69% in March 2018

Outline of Tourism EXPO Japan 2019 in Osaka is announced

Comparison of the top 5 Japanese travel agents’ results in FY2017

Airbnb Japan provides their guests with compensation supports for booking cancellations of illegal listings

EVOLABLE ASIA, a rapidly growing Japanese OTA, acquired DeNA TRAVEL to enhance international air ticket distribution

JAL launches its first innovation lab to create new services with 100 or more partners

The biggest difficulty for international visitors in traveling in Japan is communication with facility staff

H.I.S. achieves 20% more half-year sales and operating income with better travel business

How does JTB change itself with its management reform as the third business start-up?

JTB increases sales with M&A in the global business, but reduces incomes for FY2017

Japan invited record-high international conferences in 2017, becoming No.1 host country in Asia

70% in Japan allows for providing their personal behavior information in traveling, according to JAB and DNP survey

The Japan’s leading convenience store chain makes a business partnership with Airbnb for user supports

The awareness survey finds deep-rooted resistance to neighborhood private accommodation in Japan

Six private accommodation platforms in Japan are preparing to establish an industrial organization

Booking.com to increase temple listings in Japan in partnership with a cultural experience provider

Comparison of the top 5 Japanese travel agents’ results in February 2018

Year-on-year comparison of visitors to Japan from South Korea, China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong in March 2018

Year-on-year comparison of visitors to Japan from Australia, U.S. and U.K. in March 2018

Japanese overseas travelers up 9.9% to 1.35 millions in April 2018

International visitors to Japan up 12% in April 2018, already 10 million for the first four months

Japanese people realize themselves as seniors from 64.2 years old on average, two years older than five years ago

Smart phone ownership among 60’s in Japan exceeds 50%, outnumbering feature phone for the first time

EC travel market scale of Japan reaches 3.4 trillion JPY in 2017, 11% up, boosted by OTA

Booking.com launches its local activity booking service in Tokyo

JAL increases revenue by 7.3%, but decreases net profit by 17.5% for FY2017

ANA ends FY2017 with record-high profit for three consecutive fiscal years, boosted by acquisition of Peach

Hen na Hotel in Nagasaki, Japan opens the Japan’s first cashierless convenience store

Year-on-year comparison of visitors to Japan from four Southeast Asian markets in March 2018

The top Wi-Fi density prefecture in Japan is Okinawa with 38.502 spots per 1,000 people

Japan Tourism Agency says more enriched experience contents will be needed for inbound spending of 8 trillion JPY

JTB and NEC jointly demonstrate a voice guidance service with wireless earphone for international travelers in Japan

International MICE generated an economic spillover effect of 1 trillion JPY or more in Japan in FY2017

The Teikoku Data Bank survey on hotel and ryokan business in Japan shows record-high revenue in FY2016

ANA unveils the A380 cabin designs with the Japan’s first private room and couch seats

Japan Sports Agency reveals marketing survey results on sports tourism of inbound travelers in 2017

AI concierge introduces a transit tour to international arrivals at Narita Airport

How do regular travelers from China, Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong spend money in Japan?

Japanese overseas travelers up 3.5% to 1.81 millions in March 2018

International visitors to Japan up 18.2% in March 2018, boosted by Easter break in Europe, U.S.A. and Australia

ANA launches ‘BEYOND TOKYO,’ a VR travel experience program, for people living abroad

JTB forecasts Japanese travelers are expected to reach record-high 24.4 million in this Golden Week period

International farm stay travelers in Japan tend to increase with the largest ratio of one or two nights

Year-on-year comparison of Japanese travelers to Australia, Canada and New Zealand in 2017

Booking.com has the most visitors a month in Japan among foreign-based OTAs

International regular travelers to Japan account for 60% of the total, spending more money in their traveling

Year-on-year comparison of Japanese travelers to Hawaii, Guam and Okinawa in 2017

Comparison of the top 5 Japanese travel agents’ results in January 2018