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Travel consumption in Japan increased by 3.2 trillion JPY to 24.8 trillion JPY in 2015

What are reasons for increases in Japanese overseas travelers for four months in a row?

Japan’s EC market scale reached 13.8 trillion JPY in 2015, including 2.9 trillion JPY for travel-related services

Airbnb hosts in Japan generated incomes of 236 billion JPY in 2015, hosting 101 nights a year on average

International visitors to Japan in May 2016 totaled 1.89 million, but partially affected by Kumamoto Earthquake

Japanese overseas travelers slightly reduced year on year in May 2016

Ctrip links to Japan’s OTA relux to increase luxury accommodation inventories in Japan

Tokyo welcomed record-high 11.89 million international visitors in 2015

Booking.com begins listing licensed vacation rentals as its second house category

Facebook APAC VP talks about mobile revolution at WIT Japan 2016

Japanese OTA Ikyu is ambitious to a vacation rental business for licensed luxury properties

Expedia Japan survey shows 70% of respondents may choose LCC if a flight is within five hours

The Japanese government decides business days a year permitted for vacation rental are 180 days or less

Five major Japanese OTAs talk about their future businesses at WIT Japan 2016

Japanese 10’s female smart phone users use Twitter for hot topics and Google for troubleshooting

Comparison of top five Japanese travel agents for travel transactions in FY2015

The China’s biggest OTA Ctrip ties up with JCB of Japan for prepaid cards

Airbnb signs a partnership contract Japan’s CCC for penetration of home sharing service in Japan

China’s payment service WeChat Payment can be used in Haneda Airport

Japanese communication app LINE users reach 43 million, and Instagram users skyrocket by 80%

Online payment in Japan is expected to reach 15 trillion JPY in 2020, boosted by cross border EC and Fin Tech services

Smart phone users outnumber PC users in Japan due to a rapid increase in 45 years old or older users

Placing Japan as the top priority market, Expedia CEO talks about keys to increase lodging guests

Kyoto-based NPO launches the Japan’s first car sharing service, using Uber app

Tourism EXPO Japan 2016 enriches discussion forums to aim at one of the world’s biggest tourism events

Home sharing discussion spills over to amendment of Travel Industry Law and Hotel Business Law in Japan

TripAdvisor survey says Honolulu is the No.1 destination for Japanese travelers in the summer 2016

Eight Asia Pacific LCCs including Vanilla of Japan forms an alliance for connection conveniences

Year-on-year comparison of visitors to Japan from Australia, U.S. and U.K. in March 2016

Year-on-year comparison of visitors to Japan from four Southeast Asian markets in March 2016

Japanese overseas travelers were up 7% in April 2016 and 4.1% in the first four months

International visitors to Japan in April 2016 totaled record-high 2.08 million

Economic impact on Japan by the tourism industry is estimated at 16 trillion JPY or more in 10 years later

Seventy percent of Japanese next generation seniors have experienced online bookings for travel

Japanese security service provider ALSOK launches support services for home sharing operation

YOY comparison of visitors to Japan from East Asia markets in March 2016

ANA ended FY2015 with a remarkable financial growth, and JAL with a double-digit increase in income

Japanese young females frequently use Twitter or LINE on reliable accounts for information gathering

A share of online shopping by 40’s to 60’s reaches 70% - Hakuhodo research

ANA carried more international flight passengers than JAL did for the first time in FY2015

Rakuten accelerates the activity booking business by investing in a U.S. booking management system

Three prefectures and four cities ally for attraction of international luxury travelers

Japan targets Europe, U.S. and Austria markets and luxury travelers as a promotional strategy for FY2016

Japan further eases the visa rules for Chinese business and student travelers

H.I.S. revises its half-year financial forecast downward to a net loss of 2 billion JPY

Comparison of top five Japanese travel agents for travel transactions in February 2016

The duty-free rules in Japan for international visitors are extended to 5,000 JPY or less for general goods

The ratio of no plan in the Golden Week holiday period 2016 reaches 45% - Creative Japan survey

International visitors to Japan exceeded 2 million in March 2016, boosted by cherry blossom viewing demand

Japanese overseas travelers were up 2.7% in March 2016, year-on-year growths for three months in a row