Latest News Japanese overseas travelers continuously reduced by 4.2% to 1.53 million in March 2015 May 07, 2015 Foreign visitors to Japan reached record-high for a single month in March 2015 May 07, 2015 Comparison of top five Japanese travel agencies’ results in February 2015 May 07, 2015 Spending by foreign visitors in Japan reached record-high 2 trillion in 2014 May 01, 2015 Google shows travelers’ search trends in the Golden Week holidays May 01, 2015 Foreigners outnumbered Japanese at Kansai Airport in FY2014 for the first time in its history May 01, 2015 Tokyo draws up a new branding strategy for a selected tourist destination May 01, 2015 Okinawa draws up a tourism roadmap for 1.5 times more tourists and 2.2 times more revenue May 01, 2015 Japan, China and Korea adopt a joint statement for a goal of exchange of 30 million travelers May 01, 2015 ‘Japan. Free Wi-Fi’ spot information is available in the JNTO website May 01, 2015 Comparison of foreign visitors to Japan during the Chinese New Year Holidays this year Apr 13, 2015 Comparison of top 5 Japanese travel agents’ results in January 2015 Apr 13, 2015 JTB Rurubu Travel starts selling more than 1,500 local-based optional tours Apr 13, 2015 Japan-China-Korea tourism summit will be held for the first time in the past four years Apr 09, 2015 airbnb becomes an office supplier for Rio de Janeiro Olympics to provide 2,000 houses Apr 09, 2015 JTB survey shows Japanese travelers may reach record-high 24 million during this coming Golden Week period Apr 08, 2015 JNTO restarts as a practical organization for inbound promotions with four visions and missions Apr 08, 2015 Comparison between JAL and ANA in their website visitors Apr 03, 2015 T Point is the most popular loyalty program for workingwomen – Net Asia survey Apr 03, 2015 Travel is the top online shopping category on family budget - MIC survey Apr 03, 2015 Travelers to Kansai from Asia are interested in local foods - DBJ survey Apr 01, 2015 A small wealthy class most visits JAL overseas travel tour among travel websites Apr 01, 2015 You can buy the cheapest international air ticket in November or 20 weeks before departure Mar 30, 2015 Inbound travel transactions soared by 25% in December 2014 Mar 30, 2015 Facebook is the biggest SNS for corporate PR Mar 30, 2015 A major reason for choosing a private house is cheaper than a hotel Mar 30, 2015 ‘Travel to Japan seems to be expensive’- The top reason for discouraging Asian travelers to go to Japan Mar 30, 2015 Comparison of foreign visitors over the last decade [Australia, U.S. and U.K.] Mar 27, 2015 Comparison of foreign visitors over the last decade [Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia] Mar 27, 2015 Japanese overseas travelers were down 10% to 1.26 million in February 2015 Mar 27, 2015 ‘Travel to Japan seems to be expensive’-- The top reason for discouraging travelers to go to Japan in ten Asian cities Mar 27, 2015 Foreign visitors reached record-high 1.38 million on a single month basis in February 2015 Mar 25, 2015 SNS users on smart phones reach 42 million in Japan - Nielsen survey Feb 06, 2015 Japanese taking a week or more holidays in a row almost double Feb 06, 2015 Japanese overseas travelers were down 3.3% to 16.9 million in 2014 Feb 06, 2015 Foreign visitors to Japan reached record-high 13.4 million in 2014 Feb 06, 2015 Facebook users in Japan are 22 million, unchanged from previously Feb 06, 2015 Awareness rate of room matching services is just 3.7% in Japan - JTM survey Feb 06, 2015 “Local Brand Research” 2014- Hokkaido Topped for 6 Consecutive Years, Izumo Progressed to the 5th in “Tourism Eagerness” Dec 01, 2014 Access from Smartphone Users Outnumbered PC Users in 9 Categories Including Travels- Nielsen Report Nov 29, 2014 Trading Volume of 50 Major Travel Agents Decreased, Except for Inbound Travels Increasing 30%- August 2014 Nov 28, 2014 The Number of Foreign Visitors to Japan in September 2014- 1.10 Million, an increase of 26.8% Nov 27, 2014 The Number of Japanese Departures in September 2014- 1.52 Million, 2.1% Decrease Nov 27, 2014 Reasons for the Foreign Travelers to Choose “Ryokan”: “Onsen” for the Asians, “Japanese Style Room” for Euro-Americans- PRILIT Study Nov 26, 2014 ANA Sales Topped Travel Industry and Singapore Airline Topped International Airlines for Customer Satisfaction Ranking 2014- Survey by SPRING Nov 26, 2014 Adachi Museum of Art in Shimane Topped the List of “Art Museums to be Recommended for Foreign Visitors”- JTB Survey Nov 24, 2014 About 30% Consumers, 1.4 Times More than Last Year, Made Travel Reservations Online Using Smartphones –JTM Survey Nov 24, 2014 About 40% of SNS Users transmitted Information on Travel Experience and 33% Have Done It “On the Scene” –JTM Survey Nov 23, 2014 Japanese Consumers Are Influenced by User Reviews in Purchase Decision - Digital Media Usage Survey by Tohmatsu Nov 22, 2014 Japan Tourism EXPO 2014 Re-cap Nov 21, 2014
