Published on : Tuesday, January 12, 2021
A very strong winter storm swiped the west coast of central Japan from late last week into the weekend and covered some areas with more than 3 feet of snow (about 1 meter). According to the latest reports by the …
Published on : Tuesday, December 22, 2020
The Japan government had subsidized travel and tourism to strengthen country’s economy, amidst the pandemic. After experiencing a record rise in virus affected cases in Japan, the country will now suspend the program for two weeks. Last week, the Japanese …
Published on : Tuesday, December 15, 2020
The Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga might restrict a much disapproved travel subsidy programme in order to curb increasing corona virus infections, with his approval rating plunging over the handling of the pandemic. Suga presided over a corona virus meeting …
Published on : Saturday, December 12, 2020
Japan’s government has urged people to spend a “quiet” year-end after daily corona virus infections witnessed a surge; however, it said that it would keep providing subsidies for tourism promotion in spite of media reports about pausing the campaign. “The …
Published on : Thursday, December 10, 2020
Japan is all prepared to reopen its borders in 2021 to a restricted number of international tourists from lower-risk countries. This trial is hoped to boost up it’s worn out tourism sector before the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, as per …
Published on : Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Japan has now started to welcome back at least few international travelers. Japan is thinking about reopening its borders to all international tourists next spring, around April 2021. The entry bans would be lifted before the scheduled Tokyo Olympic Games …
Published on : Monday, December 7, 2020
The Japanese government has started planning to consider the resumption of inbound tourism in Japan on a limited basis starting from the spring. The decision is being undertaken as Tokyo continues to prepare to host a delayed summer Olympics. According …
Published on : Thursday, October 8, 2020
Japan is an incredible country. In April 2020, Japan announced a travel ban indefinitely, preventing most tourists from visiting the country. Currently visitors from 159 countries are banned from entering Japan. Many visitors are curious as to when Japan would …
Published on : Friday, September 25, 2020
Japan has finally started planning to take a step towards reopening its borders to all countries in order to allow foreign residents and students to return to the country in October.
Published on : Tuesday, September 8, 2020
A recent increase in corona cases in Balearic Island and restrictions on travel and quarantine requirements brought in by a series of European nation governments have strongly affected the islands’ tourism sector.The massive plummeting in the number of German and …
Published on : Tuesday, March 24, 2020
Due to the global coronavirus crisis, a veteran member of the International Olympic Committee announced that 2020 Summer Olympic Games will be postponed. Dick Pound, International Olympic Committee mentioned that the games were likely to be pushed to 2021. …
Published on : Friday, March 20, 2020
Due to the global impact of COVID-19, Japan Airlines (JAL) today announced the decision to revise its flight frequency plans during the summer schedule of FY2020. Reduction and Suspension on International Routes Between March 29 and April 30, …
Published on : Friday, March 6, 2020
Due to the impact of the coronavirus, the Company today announced the following decisions. Reduction of Japan Domestic Services In an aim to contain the further outbreak of the coronavirus, various sporting and cultural events have been suspended in …
Published on : Thursday, February 27, 2020
In response to the expansion of the coronavirus outbreak, the Company today announced the decision to implement the following measures. 1) Temporary Suspension of International Service Due to the sharp decrease in travel demand, travel restrictions, and strengthened …
Published on : Monday, February 24, 2020
Japan Airlines Innovation Fund today announced the decision to invest in three mobility companies that are aiming to create and bring next-generation transportation technology to the market. Established in January 2019, Japan Airlines Innovation Fund is a firm that …
Published on : Thursday, February 20, 2020
Hundreds of passengers who tested negative for the new coronavirus have started leaving the quarantined cruise ship in Japan amid heavy criticism over the country’s handling of the outbreak. A Japanese doctor who visited the Diamond Princess at the …
Published on : Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Japan Airlines (JAL) and Sumitomo Corporation today entered into a cooperation agreement with Bell-Textron Inc. to promote the development of the Air Mobility Industry, including the infrastructure for next generation air transportation methods. As urban areas become highly concentrated, …
Published on : Tuesday, February 11, 2020
For Japan, the last decade exhibited a period of remarkable growth for tourism to Japan. The number of people visiting Japan increased from just 6.2 million people in 2011 to 31.2 million in 2018, which is a faster rate of …
Published on : Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Japan’s stock market index Nikkei posted its biggest one-day loss in five months on Monday, with tourism-related stocks under pressure amid fears that a virus outbreak in China could be more deadly and harder to contain than initially thought. …
Published on : Monday, January 27, 2020
Japan will request its nationals to leave China’s quarantined city of Wuhan, the epicenter of a deadly virus, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Sunday. “We have decided to send back all (Japanese citizens in Wuhan) to Japan if they …