Published on : Wednesday, January 1, 2020
As the number of people from China traveling abroad continues to increase, Japan’s status as a favored destination is under increasing pressure from international competition to capture the lucrative Chinese tourist market. The number of visitors to Japan from …
Published on : Monday, December 30, 2019
Japan Airlines is giving away 50,000 free round-trip domestic air tickets to international tourists next summer. The giveaway aims to hearten tourists to see less visited parts of Japan, and perhaps take some of the strain off Tokyo between July …
Published on : Thursday, December 12, 2019
The island Miyajima, also known as Itsukushima, is a short ferry ride away from Hiroshima and a popular day trip site for visitors to the area. Now the Japanese government is imposing tourist tax. It is known for its …
Published on : Monday, November 18, 2019
This year Rugby World Cup, 45 matches were played at 12 different venues in Japan. The influx of tourists from across the country and overseas led hotel occupancy and accommodation rates to soar on average by 47% and 69%, respectively. …
Published on : Monday, November 18, 2019
Japan’s old Christian sanctuary-Goto Islands-is all set to get a high-end hotel. The Japanese trading house Sojitz is going to construct the hotel with an aim to cash in on the growing number of tourists the location has received. …
Published on : Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Palace Hotel Tokyo that played a fundamental role in the introduction of traditional French cooking to Japan’s capital over half a century ago is now playing a pivotal part in introducing a new take on French cuisine to the city’s …
Published on : Wednesday, November 13, 2019
A Skymark Boeing 737 passenger plane was forced to make an emergency landing shortly after its departure due to its engine failure at Japan’s Fukuoka Airport on Wednesday. The runway was temporarily closed soon after the incident, but …
Published on : Thursday, October 31, 2019
A fire engulfed the UNESCO world heritage site Shuri castle at 2.40 this morning and left its main structures destroyed. Firefighters were found battling the flames since early morning at the site in Japan’s Okinawa Island. No casualties have …
Published on : Monday, October 14, 2019
The death toll in Japan rose to 33 due to the ferocious typhoon, helicopters, boats and thousands of troops were deployed across the country to rescue the stranded people in flooded homes on Sunday. On Saturday evening Typhoon …
Published on : Thursday, October 10, 2019
The cancellations were announced in Japan as cities, railways and airlines scrambled to prepare for the incoming catastrophic storm Typhoon Hagibis, which is expected to make landfall over the weekend. As a powerful typhoon churned toward Japan, organisers of …
Published on : Friday, October 4, 2019
A recent research has unveiled that the Rugby World Cup, (RWC) has fuelled a major boom in the tourism of Japan from the competing nations. During the timeframe between 12th September to 6th November, which covers the tournament dates and …
Published on : Thursday, October 3, 2019
Centara Hotels & Resorts together with Taisei Corporation and Kanden Realty & Development, announced a landmark agreement to bring the Centara brand to Japan. The three companies signed an Investor Agreement for Centara Grand Hotel Osaka, an upper upscale property …
Published on : Tuesday, October 1, 2019
Singapore and Japan took the top spot in the world’s strongest passport ranking, both offering access to 190 destination without the need of a visa in advance. Based on the data from the International Air Transport Association …
Published on : Thursday, September 19, 2019
The Japan-based Prince Hotels opened its first international hotel under its five-star brand “Prince Akatoki” in London this week. This is the first hotel of the Prince Hotels in Europe. To ensure that the London-based hotel extends the …
Published on : Sunday, September 15, 2019
Before the Tokyo Olympics next year, the luxury hotel market is booming in Japan, propelled by an influx of foreign visitors. Experts opine that the luxury hotel market is still underdeveloped in Japan, compared to its Asian neighbors and the …
Published on : Tuesday, September 10, 2019
Faxai, a powerful typhoon in Japan, left more than 100 flights cancelled, thousands of travellers stranded at the airport, and nearly one million households without power. The Greater Tokyo area encountered its most violent storm in history overnight as Typhoon …
Published on : Saturday, August 31, 2019
Following the successful launch of its first Asia destinations in 2017, luxury travel wholesaler Classic Vacations will now offer Preferred Properties in Japan; with hotels and private tours and transfers in Tokyo, Hakone, Osaka, and Kyoto. “Japan is a …
Published on : Tuesday, August 20, 2019
Last year, Japan witnessed more than 30 million foreign visitors, but its nightlife is not wide-ranging like other nations. Spurred by the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, efforts are going on to diversify tourism in the evening and bolster the night-time …
Published on : Monday, August 19, 2019
In a new report Japan outranked 74 countries and came out as the country with the best reputation in the world. The FutureBrand Country Index 2019 drops the traditional paradigm of GDP growth as the yardstick for global status …
Published on : Saturday, August 17, 2019
“Kojima Jeans Street” is a section about 400 meters long of the Ajino Shotengai shopping street. The shops use different methods in producing their jeans: for example, indigo dyeing methods with natural colourants to produce bright blue colours. Some jeans …
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