Published on : Thursday, April 23, 2020
The flower lovers in Japan will have to wait until next year to tip-toe through the tulips after a park razed more than 100,000 stems to comply with social distancing rules to help control the coronavirus or COVID-19 outbreak. …
Published on : Thursday, April 16, 2020
The number of foreign visitors to Japan in March fell around 93.0% percent from a year earlier to 193,700, down for the sixth consecutive month, the Japan National Tourism Organization said on Wednesday. It is according to Japan …
Published on : Thursday, April 16, 2020
Osaka Prefecture in Japan began to treat mildly ill or asymptomatic patients of the novel coronavirus or COVID-19 at a business hotel in the city of Osaka, in an effort to prevent the local medical system from collapsing amid the …
Published on : Friday, April 10, 2020
One of Japan’s busiest international airports Narita Airport, says it will close one of its two runways as the global coronavirus pandemic takes a devastating toll on global air travel. The operator of Narita Airport near Tokyo says the runway …
Published on : Tuesday, March 24, 2020
At least 443 port calls by cruise ships at major Japanese ports have been cancelled, with many ship operators halting services amid fears over COVID-19. These cancellations at the Japan’s 10 largest ports for cruise ships could result in the …
Published on : Tuesday, March 24, 2020
Japan will impose an entry ban on foreign travelers from 18 European countries and Iran to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said. The measures would be the broadest set of border controls that Japan …
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 13, 2020
The business sentiment for inbound tourism among travel agents in Japan hit a record low in the January to March period due to plummeting demand mainly from China and South Korea amid the outbreak of the new coronavirus, an industry …
Published on : Saturday, March 7, 2020
The restaurants at the Exitmelsa shopping center in Tokyo’s chic Ginza district are usually packed with Chinese tourists. But now, many lunchtime tables are empty, and this is a telltale sign that corona virus is impacting tourism significantly. For …
Published on : Tuesday, March 3, 2020
The cherry blossom festivals in Japan have been cancelled due to the deadly new coronavirus outbreak, the latest in a growing list of events quashed as the epidemic spreads globally. This conventional spring celebrations in Tokyo and Osaka, which attract …
Published on : Friday, February 21, 2020
While Japan deals with one of the worst outbreaks of a new coronavirus outside China, foreign tourists to the nation remain largely confident – at least, for the moment — that they will be safe in the country. There …
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 19, 2020
Visitors to Kyoto have gone down, with sites like the Arashiyama bamboo forest totally devoid of people. Japan’s ancient capital of Kyoto is one of Japan’s best-preserved areas, with 17 UNESCO world heritage sites attracting thousands of tourists to …
Published on : Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Japanese city Kyoto is one of the most crowded tourist destinations packed with visitors from all over the world. But as the coronavirus outbreak keeps visitors away from the historic streets of Japan’s former capital, a group of shopkeepers has …
Published on : Monday, February 17, 2020
According to an estimate by a U.N. agency, Japan could lose $1.29 billion in tourism revenue in the January-March period due to international flight restrictions stemming from the new coronavirus epidemic. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) attributed the estimate …
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 : 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, 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 : Friday, October 18, 2019
Tensions with South Korea and the chaos in Hong Kong are casting a shadow over Japan’s aim of attracting an annual 40 million tourists by next year. As per latest figures, South Koreans, who are a mainstay of Japan’s …
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 …
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