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JAPAN
Apr 25, 2003

Foreign Ministry upgrades travel alert for Toronto

The Foreign Ministry upgraded Thursday its travel warning for Toronto, adding it to the growing list of areas that Japanese travelers are advised to avoid due to the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome.
JAPAN
Apr 4, 2003

Japan issues travel warning over SARS

Following the World Health Organization's lead, Japan issued a travel warning Thursday for Hong Kong and China's Guangdong Province and stepped up quarantine efforts at airports to guard against the spread of a deadly respiratory virus.
COMMENTARY / World
May 16, 2002

Travel advisories for the next generation

WASHINGTON -- How does America's global role affect the lives of individuals? Currently, momentous international policy decisions are being taken; they encompass war, peace, freedom and the projection of power. It is important to step back and develop a vision of the long-term outcome of those policies...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 23, 2002

Tourism industry courts Koizumi, Bush to boost international travel

The newly signed U.S.-Japan tourism promotion pact shows the United States is greatly aware of just how much Japanese tourists mean to its economy, according to U.S. tourism industry leaders who visited Japan last week to attend the agreement's signing ceremony.
JAPAN
Apr 19, 2002

Travel agencies found in JET air-ticket scam

Major travel agency Kinki Nippon Tourist Co. was involved in a scheme last year in which it issued cut-rate airline tickets to JET teachers, billed local governments for regular fares and pocketed the difference, it was learned Thursday.
BUSINESS
Apr 6, 2002

Domestic travel spending up slightly

Spending on travel within Japan logged a year-on-year increase of 0.4 percent in February, marking the first such rise in five months, the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry said Friday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Jan 12, 2002

Tabibito Travel: flexible, friendly, frugal and fun

I first meet Matthew Cox for coffee in the summer of 2000. He wants to talk about writing, get feedback on a couple of articles, and doesn't yet get the lesson to be learned from American compatriot Raymond Carver.
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2000

Court allowed defendant in Itoman scandal to travel

The Osaka District Court allowed a defendant in a scandal involving defunct trading house Itoman Corp. to travel abroad 29 times between December 1993 and his disappearance while on trial in October 1997, according to Supreme Court officials.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2000

China tourism pact welcomed

Kyodo News Japan's travel industry is hoping that this year will see an official agreement to allow Chinese from selected areas to visit Japan on package tours, and that more than 1 million Chinese tourists will visit in less than a decade.
LIFE / Travel
Feb 2, 2000

New winter travel bargains opening domestic flight doors

Winter brings Japan's best travel bargains, and this millennium year the bargains are better than ever.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
May 1, 2023

As travel demand rebounds, Okinawa firms look to sustainable tourism

Local businesses are exploring ways to re-establish Okinawa's rich nature and unique history and culture as valuable tourism resources.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Feb 18, 2023

Japan’s award-winning travel goods make any trip a breeze

Don't even think about leaving home without these mindfully produced travel essentials.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 11, 2023

Airlines hope for return to normal after FAA outage snarls U.S. travel

The total number of flights disrupted topped 10,900 and was still rising but officials expressed confidence that normal operations would resume soon.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 24, 2022

Arctic blast and blizzards disrupt U.S. travel ahead of holidays

Arctic cold extended its grip over much of the United States on Friday, combining with snow, ice and howling winds from a deadly winter storm.
JAPAN
Sep 16, 2022

Japan may launch nationwide travel discount program in the fall

The program would expand the existing one offering discounts and coupons for travel within local regions.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 22, 2022

In Japan's 'random travel' trend, Lady Luck chooses the destination

In addition to the thrill of leaving plans up to chance, railways and airlines are providing the incentive of affordability.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jul 23, 2022

Aviation nurses a nasty headache as travel recovers from COVID-19

The aviation industry has turned the page on an unprecedented pandemic shock — only to face mounting worries over supply chains and reminders that its future hinges on decarbonization.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
May 12, 2022

When will Japan open to tourists?

Kanako Takahara joins to discuss when Japan might reopen to international tourism, and what form that reopening might take.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 1, 2021

U.S. plans to tighten COVID-19 test travel requirements over omicron variant

Last week, the country imposed travel restrictions that bar arrival by foreign nationals who have been in any of eight southern African nations in the past 14 days.
JAPAN
Nov 16, 2021

New normal takes shape as Japan announces 'vaccine-test package'

Those showing proof of vaccination or a negative test result would be able to enter eating and drinking establishments as normal, even under a state of emergency.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 27, 2021

Activists fear Hong Kong immigration bill will allow arbitrary travel bans

An immigration bill on Hong Kong's legislative agenda for Wednesday would give authorities virtually unlimited powers to prevent residents and others entering or leaving the former British colony, lawyers, diplomats and rights groups say.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 24, 2021

Quarantines crushing air travel are getting longer and lonelier

Even as vaccines embolden countries to plot paths to reopening, authorities around the world are tightening the screws to stop COVID-19 mutations from slipping through quarantine.
JAPAN
Dec 25, 2020

Suga urges caution over New Year's break as COVID-19 cases keep rising

Officials say the surge in new infections is already affecting local health care systems and overwhelming hospitals at a time of the year when staffing is limited.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 21, 2020

As Japan COVID-19 cases surge, governors brace for year-end spike

It took more than nine months, and two waves, for the number of reported cases to reach 100,000 — but less than two months for that figure to double.

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