National Feb 6, 2018
Japan Tourism Agency aims to draw more Western tourists amid boom in Asian visitors
by Cory Baird
The Japan Tourism Agency launched a new digital advertising campaign Tuesday in a bid to draw more tourists from Western countries, a demographic that has failed to keep pace with Asian tourists who have flocked to Japan in recent years. Currently, three out of four ...
National Oct 21, 2016
Japan still a developing nation in tourism: JTA chief
by Mizuho Aoki
Despite the visitor boom, Japan is still an "undeveloped country" when it comes to tourism, Japan Tourism Agency chief Akihiko Tamura said Friday. Inbound tourism rose around 30 percent annually from 2011 to 2015, according to agency data. But the revenue represents a mere 0.5 ...
National May 4, 2016
Japan's tourism sector evolving but needs more work, cultural heritage expert says
by Shusuke Murai
Japan's tourism strategies have gone beyond just promoting hospitality and have put the nation on track to achieve global standards, a British-born cultural heritage expert said. The Japanese tourism industry had been somewhat complacent and self-centered, but it is evolving into a world-class business, David ...
TV | CHANNEL SURF May 14, 2015
Tokio's "Dash Island"; David Atkinsonon craftsman; CM of the week: SoftBank
After the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, the boy band Tokio had to abandon its farm project, Dash Village, because it fell within the area contaminated by the reactor accident. Since then the quintet has started a new project as part of its ...
People | CLOSE-UP Aug 5, 2012
David Atkinson: Ancient Japan captures money man's interest
by Tomoko Otake
David Atkinson was still in his 20s when he rose to fame as a Japan-based banking analyst with the U.S. investment bank Salomon Brothers, prior to him moving to Goldman Sachs. Having graduated from Oxford University with an M.A. in Japanese studies in 1987, and ...