Foreign visitors to Japan drop 99.9% in June for 3rd straight month
Foreign nationals traveling to Japan in June totaled an estimated 2,600, posting a year-on-year plunge of 99.9 percent for the third consecutive month amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, government data showed Wednesday. Inbound visitors sank to 1,700 in May, marking the lowest figure since 1964 ...
Japan's top mobile carriers launch multilingual disaster information service for tourists
The short messaging service will send information on crucial phone numbers and web links that can help tourists caught up in quakes, typhoons and blackouts.
Record-low 1,700 foreign visitors travel to Japan in May amid pandemic
Japan received an estimated 1,700 foreign travelers in May, an all-time low for the second consecutive month, amid the coronavirus pandemic, government data showed Wednesday. The number, down 99.9 percent from a year earlier and compared with 2,900 in April, is the lowest since 1964, ...
Japan quells rumors it will pay for half of visitors' expenses
In tweets, the Japan Tourism Agency said the program under consideration would only cover “a portion of domestic travel expenses.”
Hotels offer free stays for foreign nationals stranded in Japan
Some hotels and a university are offering free accommodation to foreign nationals who are stranded in Japan because their home countries have closed borders due to concerns over the spread of the coronavirus. The Kaname Inn Tatemachi, a hotel in the popular tourist spot of ...
Japan to expand entry ban to visitors from India and 10 other nations
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Japan will maintain the current set of border control measures until the end of June.
The government will carry out support measures to shore up demand in the travel and restaurant industries hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, starting late July, sources said Monday. In what has been dubbed the "Go To campaign," the government will compile a series of ...
Newly reported minpaku business starts came to 420, but 629 operators reported closures, meaning the number of minpaku properties fell by 209.
April travelers to Japan dropped 99.9% from year earlier to 2,900
In recent years, inbound tourism has been one of the few sectors to see rapid growth in the long-stagnant economy.
Those with Japan visas expiring in July get extra three months to renew
The Immigration Services Agency of Japan said Tuesday it will give foreign nationals with periods of stay expiring in July a three-month extension to renew, in a bid to alleviate congestion at immigration counters amid the coronavirus outbreak. The agency had earlier granted a three-month ...
Stranded tourists flock to Tokyo immigration bureau already overwhelmed by seasonal rush
Scores of foreign nationals queued up at the Tokyo Regional Immigration Services Bureau on Wednesday, as tourists unable to return home — after international flights from Japan were suspended due to COVID-19 — added to the typical numbers attending the bureau. The facility in Minato ...
Senagajima Umikaji Terrace, a Mediterranean-esque shopping mall located near the west coast of Senaga Island in Okinawa Prefecture, usually sees crowds of tourists and lines of buses and rentals cars. Starting in around mid-February this year, however, the number of tour group from overseas ...
