Chinese became largest foreign community in Okinawa in 2018, excluding U.S. military personnel
Chinese people became the largest group of foreign nationals living in Okinawa Prefecture in 2018, surpassing American residents — excluding personnel on U.S. military bases and their dependents — for the first time since a new calculation method was employed in 2012. As of the ...
South Korean passengers to Narita down more than a third this summer amid Tokyo-Seoul tensions
The number of South Koreans who entered Japan via Narita Airport for short stays during the summer holiday period from Aug. 9 to 18 totaled 12,260, down 34.7 percent from the same period a year earlier, a government bureau announced Friday. The drop in travelers, ...
The number of South Korean tourists visiting Japan fell last month to its lowest in nearly a year as visitors canceled travel plans amid deteriorating relations between the neighbors, Japanese government data showed on Wednesday. Tourist arrivals from South Korea dropped 7.6 percent in July ...
Nightlife spots off Japan's beaten tourist track seek to lure in foreign visitors
At around 10 p.m. on a Thursday in early August, foot traffic at a dining and drinking district only one stop from Tokyo's Ikebukuro Station was unexpectedly sparse despite warm summer weather — ideal conditions for a cold beverage, or two. Across streetcar tracks and ...
Tokyo prepares for summer heat of 2020 Olympics with more ambulances and language support
While organizers are striving to mitigate heat risks for visitors, it is also seen as necessary to plan for a large number of people requiring medical attention.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga visited the Mori Building Digital Art Museum in the Odaiba district of Tokyo's Koto Ward on Monday. "I believe beautiful images from the museum's exhibits enable visitors to share passions beyond language," he told reporters, adding that it is a ...
Tourists to Japan are fueling a boom in personal translation devices
Takehiko Fujita wouldn't be able to do his job selling eye drops and pain relievers without his pocket translator. Instead of an app, language dictionary or call-in translation service, the clerk at a Japanese drugstore uses Pocketalk, a ¥25,000 device made by Sourcenext Corp. that ...
Kanto railways to offer three-day pass for foreign nationals during 2020 Games
East Japan Railway Co. and 25 other railway operators in the Kanto area said Thursday they will sell a three-day train pass for foreign visitors during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. The Tokyo Supporters Pass will allow users to ride trains of any of ...
Japan saw record number of foreign visitors in first half of 2019
Japan saw a record number of overseas visitors in the first six months of 2019 with an estimated 16.63 million arrivals, up 4.6 percent from a year earlier, government data showed Wednesday. Spending by foreign visitors in the period through June increased 8.3 percent from ...
Boycott Japan: South Koreans take to social media in reaction to trade spat
#BoycottJapan is trending in South Korea. Angered by Japan's move to restrict exports of vital manufacturing materials to the country, South Koreans have taken to Instagram and other social media platforms to show their support for boycotts of Japanese travel and consumer products. More than 2,400 ...
Japan urges tourists to pick up travel insurance as hospitals complain of unpaid medical bills
Municipal and prefectural governments across Japan are launching campaigns urging foreign visitors to buy travel insurance as a surge in unpaid medical bills puts pressure on hospitals' budgets. If uninsured travelers get injured or sick in Japan, they have to foot the bill for all ...
Japan to promote Okinawa to Indians as outbound wedding destination
Japan is looking to promote Okinawa Prefecture in India as a wedding tourism destination as one of its initiatives to woo Indian tourists to the country. Setting its sights on India's outbound wedding market, mainly driven by wealthy individuals in the country, the Japan National ...
