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TOURISM

For Hokkaido, the most important inbound tourism markets are Taiwan, South Korea and China.
JAPAN / Society
Nov 21, 2025
Japan’s dispute with China may impact Hokkaido tourism this winter
As Japan and China continue their war of words, the potential impact on Hokkaido’s tourism industry this winter season has officials increasingly concerned.
A Chinese tourist group is led by a tour guide at Sensoji temple, a popular sightseeing spot at Tokyo's Asakusa district, on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 19, 2025
China tour groups start canceling Japan trips amid spat
In the days after the safety warning, at least two state-owned Chinese travel agencies scrapped group bookings made months in advance.
Tourists ride on a double-decker sightseeing bus in Tokyo’s Ginza district on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Nov 19, 2025
Foreign visitors to Japan hit record high for October
The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan in October surged 17.6% from a year earlier to 3,896,300, the Japan National Tourism Organization said.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara holds a news conference at the Prime Minister’s Office on Monday. Kihara is leading a new Cabinet-level panel to review foreign-national related issues.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 18, 2025
Fixing immigration without sparking xenophobia
Don’t lump long-term, law-abiding foreign residents in with new arrivals.
The Osaka Prefectural Government and several municipalities on Monday submitted a proposal to halt new special-zone minpaku applications, citing repeated complaints about some foreign guests.
JAPAN
Nov 18, 2025
Osaka proposes to halt applications for minpaku private lodgings
The proposal was made in response to resident complaints about the behavior of some foreign guests staying at minpaku facilities.
U.S. President Donald Trump and FIFA President Gianni Infantino in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on Monday
SOCCER
Nov 18, 2025
Trump unveils fast-track visas for World Cup ticket holders
"For those who intend to join us for the World Cup, I strongly encourage you to apply right away," the U.S. president said.
Members of a Chinese tour group cross a road in the Ginza shopping district in Tokyo on Monday.
BUSINESS
Nov 17, 2025
Japan-China spat over Taiwan comments sinks tourism stocks
Asia's two top economies are closely entwined, with China the biggest source of tourists — almost 7.5 million visitors in the first nine months of 2025 — coming to Japan.
The transport ministry has proposed extending the runway at Sapporo's Okadama Airport from 1,500 meters to 1,800 meters to support longer routes amid rising inbound tourism.
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Nov 17, 2025
Two plans proposed for runway extension at Sapporo’s Okadama Airport
A longer runway will increase commercial flight capacity, attract more business jets and facilitate medevac flights.
Chinese tourists wear kimonos as they visit Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district on Saturday.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 15, 2025
China warns citizens not to visit Japan as row over Taiwan heats up
Beijing’s first retaliatory move against Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks on Taiwan could have a significant impact on tourism.
Risa Matsuda, 27, a staffer at Muscle Girls, flexes while doing a pole dance for customers.
LIFE / Lifestyle
Nov 14, 2025
Tokyo's viral Muscle Girls bar flexes a brawny sort of beauty
Staff at the viral nightlife spot say embracing a new beauty standard helps them shed societal expectations on femininity.
A plane takes off from Haneda Airport.
JAPAN
Nov 14, 2025
Japan may triple departure tax to tackle overtourism
The specific size of the increase will be discussed during fiscal 2026 tax system reform talks at the end of the year.
An American Airlines plane takes off from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) in Arlington, Virginia, on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 14, 2025
U.S. airlines knocked sideways by shutdown are getting back on track
Cancelations have subsided from the shutdown peaks over the past few days and since President Donald Trump signed legislation to reopen the government late Wednesday.
Japan may cover half the cost of installing fences around outdoor baths at traditional inns and hotels to prevent bear attacks.
JAPAN
Nov 11, 2025
Japan weighs aid for outdoor bath fences amid bear attacks
The Japan Tourism Agency is aiming to cover half the cost of installing fences around outdoor baths at inns and hotels.
Abandoned Japanese-style inns in the Kinugawa hot springs resort in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, in March 2023
JAPAN / Society
Nov 9, 2025
Japan to subsidize demolition of abandoned inns
Many large hotels running since the end of World War II were left to rot in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Canceled flights on a flight boards at Chicago O’Hare International Airport in Chicago on Friday
WORLD
Nov 8, 2025
U.S. warns it could force 20% flight cuts if shutdown continues
The FAA instructed airlines to cut 4% of flights on Friday at 40 major airports because of the government shutdown. The cuts will rise to 10% by Nov. 14.
A bear is seen near a house in the city of Akita on Oct. 30.
JAPAN / Society
Nov 5, 2025
Bear threat casts shadow over autumn outdoor activities
Twelve people have been killed by bears this fiscal year, and 108 have been attacked in Japan as of the end of September — both the highest figures on record.
Mori Trust CEO Miwako Date speaks during an interview.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 5, 2025
Mori Trust CEO seeks foreign partners for condo hotels in Japan
The company wants to launch condos that can be rented out like hotel rooms, as it seeks to profit from the nation’s tourism boom.
Influenza outbreaks began in Japan in late September, earlier than usual, amid increased cross-border travel.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 4, 2025
Japan's flu season began in September, earlier than usual amid tourism surge
Basic measures — such as washing hands, wearing masks in crowds and frequent ventilation — are effective in preventing infection.
China is extending its short-term visa waiver for Japanese visitors by one year, continuing the policy beyond December.
JAPAN
Nov 4, 2025
China to extend visa exemption for Japanese visitors
Under the program, travelers are allowed to stay in China for up to 30 days without a visa for tourism or business.
The capital city's Harajuku district in December 2024. Tokyo’s “coolest” neighborhood is subjective and constantly shifting, as the city’s appeal lies in its diversity of areas, each offering a unique mix of trends, culture and hidden gems.
COMMENTARY
Nov 3, 2025
Tokyo’s coolest neighborhood? There isn’t one.
Tokyo can’t be reduced to a single trendy suburb: What’s appealing is precisely the incongruity of its locales.
Japanese court orders Cloudflare to pay ¥500 million over manga piracy
Cloudflare has been ordered to pay ¥500 million after four major publishing firms accused the firm of copyright infringement for its role in hosting sites that distribute pirated copies of manga titles.
The reality of human trafficking in Japan
A view of Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward at night. Last year in Japan, 66 people were put in protective custody as victims of human trafficking. Among them, 58 — including all 41 minors — were Japanese nationals. International pressure to act on human trafficking led Japan to make efforts to crack down on the crime, such as a tightening of conditions in 2005 for entertainer visas.
Beware of China’s strategic distortion of reality
China holds a military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, in Beijing on Sept. 3. 
Yen rout brings talk of ¥160 to the dollar and possible intervention
The yen has been weak against the U.S. dollar in recent weeks, with some analysts expecting the retreat to continue.
China to reimpose ban on Japanese seafood imports amid row over Taiwan, reports say
A sign reading, "Suspend the sales of all fish products imported from Japan" is displayed in an area home to Japanese restaurants in Beijing in August 2023. China will reimpose a ban on imports of Japanese seafood, media reports in Tokyo said Wednesday, as a diplomatic spat between the two countries deepens.
First foreign president of Hosei University looks abroad for change
Hosei University President Diana Khor, who herself was an international student, aims to encourage students to look outward and cultivate a global mindset.
Japanese companies advised to change mindset about investment in Africa
Bernard Laurendeau, chief of Enkopa Lab Japan, in Tokyo last month
Munetaka Murakami headlines quartet looking to move to MLB via posting system
The Swallows' Munetaka Murakami has 246 career home runs in eight NPB seasons.
The reality of human trafficking in Japan
A view of Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward at night. Last year in Japan, 66 people were put in protective custody as victims of human trafficking. Among them, 58 — including all 41 minors — were Japanese nationals. International pressure to act on human trafficking led Japan to make efforts to crack down on the crime, such as a tightening of conditions in 2005 for entertainer visas.
Why we can’t get enough of the sham of the rental family
“Rental Family,” directed and co-written by the single-named Hikari, follows out-of-work actor Phillip (Brendan Fraser), who is hired as the “token white guy” at a Tokyo agency called Rental Family.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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An illustration features the Japanese signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.
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