The number of foreign visitors to Japan hit a monthly record of 2.68 million in July, due to the summer vacation season and an increase in low-cost carrier flights, the Japan Tourism Agency said Wednesday. A total of 2,681,500 travelers visited the country from overseas, ...
Some financial institutions and other businesses are teaming up with municipalities to attract more foreign visitors to rural Japan, by offering unique tours and useful information. On one such tour organized by Japanese credit card company JCB Co., local banks and the local government last ...
Japan and Russia are exploring the idea of conducting cruises around the Moscow-held, Tokyo-claimed islands off Hokkaido as part of envisioned economic collaboration, a diplomatic source said. The countries will hold a vice foreign ministerial meeting Thursday in Moscow to discuss possible joint projects before ...
Even though the U.S. territory of Guam has been at the center of North Korean and U.S. threats during the past week, tourists haven't been deterred from visiting the tropical island in the Pacific. Chiho Tsuchiya of Japan heard the news, but she decided to ...
Pennsylvania utility regulators are making a big to-do over Timm Wenger's tuk-tuk. The 48-year-old entrepreneur wants to use his three-wheeled, open-sided electric shuttle to offer sightseeing tours of Lancaster, the urban core of a region best known for its undulating farms, horse-drawn buggies and large ...
Department stores in Osaka are enjoying brisk sales as an increase in budget flights from other Asian countries brings more tourists to Japan. According to the Japan Department Stores Association, sales at department stores in Osaka grew 7.3 percent year on year in June, posting ...
The iconic yellow Hato sightseeing bus is once again becoming a familiar sight in Tokyo and Yokohama thanks to a surge in domestic travelers from outside the capital. According to Hato Bus Co., customers who toured central Tokyo climbed 9.6 percent to 934,306 in the ...
An annual ninja test from Shiga Prefecture will be held at a Tokyo temple for the first time this October, putting the town of Koka, home to a famous clan of the shadowy feudal warriors, in the tourism spotlight. Zojoji Temple, the temple of the ...
In China, the plush international hotel lobby has been one of the few places to find gaps in the "Great Firewall," a sophisticated system that denies online users access to blocked content such as foreign news portals and social media platforms like Facebook and ...
German police on Saturday arrested two Chinese tourists for making illegal "heil Hitler" salutes in front of the historic Reichstag building that houses the German parliament. Berlin police officers say they detained the two men, aged 36 and 49, after they were seen striking the ...
The early morning light on this summer day, illuminating the under canopies of trees and sending warm, golden strobes across the oyster cafes over the embankments of the Kyobashi River, is enchanting. A fan-shaped city divided by seven deltaic waterways, Hiroshima sits on six islands ...
The city of Kochi has become an increasingly popular stop for cruise ships following the construction of a new port, but many local businesses have been unable to capitalize on the thousands of foreign tourists visiting in constant waves. To improve the situation, the city ...
