tourism

The tourism association hopes foreign residents with good Japanese-language skills will convey disaster information to those with poor Japanese skills.

A central government campaign to spur domestic tourism has drawn both enthusiasm and ire, with some social media users telling urbanites to stay away from rural areas.

Food remains one of Japan’s greatest assets as a travel destination, and industry insiders are cautiously optimistic about the future of culinary travel.

About 20 vessels gathered in the Port of Tokyo on Thursday to turn their lights on all at once in a bid to create hope and wish for an end to the novel coronavirus pandemic. The water taxis, cruisers and traditional yakatabune boats that took ...

Plans are laid out to attract visitors to the nation's rural spots, in a bid to help boost tourism in lesser-visited areas.

Major U.S. investment firm Blackstone Group Inc. will consider investing in tourism-linked companies in Japan, expecting inbound travel demand to recover after the coronavirus crisis, sources said Monday. Blackstone forecasts that demand erased by the COVID-19 pandemic may return to some extent in the next ...

The moves extend its ongoing effort to downsize internationally as it adapts to a tourism industry crushed by the coronavirus.

Authorities hope with the planned facilities they can increase the number of PCR tests that can be performed daily and reduce virus testing times to a few hours.

Japan could begin talks with Taiwan and Brunei as early as this month on easing coronavirus-induced travel restrictions, diplomatic sources said Wednesday. China and South Korea are also under consideration, though concerns remain over letting in a large number of foreign travelers due to Japan's ...

The 27-member regional group is seeking to revive its virus-hit economy ahead of the summer travel season.

The global pandemic has left Okinawa's tourist industry reeling.