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TOURISM 3

EDITORIALS
May 31, 2014
Tourists rate Tokyo top city
Tokyo has been voted the world's most satisfying of 37 major world cities for 2013, but the tourist industry needs to work on increasing accessibility to Japan's cultural attractions.
JAPAN
May 29, 2014
City of Chiba aims to be Japan's Muslim center
The city of Chiba is seeking to become the center of Muslim culture in Japan, aiming to attract Southeast Asian tourists to visit and stay in the city.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 27, 2014
Kyoto campaign touts city's sights as ideal honeymoon destination
A campaign is underway in Kyoto to attract foreign honeymooners to the city, but to arrange their photo shoots without disturbing the temples and shrines that offer perfect pictures for newlyweds.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
May 25, 2014
Ultra Hawai’i: Even superheroes need a vacation
Your favorite Ultraman characters finally get a break and hang ten in Hawaii.
JAPAN
May 22, 2014
Tokyo top for tourist joy in 2013, survey says
Tokyo was the world's most satisfying tourist city in 2013, according to a survey by U.S. travel site TripAdvisor.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 22, 2014
1,000 visitors get roses on Skytree's second birthday
Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcast tower, marked the second anniversary of its opening Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 21, 2014
Retailers scrambling to empty fat foreign wallets
In graying Japan, retailers are waking up to a hot new demographic: foreign visitors.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 7, 2014
Tokyo Skytree falls short of visitor forecast
Shutdowns due to poor weather were to blame for missing the targeted number of visitors to the observation deck of Tokyo Skytree in fiscal 2013, the operator's officials said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
May 3, 2014
Avoiding the crowds during Golden Week
Let's be sensible: During Golden Week, why on earth would any sane person choose to drive to a destination on the expressway only to spend a good part of their holiday ensnared in a 35-km-long traffic jam? Doing their part to ease the congestion, domestic magazines are offering some imaginative alternatives...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
May 3, 2014
Golden Week activity influenced more by logistics than by economics
This year's Golden Week holiday isn't as golden as it normally is owing to the way the national holidays that make it possible fall in relation to the days of the week.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 30, 2014
Now you see it, now you don't: Hokkaido's 'phantom bridge'
An aging "phantom bridge" now surrounded by water in man-made Lake Nukabira in Kamishihoro, Hokkaido, is attracting tourists who want to view it while it is still intact, with its arches expected to collapse soon.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
Apr 30, 2014
Tackling the 'empathy deficit' toward non-Japanese
Sympathy is not the same as empathy, and that is one reason why discrimination against foreigners and minorities is so hard to combat in Japan. Japanese society is good at sympathy, but empathy? Less so.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Apr 27, 2014
Tokyo: what not to do and when not to do it
Here it is: Tokyo — all the must-miss spots that might ruin your day, if not your entire visit.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 24, 2014
Skin divers turn to tourism to stem the tide
At the Sea People restaurant in Shima, a coastal hamlet in Mie Prefecture, sea diver Machiyo Yamashita wants a piece of a tourism industry dominated by the cities that sapped her town's vitality by luring away its youth.
JAPAN
Apr 17, 2014
Tourism authorities eye travelers' tweets to fine-tune promotions
Japan is thinking of using Twitter, cellphone and GPS data to scope out tourists' wants and needs ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 16, 2014
Time slips quietly by for Austria nun resort
Being blasted with jets of hot and cold water by a 70-year-old nun may not be everyone's idea of fun, but it has some devoted fans. They return year after year to Marienkron, an Austrian health resort 3 km (2 miles) from the Hungarian border.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Apr 7, 2014
A day-trip date with the virtual romantics of 'New LovePlus+'
While Japan's video-game industry no longer dominates the world, there is still one niche of digital entertainment that this country does better than any other: romantic man-machine interaction. Love with a virtual being is something plucked straight out of science-fiction.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Apr 5, 2014
Cycling Sayama
A forested area bordering western Tokyo and Saitama Prefecture offers day-trippers a chance to experience the great outdoors on two wheels.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Apr 4, 2014
Chubu airport retools to attract foreign tourists
Chubu Centrair International Airport in Nagoya has started various new services to cater to foreign visitors, including new bus services to the city, tourist information and announcements in Chinese and Korean.
JAPAN
Apr 2, 2014
Standardized English for road signs to help foreign tourists
Foreign tourists in Japan will have a less confusing time trying to identify roads and landmarks thanks to the introduction of standardized English words and eradication of "Romanized" Japanese words on public signs, transport ministry officials said.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Kishida defends planned rule to revoke foreigners' residency
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a meeting of the Lower House Judicial Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
Human bone-like objects found at Nippon Steel plant’s molten iron pot, with one worker missing
Police believe it’s highly possible that human bones found in a molten iron pot at Nippon Steel's Oita factory belong to a missing male employee.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Japanese rap creates its mecca in Pop Yours
Tokyo-based artist Jumadiba says he forgoes the label of simply “rap” for his music because the Japanese rap scene isn’t confined to a particular sound.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.

Podcast

From easily navigable train stations to the helpfulness of its municipal staff, Tokyo has earned high praise for its commitment to accessibility for disabled travelers.
[Rebroadcast] Japan is doing better on accessibility than you may think

Longform

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