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TOURISM 3

Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 11, 2022
Japan's eagerly anticipated reopening gets off to slow start
Despite the eagerly anticipated reopening, many of those arriving at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Tuesday were either business travelers or residents returning after trips abroad.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Explainer
Oct 9, 2022
What to expect as Japan opens back up to the world
While requirements for guided tours will be a thing of the past, proof of vaccination and mask-wearing etiquette will remain in place.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Explainer
Oct 9, 2022
Domestic travel subsidies set to begin for Japan residents
The National Travel Discount program — which is available only to those with residency status in Japan — uses government subsidies to fund discounts on meals, shopping and accommodation.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Oct 9, 2022
From Kyoto to Hokkaido, it's the last call for tourist-free travel
The borders reopen from Oct. 11, but the floodgates will stay relatively closed until countries like China allow tourists to return en masse.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Oct 8, 2022
More robots, less cash and new Shibuya await tourists back to Japan
Japan is opening up again after closing its borders due to the COVID-19 pandemic for almost three years — and boy have things changed. Here's a quick rundown of what to expect.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Oct 8, 2022
Roger Dahl on the reopening of Japan to tourism
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 7, 2022
Japan’s households spend less as higher inflation bites
The fastest inflation in more than three decades excluding the impact of tax hikes also threatens to hurt future consumption.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 6, 2022
Japan's largest airport hotel complex to open at Haneda in December
The facility will also comprise a large-scale conference hall, a shopping area, a bus terminal and an open-air bath with a view of Mt. Fuji.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 6, 2022
BOJ hopeful of inbound tourism boost from weak yen even as global risks weigh
The BOJ's remarks on inbound tourism echoes those of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who has recently advocated boosting inbound tourism to benefit from the yen's decline.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 6, 2022
Japan most Googled travel destination for Aussies
An analysis of Australian search trends over the 20-year period saw Japan top the list as the most Googled destination.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 5, 2022
Recovery of Japan’s inbound tourism likely muted without Chinese visitors
Beijing's 'COVID zero' policy restricts travelers from leaving China — far and away Japan's largest source of foreign tourist revenue.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 30, 2022
Singapore sovereign wealth fund eyes Japan property deals as yen falls and tourists return
Hotels, resorts and inns in key cities are among the types of properties being evaluated.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Sep 30, 2022
Can industrial tourism help revitalize Japan’s manufacturing regions?
From metalworking tours to “washi” paper-making workshops, a number of prefectures are holding events to welcome visitors interested in local businesses and craftspeople.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 29, 2022
Japan to target spending of over ¥5 trillion by foreign visitors
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is set to tout his government's plan to ease the country's COVID-19 border controls, including by allowing individual overseas travelers to enter Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 28, 2022
New platform encourages Japan's foreign residents to use tax donation programs
The furusato nu043eu0304zei program allows people to give tax payments to prefectures and municipalities in exchange for gifts, but uptake among non-Japanese has been low.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 28, 2022
Japan’s businesses brace for long-awaited return of tourists
Spending by inbound travelers totaled u00a54.8 trillion in 2019. The question now is how much of that will come back, and how soon.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 26, 2022
Japan to run new domestic travel subsidy program through late December
The National Travel Discount — available to Japan residents only — will provide the equivalent of up to u00a511,000 in discounts and coupons per traveler per day.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 23, 2022
ANA to increase international flights as Japan's borders fully reopen
COVID-19 hit Japan's tourism industry hard — there were only about 246,000 foreign visitors last year, compared with a record 31.9 million in 2019.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2022
Japan to reopen to independent travelers and lift daily arrival cap, Kishida says
The move marks a major policy shift after nearly 2u00bd years of strict COVID-19 restrictions.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Sep 22, 2022
Why Japan has been taking incremental steps to reopen its borders
The Group of Seven's strictest border rules have been eased in slow, incremental steps, much to the chagrin of foreign nationals waiting to enter.

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