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TOURISM

Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Sep 12, 2020
Can micro-tourism save Japan's ailing travel industry?
Excursions to local destinations that are no more than an hour's drive from home lessen the anxiety of taking a short break.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 11, 2020
Tokyo to be included in Go To Travel campaign from October
The campaign kicked off in late July without the capital, despite criticism that subsidizing travel during a pandemic would help spread the virus throughout the country.
JAPAN
Sep 10, 2020
Tokyo to ease voluntary measures on dining and travel as infections slow
Separately, the central government is reportedly weighing a plan to raise attendance limits at music and sporting events to 20,000 spectators.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 8, 2020
New coronavirus cases knock hopes of reviving Southeast Asia's holiday hot spots
A spike in coronavirus infections in Indonesia's holiday island of Bali and Thailand's first locally transmitted case in 100 days have dealt further blows to Southeast Asian hopes of reviving vital tourism industries.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2020
With borders closed, airlines invent wild ways to stay afloat
From fresh vegetables to peanuts and pajamas, they're selling almost anything to make it through the pandemic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 26, 2020
COVID-19 brings three-decade economic boom to a sudden halt in Vietnam
For the past three decades, Vietnam has known only good — or great — economic news. The nation's consistent growth as an exporter pushed many into the middle class.
JAPAN
Aug 22, 2020
Top Japan spokesman defends troubled Go To Travel program as failure claims grow
The comment came after Iwate Gov. Takuya Tasso branded the government's u00a51.35 trillion Go To Travel campaign a “failure.”
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 21, 2020
August ticket data show Europe's travel recovery stalling
In July, ticket numbers for cross-border air travel stood at 28 percent of 2019's levels, but volumes fell to 18 percent by the first week of August.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 20, 2020
Virus forces tourism rethink in Bangkok, the world's most visited city
A record 39.8 million foreign visitors visited Thailand last year, accounting for 11 percent of gross domestic product. This year, a maximum of 8 million are predicted.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 20, 2020
Airbnb files confidentially for IPO as travel begins to rebound
The company began seeing signs of recovery in June, with bookings down only 30 percent.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 19, 2020
SoftBank to dispatch executives to help stricken Oyo
Cuts in Japan by the online hotel operator come as it adapts to a much smaller tourism industry in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 18, 2020
Japanese honeymooners, stuck in Cape Verde due to coronavirus, join Olympic team
The pair have impressed the local population and have earned a place supporting the island nation's team.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami