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U S TOURISTS

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.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 30, 2014
Airports eager to cater to Muslims' needs
Motivated by a surge in Islamic visitors, Japan's major airports are falling over themselves to capitalize on the trend by installing prayer rooms and offering halal meals.
JAPAN
Mar 30, 2014
Muslims praise Yokohama site
More than 90 percent of Southeast Asian Muslims surveyed say the "restaurants," "mosques" and "suggested itineraries" links on the Muslim Tourist Information website are useful, the Yokohama Convention & Visitors Bureau said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 21, 2014
Snow-hit tourist sites try to regroup
A week after record snow hit the Kanto-Koshin region for the second time within the month, tourist destinations in Nagano and Yamanashi prefectures are trying to lure back visitors after their numbers plunged due to road closures.
JAPAN
Feb 19, 2014
944,000 foreign travelers visited Japan in January, up 41% on year
An estimated 944,000 foreign travelers visited Japan in January, up 41.2 percent from the same month last year and the most ever for the first month of a year, the Japan National Tourism Organization said Wednesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 19, 2014
Start of trial of Guam rampage suspect pushed back to June
A Guam court hearing the criminal case against a local man who killed three Japanese tourists in a knife and vehicle rampage last year on Wednesday pushed back the start of his trial to June, an official said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 17, 2014
Guam rampage trial delayed by psych claim
The trial over a vehicular rampage and stabbing spree on Guam a year ago that left three Japanese dead and several others injured has yet to begin after the defendant waived his right to a speedy trial and claimed mental illness as his defense.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 12, 2014
'13 Guam rampage marked by grief
A year after a random attack on a Guam street left three Japanese tourists dead and 11 injured, the families of the victims are still trying to pick up the pieces of their lives.
JAPAN
Jan 10, 2014
German tourist may have caught first case of dengue fever in Japan in August
A German tourist may have contracted Japan's first case of dengue fever in more than 60 years, the health ministry said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 25, 2013
Tourism industry woos Asian Muslims
Local-level authorities are stepping up efforts to attract Muslim tourists to their holiday spots as Japan becomes a prime destination for the growing middle-class population of Southeast Asia.
JAPAN
Nov 21, 2013
All ages heading to guesthouses
Traditionally popular with young people, hostels and guesthouses are growing in popularity among middle-aged and elderly people looking for reasonably priced accommodations.
JAPAN
Oct 24, 2013
Foreign tourists break record for September
The number of foreign tourists in September surged 31.7 percent over the previous year to 867,000, breaking the record for the month, according to the Japan National Tourism Organization.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 18, 2013
'No privacy worries' as Japan Tourism Authority tracks tourists via 'meta data'
Dismissing privacy concerns, the Japan Tourism Authority is planning to use location data from cellphones to track tourists and discover popular spots in the interest of developing tourism resources.
JAPAN
Sep 19, 2013
Multiple-entry visas flop as Chinese tourists steer clear of Tohoku
The number of multiple-entry visas issued over the past year to Chinese tourists traveling to the Tohoku region was notably low, a Foreign Ministry tally shows.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 13, 2013
Turkish man reportedly admits stabbing Japanese students
Turkish investigators take a second man into custody over the deadly attack on two Japanese women in Turkey who reportedly confesses to the stabbings.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 27, 2013
Dr. King's message for Asia
Imagine if a visit to the work of a once-obscure Chinese sculptor at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial were added to the itineraries of the throngs of Asian tourists.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 20, 2013
Signs of the times: street, building markers get English names
Foreign tourists should have an easier time identifying the seat of government in Tokyo when the current sign, 'Kokkai,' is pulled down and replaced with 'The National Diet.'
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 4, 2013
Tourism agency wants to make food, cosmetics duty-free
The Japan Tourism Agency will propose adding food and cosmetics to the list of duty-free items available to foreign visitors in its fiscal 2014 reform plan.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 31, 2013
Guam murder rampage trial to resume next week
The trial of a 21-year-old Guam man accused of killing three Japanese tourists and wounding 11 other people in a car and knife rampage earlier this year will resume next week, a court spokesman said.
When will Japan intervene to support the yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki has reiterated the government's readiness to take an appropriate action as the yen continues to slide against the U.S. dollar.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Raising kids in Japan as a single parent? It takes a village.
Making things work as a foreign, single mother in Japan isn't easy, but these tips and tricks can help you through the hardest parts.
Yen rebounds strongly after first slide past ¥160 since 1990
The yen dropped to ¥160.245 per dollar on Monday before heading into the other direction to ¥155.01 amid speculation of an intervention by Japanese currency authorities.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.

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