Miyazaki prefecture, on Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu, is leveraging anime and manga for tourism promotion through public-private partnerships. One such initiative is in the ...

The eight-day holiday from 28 January to 4 February has driven a sharp rise in travel bookings, with Southeast Asian ...

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Akiko Kohsaka, an economist at Japan Research Institute. A growing number of local governments plan to cash in on Japan’s tourist boom by adopting accommodation taxes, and using the revenue to promote ...

The city of Kyoto is known as Japan's cultural and spiritual capital. It's for good reason: Kyoto has hundreds of Buddhist ...

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Once a destination for the rich and adventurous, the advent of commercial jets in the 1950s made the Islands affordable to ...

Consultancy group Resonance has published its inaugural list of the best cities in the Asia–Pacific region, ranking which urban centers thrive when it comes to quality of life, outdoor spaces, and ...

Yamanashi's Deputy Governor, Ko Osada, met Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to discuss investment, employment, and green hydrogen initiatives. A Japanese CEO delegation will explore ...

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The Anime Tourism Association identified over 120 Anime Pilgrimage sites from 100+ anime titles. The association promotes "content tourism" by showcasing settings from manga, anime, and more. The 2025 ...

ALLISON SCHAEFERS / ASCHAEFERS @STARADVERTISER.COM Gov. Josh Green and the consul general of Japan in Honolulu, Yoshinori Kodama, signed an action plan Monday to bring more travelers from Japan to ...