With their "Japanese First" slogan, riffing off US President Donald Trump's "America First", they have truly ruffled the ...

But recent developments indicate perhaps a return to the racist side of Japan that saw the wholesale slaughter Christians ...

Japan's tourism has exploded in recent years, with a record 36.8 million visitors in 2024. The weak yen has drawn visitors to Japan, which is already experiencing overtourism impacts.

In 2025, the hotel industries in the UK, Canada, and Japan are outperforming the United States amid differing economic and ...

Japan has worked hard to attract foreigners to boost its sluggish economy but now the perception there are too many has ...

Matcha, the Japanese green tea, sees a global boom. Social media and tourism drive demand. However, extreme weather and ...

This general view shows the Keihin Industrial Zone with Mount Fuji in the background, Japan's highest mountain at 3,776 meters (12,388 feet), in Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture on February 9, 2025.

Japan is bracing for a tourism boom like never before. With a record 35 million foreign visitors expected this year and tourism spending projected to hit an unprecedented JPY 8 trillion ($51 ...

This reopening is a first step to ending Japan’s strict entry restrictions for tourists. Post-pandemic tourism will force the country to juggle its economic benefits with sustainability. A key ...

The World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) 2023 Economic Impact Research (EIR) this week reveals Japan’s Travel & Tourism sector’s GDP contribution is forecast to reach USD 285.5 billion ...

The World Economic Forum is back with its travel competitiveness research, rebranded now as Travel & Tourism Development Index 2021, with a new focus on resiliency and sustainable future, as is to ...

On Thursday, April 17, a business tourism panel discussed how to tackle challenges to get those numbers back up. With the Japan market not even halfway recovered from six years ago, that is a ...