Can Japan solve its growing over-tourism crisis?
Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka-- are increasingly infuriated by outsiders who do not follow the customs that are so fundamental to ...
I took my kids to Japan and made mistakes. Here’s what I learnt
The land of the rising sun is an excellent child-friendly destination, as long as you do your homework first. Here are 15 ...
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Tourist arrested in Japan for striking convenience store clerk over 3-yen bag altercation
Such a situation recently occurred in the late-night hours at a convenience store in Hokkaido Prefecture, leading to a violent altercation with a foreign tourist. At around 1: ... to remember when ...
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Tourist Traps You Should Probably Steer Clear Of In Tokyo
Tokyo is one of the most popular destinations on the planet, so it shouldn't be a shock to hear that there are heaps of tourist traps to avoid in the city.
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Hotel CEOs’ Diversity Embrace, D.C.’s Crash Investigation and Japan's Indian Tourist Boom
On today’s podcast we discuss hotel CEOs and their business-first embrace of diversity, the ongoing airline crash ...
Rappler11d
Konnichiwa! Why Japan has set a new record in visitor arrivals, and what we can learn from it
Here are 15 reasons why visitor arrivals and spending in Japan are at an all-time high, with Filipinos becoming its seventh largest market in 2024 ...
Al Jazeera English28d
Japan’s tourist arrivals hit all-time high as weak currency draws masses
Despite the surge in arrivals, Japan still receives far fewer tourists per capita than major tourist destinations such as France, Italy and Spain. Under the Japanese government’s tourism ...
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Large Fire Breaks Out in Japan's Osaka Near Tourist Landmark, Live Images Show
Large Fire Breaks Out in Japan's Osaka Near Tourist Landmark, Live Images Show TOKYO (Reuters) -A large fire broke out in a commercial building near a famous tourist landmark, Tsutenkaku Tower ...
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Australians travelling to Japan warned over common tourist 'cash grab': '3x the price'
Klook's Henry Hooper said there is a tourist trap lurking in many Japanese restaurants. (Source: Klook/Getty) Australians heading to Japan have been warned about a common request that will cost you ...
Rappler12d
Longer Japan tourist visa processing time: Things to know
The number of applications has surged, as the Philippines registers the highest growth of visitors to Japan among ASEAN countries ... Starting January 9, 2025, tourist visa processing now takes ...
The Star8d
Six arrested for involvement in tourist-targeted prostitution business; brothels in Japan's Kabukicho catered to visitors using translation app
TOKYO: Six men have been arrested on suspicion of providing rooms for prostitution targeting foreign tourists, in violation of the Anti-Prostitution Law, the Metropolitan Police Department ...
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Large fire breaks out in Japan's Osaka near tourist landmark, live images show
TOKYO, Jan 21 (Reuters) - A large fire broke out in a commercial building near a famous tourist landmark, Tsutenkaku Tower, in Osaka in western Japan, local TV footage showed on Tuesday.