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Foreign Tourists Set New Record In March; 30% Drop In Visitors From Middle East

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JAPAN NEWS
 
The number of foreign visitors to Japan in March was 3,618,900, a 3.5% increase from the same month last year and a new record for March, according to an estimate released by the Japan National Tourism Organization on Wednesday.
Among visitors from East Asia, the number of tourists p...

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Luggage Storage Services in Japan Diversify in Effort to Boost ‘Hands-free’ Tourism, Address Overtourism

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JAPAN NEWS
 
The number of foreign visitors to Japan is rising, and in response, luggage storage services are becoming more diversified, resulting in the growing popularity of “hands-free” sightseeing.
Multiple services are available in Ueno in Taito Ward, Tokyo, an area bustling with tourists.
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Starbucks Japan To Raise Prices And Charge For Takeout Bags

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JAPAN TODAY
 
There’s been a lot for Japanese Starbucks fans to be happy about over the last few days, as the chain rolled out its new sakura
beverages and drinkware. But while those additions to Starbucks’ menu and merch catalog are putting smiles on many people’s face, there are some less crowd...

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Japan Sees 3.9 Mil. Foreign Visitors In Oct., Second Highest Monthly Figure

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KYODO NEWS
 
The number of foreign visitors to Japan in October rose 17.6 percent from a year earlier to around 3.9 million, the second highest monthly total on record, government estimates showed Tuesday.
By country and region, South Korea topped the list with 867,200 visitors, up 18.4 percent, ...

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Japan Panel OKs Increase in Catch Quota for Squid

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NIPPON
 
A Japanese Fisheries Agency panel has approved an expansion of the fiscal 2025 fishing quota for the Japanese common squid by 1,800 tons following bigger-than-expected catches.
At its meeting Wednesday, a subcommittee of the Fisheries Policy Council gave the green light to the plan to in...

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World’s First Dragon Ball Store To Open Before End Of Year

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Dragon Ball is a big franchise. Though it started as a manga, the anime adaptation of Akira Toriyama’s sprawling intergalactic martial arts epic started airing less than two years after the first chapter was published, and there have now been more than 20 "Dragon Ball" theatrical an...

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Visitors to Japan Hit Single-Month Record High in April

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NIPPON
 
The monthly number of foreign visitors to Japan hit a record high in April amid the cherry blossom season, a Japan National Tourism Organization report showed Wednesday.
The number of inbound visitors is estimated to have risen 28.5 pct from a year before to 3,908,900 in April, topping 3...

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Japan Crosses 10 Million Visitors Through March At Fastest Ever Pace

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BUSINESS TIMES
 
For the whole of 2025, tourist arrivals are on pace to eclipse last year’s all-time level of 36.87 million
Japan crossed the 10 million visitor mark at the fastest ever pace this year, reaching that level already in March, official data showed on Wednesday (Apr 16), as the weak y...

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Japan Aims To Boost Food Sales Among Tourists, Overseas

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NHK
 
The government is said to have set its first targets to boost spending on Japanese cuisine by visitors to the country and in overseas nations.
Sources say the goal is to boost tourist spending on food and beverages to 4.5 trillion yen, or 30 billion dollars, by 2030. That's triple the figur...

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Japan's Service Sector Jumps As Consumers Spend, Firms Expand

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MARKET SCREENER
 
Japan's service firms enjoyed a festive end to the year.
The sector expanded for a second straight month during December according to figures out Monday.
The closely watched services PMI from au Jibun Bank rose to 50.9.
That was a bit lower than an earlier preliminary reading, b...

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