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Japan Sees Heavy New Year Holiday Traffic After COVID-19 Downgrade
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NIPPON.COM
Travelers flooded airports and major train stations in Japan on Friday to head to their hometowns in the first New Year holiday season since the government downgraded the legal status of COVID-19 to the same category as seasonal flu.
To ease overcrowding, Central Japan Railway Co. an...
Travelers flooded airports and major train stations in Japan on Friday to head to their hometowns in the first New Year holiday season since the government downgraded the legal status of COVID-19 to the same category as seasonal flu.
To ease overcrowding, Central Japan Railway Co. an...
- December 29, 2023
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Japan Cracks Down On Illegal Taxis As Tourism Boom Drives Demand
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JAPAN TIMES
Japanese authorities are stepping up surveillance of unlicensed taxis at Narita Airport near Tokyo, as a spike in the number of arrivals increases demand for transport into the capital.
Transport ministry officials handed out hundreds of fliers stating "Beware! Unlicensed taxis are ...
Japanese authorities are stepping up surveillance of unlicensed taxis at Narita Airport near Tokyo, as a spike in the number of arrivals increases demand for transport into the capital.
Transport ministry officials handed out hundreds of fliers stating "Beware! Unlicensed taxis are ...
- November 20, 2023
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Trash Cans Make Techy Return To Japan As Tourists Flood Cities
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NEWS ON JAPAN
While other Asian cities, such as Taipei and Seoul, have also removed trash cans to keep streets clean, tourists are often not cognizant of Japan’s strict rules around sorting trash at home and do not want to carry it around with them
Japan has long managed to keep its streets spo...
While other Asian cities, such as Taipei and Seoul, have also removed trash cans to keep streets clean, tourists are often not cognizant of Japan’s strict rules around sorting trash at home and do not want to carry it around with them
Japan has long managed to keep its streets spo...
- November 19, 2023
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October Foreign Entries To Japan Top Pre-Pandemic Levels For 1st Time
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KYODO NEWS
Japan saw an estimated 2,516,500 foreign visitors in October, up 0.8 percent from the same month in 2019, the first time the monthly figure has surpassed levels seen before the coronavirus outbreak, government data showed Wednesday.
The increase of visitors from Asia, Australia, part...
Japan saw an estimated 2,516,500 foreign visitors in October, up 0.8 percent from the same month in 2019, the first time the monthly figure has surpassed levels seen before the coronavirus outbreak, government data showed Wednesday.
The increase of visitors from Asia, Australia, part...
- November 15, 2023
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Japan Has Unveiled New Anti-Overtourism Measures
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TIME OUT
Visitor numbers are at 96 percent of 2019 figures, and the government are stepping in
After nearly three years of on-and-off travel restrictions took an immeasurable toll on the tourism industry across the world, visitor numbers are now bouncing back – but in some cases, a new surge of...
Visitor numbers are at 96 percent of 2019 figures, and the government are stepping in
After nearly three years of on-and-off travel restrictions took an immeasurable toll on the tourism industry across the world, visitor numbers are now bouncing back – but in some cases, a new surge of...
- October 27, 2023
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Aug. Foreign Entries To Japan At 2.2 Mil., 85% Of Pre-Pandemic Level
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NIPPON
Japan saw an estimated 2,156,900 foreign visitors in August, which represents 85.6 percent of the level in the same month in 2019 before the coronavirus outbreak, government data showed Wednesday.
A recovery trend continued, with the rate surpassing 80 percent for the first time, accordi...
Japan saw an estimated 2,156,900 foreign visitors in August, which represents 85.6 percent of the level in the same month in 2019 before the coronavirus outbreak, government data showed Wednesday.
A recovery trend continued, with the rate surpassing 80 percent for the first time, accordi...
- September 20, 2023
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COVID Downgrade Tipped To Boost Japan Economy By 4.2 Tril. Yen
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KYODO NEWS
Japan's downgrade on Monday of the legal status of COVID-19 will likely deliver the Japanese economy a 4.2 trillion yen ($31 billion) boost, driven in part by an increase in the number of inbound tourists, according to an estimate by a private sector economist.
The coronavirus is now...
Japan's downgrade on Monday of the legal status of COVID-19 will likely deliver the Japanese economy a 4.2 trillion yen ($31 billion) boost, driven in part by an increase in the number of inbound tourists, according to an estimate by a private sector economist.
The coronavirus is now...
- May 8, 2023
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Japan Pledges To Have Women In Third Of Top Boardroom Roles By 2030
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THE GUARDIAN
Prime minister Fumio Kishida says diversity in listed companies is key to ‘achieving new capitalism and an inclusive society’
Japan’s prime minister, Fumio Kishida, has said he wants almost a third of executive positions at the country’s top companies to be occupied by women by the...
Prime minister Fumio Kishida says diversity in listed companies is key to ‘achieving new capitalism and an inclusive society’
Japan’s prime minister, Fumio Kishida, has said he wants almost a third of executive positions at the country’s top companies to be occupied by women by the...
- May 1, 2023
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Squirrels, Spring Flowers Offer Fairy Tale Feel in Hokkaido
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THE JAPAN NEWS
A squirrel and spring flowers present a fairy tale-like scene in Urausu, Hokkaido. Katakuri, or Japanese dogtooth violets, and Ezo engosaku, or corydalis, are now at peak bloom. Ezo risu squirrels frequently drop by the carpet of blue and mauve flowers on the grounds of Urausu Sh...
A squirrel and spring flowers present a fairy tale-like scene in Urausu, Hokkaido. Katakuri, or Japanese dogtooth violets, and Ezo engosaku, or corydalis, are now at peak bloom. Ezo risu squirrels frequently drop by the carpet of blue and mauve flowers on the grounds of Urausu Sh...
- April 28, 2023
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Japan To Drop Covid-19 Border Measures On May 8
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TIME OUT
Tourists will no longer need to register a vaccine certificate or produce a negative Covid-19 test before entering Japan
International travel was enough of a hassle in the pre-Covid era, with visa applications, baggage rules and the other umpteen logistical arrangements to consider.
Th...
Tourists will no longer need to register a vaccine certificate or produce a negative Covid-19 test before entering Japan
International travel was enough of a hassle in the pre-Covid era, with visa applications, baggage rules and the other umpteen logistical arrangements to consider.
Th...
- April 6, 2023
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