Loading
Search
Japan’s Stealth Reopening: Parents Of Foreign Residents Get OK To Visit
- Category:Tourism
JAPAN TIMES
Japan’s borders are closed to tourists, allowing only business travelers, foreign students and academics to newly enter the country. But as the number of daily arrivals recently increased to 10,000, the government is now slowly — and quietly — allowing short-term visits by parents o...
Japan’s borders are closed to tourists, allowing only business travelers, foreign students and academics to newly enter the country. But as the number of daily arrivals recently increased to 10,000, the government is now slowly — and quietly — allowing short-term visits by parents o...
- April 13, 2022
- Comment (0)
- Trackback(0)
Asia Welcomes Travelers, But Japan Says, Not Yet
- Category:Tourism
JAPAN TIMES
Last week, Japan’s National Tourism Organization unveiled a glossy website aimed at international visitors looking to experience the country’s famous hospitality. An introductory video presents sweeping views of lush green islands dotting a cerulean bay, sleek hotel rooms boasting b...
Last week, Japan’s National Tourism Organization unveiled a glossy website aimed at international visitors looking to experience the country’s famous hospitality. An introductory video presents sweeping views of lush green islands dotting a cerulean bay, sleek hotel rooms boasting b...
- April 4, 2022
- Comment (0)
- Trackback(0)
Japan Ready To Raise Daily Cap On Entrants To 5,000
- Category:Tourism
JAPAN TIMES
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Seiji Kihara suggested Sunday that the government will raise the daily number of people allowed to enter the country from the current level of about 3,500 to around 5,000, easing its border controls against the coronavirus.
“It’s quite possible to rais...
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Seiji Kihara suggested Sunday that the government will raise the daily number of people allowed to enter the country from the current level of about 3,500 to around 5,000, easing its border controls against the coronavirus.
“It’s quite possible to rais...
- February 13, 2022
- Comment (0)
- Trackback(0)
Calls For Japan To Relax COVID-19 Entry Restrictions Intensify
- Category:Tourism
JAPAN TIMES
Disappointed and angry over Japan’s stringent entry restrictions that have been prolonged for months amid the spread of the omicron variant, some of the nation’s most prominent foreign business lobby groups and student representatives stuck abroad have called for a relaxation of the...
Disappointed and angry over Japan’s stringent entry restrictions that have been prolonged for months amid the spread of the omicron variant, some of the nation’s most prominent foreign business lobby groups and student representatives stuck abroad have called for a relaxation of the...
- February 10, 2022
- Comment (0)
- Trackback(0)
Japan Quickly Reverses Course On Halt Of New Reservations For Inbound Flights
- Category:Tourism
JAPAN TIMES
Less than 24 hours after it was announced, Japan retracted its request for airlines to halt inbound flight bookings Thursday in a rapid reversal of a move that had roiled Japan's citizens and residents abroad and even caught Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his transport minister of...
Less than 24 hours after it was announced, Japan retracted its request for airlines to halt inbound flight bookings Thursday in a rapid reversal of a move that had roiled Japan's citizens and residents abroad and even caught Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his transport minister of...
- December 2, 2021
- Comment (0)
- Trackback(0)
Japan Biz Leaders Roll Out Tourism Proposals
- Category:Tourism
NHK
The Japanese government is looking to promote domestic tourism by reviving a travel campaign following the lifting of a nationwide state of emergency for the coronavirus. But business leaders are urging the government to make sure it does not lead to an overload of travelers.
The Japan Asso...
The Japanese government is looking to promote domestic tourism by reviving a travel campaign following the lifting of a nationwide state of emergency for the coronavirus. But business leaders are urging the government to make sure it does not lead to an overload of travelers.
The Japan Asso...
- November 8, 2021
- Comment (0)
- Trackback(0)
Japan’s Empress Emerita Michiko turns 87
- Category:Tourism
THE JAPAN NEWS
Japanese Empress Emerita Michiko, wife of Emperor Emeritus Akihito, turned 87 on Wednesday.
She continued to avoid outings and refrain from inviting guests in the last year amid the COVID-19 pandemic, spending peaceful days with the Emperor Emeritus at their Sento Kari Gosho temp...
Japanese Empress Emerita Michiko, wife of Emperor Emeritus Akihito, turned 87 on Wednesday.
She continued to avoid outings and refrain from inviting guests in the last year amid the COVID-19 pandemic, spending peaceful days with the Emperor Emeritus at their Sento Kari Gosho temp...
- October 20, 2021
- Comment (0)
- Trackback(0)
Volcano In Southern Japan Erupts With Massive Smoke Column
- Category:Tourism
ABC NEWS
A volcano in southern Japan is erupting with a massive column of gray smoke billowing into the sky
A volcano in southern Japan erupted Wednesday with a massive column of gray smoke billowing into the sky.
The Japan Meteorological Agency raised the warning level for Mount Aso to three o...
A volcano in southern Japan is erupting with a massive column of gray smoke billowing into the sky
A volcano in southern Japan erupted Wednesday with a massive column of gray smoke billowing into the sky.
The Japan Meteorological Agency raised the warning level for Mount Aso to three o...
- October 20, 2021
- Comment (0)
- Trackback(0)
Infections In Japan Continue To Fall
- Category:Tourism
NHK
The number of coronavirus infections in Japan continues to fall.
Health authorities say the number of new infections across the country in the week up to Tuesday was just 60 percent of the figure from the previous week.
The health ministry held a meeting on Wednesday to give updates on the ...
The number of coronavirus infections in Japan continues to fall.
Health authorities say the number of new infections across the country in the week up to Tuesday was just 60 percent of the figure from the previous week.
The health ministry held a meeting on Wednesday to give updates on the ...
- October 14, 2021
- Comment (0)
- Trackback(0)
Japan To Tighten Borders For Arrivals From Myanmar, Iran
- Category:Tourism
KYODO NEWS
The Japanese government said Wednesday it will tighten border controls for visitors from some countries, including Myanmar and Iran, to prevent the spread of highly contagious new variants of the coronavirus.
In a set of changes to border control measures taking effect Saturday, thos...
The Japanese government said Wednesday it will tighten border controls for visitors from some countries, including Myanmar and Iran, to prevent the spread of highly contagious new variants of the coronavirus.
In a set of changes to border control measures taking effect Saturday, thos...
- July 22, 2021
- Comment (0)
- Trackback(0)