CNN
 
 (CNN) — Great news for Japan-based muggles in need of a bit more magic in their lives -- a new 30,000-square-meter Harry Potter attraction is coming to Tokyo.
 
Warner Bros. Studio Tours and Warner Bros. Japan have just signed a deal to bring the famed series' permanent studio tour, "The M...

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KYODO NEWS
 
Nijo-jo Castle, a World Heritage site in Kyoto, is holding a summer entertainment event that both ensures social distancing at the site and allows remote participation amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.
The "Nijo-jo Castle & NAKED, INC. Summer Illumination 2020" is sponsored by Kyo...

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STRAITS TIMES
 
SINGAPORE - Essential travel for expatriates and businessmen between Singapore and Japan could resume next month, as both countries agree to ease restrictions currently in place to combat the spread of Covid-19.
The two countries are currently in talks to set up two tracks that wi...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Japan's summer holiday season started quietly on Saturday, with no congestion at stations and airports after local governments asked residents to avoid travelling to help keep the coronavirus spread from worsening.
Some shinkensen (bullet trains) saw only 5 percent of their ...

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TRAVEL AND LEISURE
 
Also on the list are Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Macao, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, the Republic of Korea (ROK), Singapore, and Taiwan.
Hawaii has been included on a list of 12 destinations the Japanese government is considering to approve for safe travel.
The ...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - A Japanese campaign to boost domestic tourism faced scrutiny on Thursday with the economy minister due to meet experts as critics worried that encouraging people to travel out of Tokyo risks spreading the coronavirus.
The concerns in Japan highlight a conundrum facing countr...

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SORA NEWS
 
11 different routes from Tokyo offering huge discounts.
The tourism industry in Japan came to a screeching halt earlier this year with the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, as pretty much the whole country stayed home for both cherry blossom season and the Golden Week vacation pe...

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THE MAINICHI
 
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Major Japanese wireless carriers recently launched a service to provide foreign tourists with disaster relief information via mobile phone short message service in the event of an earthquake or typhoon.
Three mobile phone service operators -- NTT Docomo Inc., KDDI ...

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KYODO NEWS
 
Two hotels in a western Japanese city have been reprimanded after refusing to rent a room to a gay couple despite a law that bans turning away guests because of sexual orientation or gender identity, a city official said Monday.
The official said the couple was rejected by two so-cal...

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NHK
 
City streets and tourist hot spots in Japan are quiet on the first weekend since a state of emergency over the coronavirus outbreak was expanded nationwide.
The famous sand dunes of Tottori Prefecture, in western Japan, were largely free of people on Saturday.
Shikoku island's 88-temple pil...

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