Japan's first casino moves ahead amid declining tourist spending
Japan has approved plans to build the country’s first casino in the western city of Osaka, with construction to be finished ...
Tour operators turn to the less obvious as mass tourism backlash grows
Cruise ships turned away, angry locals protesting against visitors, even cities charging tourists to visit. The images and reality of the backlash against mass tourism are becoming increasingly ...
ETX Daily Up on MSN2h
International visitors can get free flights across Japan to ease pressure on Tokyo and Kyoto
International visitors can get free flights across Japan to ease pressure on Tokyo and Kyoto Paradoxical as it may seem from an ecological point of view, Japan Airlines intends to ease the tourist ...
Korea Joongang Daily on MSN9d
Korea and Japan's tourism ministers aim to foster more travel between two countries
Korea and Japan’s tourism ministers met for bilateral talks in Kobe, Japan, on Tuesday and agreed to collaborate on boosting ...
El País in English5d
Good manners become collateral victims of mass tourism in Japan
New visitors are often uninterested in the cultural aspects of the country, and show no inclination to observe its rules of ...
Kyodo News on MSN3d
Japan sees sharpest rise in land prices since 1992 on inbound tourism
The average overall price of land in Japan as of July 1 rose 1.4 percent from a year earlier, marking the third consecutive ...
Japan sees record number of foreign visitors in August; hotel companies actively opening new properties
TOKYO: International visitors continued to flock to Japan in August, with an estimated 2.93 million people coming in from ...
Nikkei Asia3d
Japan land prices see sharpest rise since 1992 on tourism, foreign investment
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The average overall price of land in Japan as of July 1 rose 1.4% from a year earlier, marking the third ...
Kyodo News on MSN6d
Japan travel industry calls for offering free passports to 18-yr-olds
The Japanese government should offer free passports to 18-year-olds who have legally become adults to motivate more young ...