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Guest nights in Japan radically dropped by 77% in April 2020 with the occupancy rate of 10% only

Linktivity of Japan connects railway companies or tourist facilities to sales agents for e-ticketing service to international visitors

Okinawa Prefecture subsidizes $150 a resident in traveling in Okinawa to support local tourism suppliers

'Domestic travel’ as keyword soars on Google search in May in Japan, together with ‘when’ and ‘support’

34% of Japanese people hope to restart traveling in consecutive holidays in September, while more people worry about bad public images

‘Relationship population’ with deep connection to a particular local region reaches 23% in Japan

International visitors from U.S., U.K. and Australia to Japan were almost zero in April 2020

JTB ended FY2019 with large reductions in sales and profits, but ensured a surplus

Tourism minister says ‘GO TO Campaign’ for tourism recovery in Japan will possibly be launched in July

Domestic travel in Japan, firstly inside the prefecture, will be allowed on June 19 2020

Domestic travel consumption in Japan was down 20% to 3,300 billion JPY in the first quarter of 2020, hit by COVID-19

48 major travel companies in Japan unprecedentedly lost 71% of their sales in March 2020, hit by COVID-19

The awareness survey on 'travel with COVID-19' shows 60% is reluctant to take in international visitors

Japanese overseas travelers were down 99.8% to 3,900 only in April 2020

International visitors to Japan unprecedentedly declined by 99.9% to 2,900 only in April 2020

The inbound travel market from Southeast Asia to Japan saw 80% or more reduction in March 2020

Online shopping spending on travel declined by 65% in Japan in March 2020 because of downturn on travel spending

Visitors from U.S., U.K. and Australia to Japan unprecedentedly reclined by 80% or more in March 2020

A COVID-19 guideline for the hospitality industry of Japan calls for particular and thorough precautions

JATA announces a COVID-19 guideline for the travel industry, calling for online procedures more frequently

COVID-19-related travel restrictions between Japan and Hawaii, Micronesia and Pacific Islands (As of May 5 2020)

COVID-19-related travel restrictions between Japan and Southeast Asia and India (As of May 6 2020)

COVID-19-related travel restrictions between Japan and U.S., Europe and Australia (As of May 7 2020)

Japanese airlines suffer from catastrophic reductions in passengers during this year’s Golden Week period under state of emergency declaration

Robot-served Henn na Hotel sets a special offer for a business person to stay at the hotel near an office

Kyoto City delivers ‘Stay Home, Feel Kyoto’ movie contents to the world, giving chances to enjoy Kyoto at home

JAL results in 65% reduction in net profit for FY2019, putting off financial forecast announcement for FY2020

ANA ends FY2019 with large reductions in revenues and incomes, posting 75% reduction in net income

The COVID-19-related travel restrictions between Japan and South Korea, China, Taiwan and Hong Kong (As of April 30 2020)

Agriculture Ministry of Japan helps tourism workers find new jobs in the agriculture industry challenging shortage of labors

JTB appoints Eijiro Yamakita as new president, accelerating its global business and digital transformation

Japan issues COVID-19-related Infectious Disease Warning Level 3 to 14 countries, including Russia, totaling 87 countries and regions

Hit by large reduction in passenger demands, ANA and JAL revise downward their FY2019 financial outlook

Airlines of Japan suffer from unprecedented slumps in passengers during this year’s Golden Week period under the state of emergency declaration

Comparison of Japanese travelers to Hawaii, Guam and Okinawa in the last decade

30% of Chinese regular travelers say ‘hope to visit Japan as before’ after the coronavirus pandemic ends

Sales of 48 major travel companies of Japan reduced by 20% in February 2020, damaged by the novel coronavirus

The novel coronavirus hit the Japan’s outbound travel market with 86% fewer travelers in March 2020

International visitors to Japan slumped by 93% to just 190,000 in March 2020 due to the novel coronavirus

International visitors spent 4.8 trillion JPY in Japan in 2019, 6.5% more money than 2018

How have Japanese travelers to South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong changed in the last decade?

Postponement of Tokyo Olympics forces Tokyo Big Site to lose 4 trillion JPY for three years, damaging exhibitions and events

HIS closes all of its offices and street shops across Japan, putting priority on prevention of the novel coronavirus infection

The Japanese government decided a supplementary budget to support post-corona domestic travel and restart of international flights

International guest nights in Japan drastically reduced by 40% in February 2020 due to the novel coronavirus

Google search survey shows search volume for domestic travel has not changed in Japan amid spread of the novel coronavirus

Year-on-year comparison of visitors to Japan from U.S., Australia and U.K in February 2020

Comparison of visitors to Japan from South Korea, China, Taiwan and Hong Kong in February 2020

ANA launches a new technology venture for Avatar as the first corporate startup

ANA and Skyscanner form NDC partnership for direct ticket booking or purchasing, including ancillary services