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A tourism aid package for four prefectures hit by Noto Peninsula Earthquake is approved, discounting up to 30,000 JPY for a two-nights tour

Spending in Japan by international travelers in 2023 reached record-high 5.3 trillion JPY

JTB CEO talks about business focuses in 2024, from a product strategy to new tour routes for inbound travelers

Japanese outbound travelers were 9.6 million in 2023, not reaching half of those in 2019

Japan welcomed more than 25 million international visitors in 2023, 80% of the pre-pandemic level

JAL appoints former cabin attendant as its first female president

Japan's leading travel agent HIS launches a new service for group travel to Hawaii, proposing a team-building program to corporate travel

185 famous restaurants in Kyoto City work together to offer winter-limited menus with transparent prices for inbound travelers

Japanese people who prefer to be alone has significantly increased across all generations, with 54% saying they prefer to be alone

Japanese taxi app ‘GO’ prepares for a ride-share service in Japan, supporting to taxi companies and local governments

Japan Association of Travel Agents is focusing on revival of outbound travel and high value travel through 2024 as challenging themes

Guest nights in Japan by both Japanese and foreigners finally exceeded the pre-pandemic level for three consecutive months

An IR plan of Nagasaki Prefecture is not approved because of an uncertain fund rising plan

JAL Group ZIP AIR will launch Narita-Vancouver services on March 13 2024 as its fourth North America route

Tokyo Metro tests a new multi-language service transcribing voice station announcement on a smartphone without an app

Free telephone interpretation service is provided for foreigners in Japan devastated by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake

JTB estimates the most-ever inbound travelers of 33.1 million to Japan in 2024, but outbound travelers are still expected to recover slowly

Recovery of Japanese outbound travelers was still slow with 1 million in November 2023

International arrivals in Japan already exceeded 20 million, adding 2.4 million in November 2023

Ride-sharing will be approved firstly for taxi operators in Japan in April 2024 and then extended to consumer-to-consumer service

ANA received the most bookings ever for Hawaii, and JAL 34% more bookings for Europe in this coming New Year holidays

The most-searched tourist spot on navigation app NAVITIME Japan in 2023 was Universal Studio Japan for two years in a row

Total sales of 43 Japanese major travel companies in October 2023 decreased by 23% over 2019

ANA launches a new virtual trip app, eyeing creation of a community and services for daily life as an entrance to an ANA economic zone

40% of Japanese people are willing to travel overseas within a year, but they are concerned about exchange rate and security

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China reveals visa wavier has given a big impact to the inbound travel market, increasing foreign visitors by 39% in December

A Japanese e-ticket management system provider partners Sapporo City to promote business jet tours at Okadama Airport

Hankyu a major Japanese travel agent, and NAVITIME JAPAN work together to develop tours for inbound luxury travelers

A major Japanese data company opens a capsule hotel specializing in sleep analysis as ‘sleep tech’

Amazon launches ‘Alexa’ for hotels as part of its first BtoB services, making bulk installation in a property possible

JTB forecasts total number of Japanese travelers during this coming New Year holidays will almost recover with record-high average domestic travel expenses

Japan National Tourism Organization launches a special website for Osaka Kansai EXPO, encouraging inbound travelers to visit local areas

Airbnb Japan introduces its first new functions exclusively forJapan, reflecting the current trends of increases in group guests and stays in local areas

‘U.S.-Japan Tourism Year 2024’ is launched to strengthen tourism and business exchanges between the two countries

How should the Japan’s outbound market be boosted? 23 million Japanese people intend to travel abroad

30% of Japanese people say that they want to travel abroad in the New Year holidays if they do not consider cost

A tour to stay in a mountain cabin at the 5th station of Mt. Fuji in the winter is available at 79,200 JPY a person

Expedia Japan says the most bookings for Japan are seen in U.S., and as a whole Shinjyuku is particularly preferred as an area to stay

A Japanese traveler spent 12% more money for domestic travel in Q3 of 2023 than 2019

Price hike and breakfast menus largely influence satisfaction to stay in hotels in Japan

JTB posted the first half-year operating income in the past four years, increasing all travel business segments

Total sales of 43 Japanese major travel companies in September 2023 decreased by 27% over 2019

Tokyo Ota creates a digital SENTO (public bathhouse) experience tour for foreign travelers arriving in Haneda Airport

Japan Travel and Tourism Association builds a digital platform to help local regions use tourism data analysis

Japan’s outbound travel market continued stagnating with a 44% reduction in October 2023 over 2019

International arrivals in Japan were 2.51 million in October 2023, finally exceeding the pre-pandemic level

Hoshino Resorts, a Japan’s hotel chain, offers a digital detox plan for young guests, sealing a smartphone in a box

A Japanese real estate sharing service provider is preparing for selling new crypto-assets as a money-raising means, offering rights to stay in properties to buyers

JTB signs an agreement with a major Japanese cruise operator to charter a new ship for 91-days world cruise for South America in 2025

Tokyo is the third most powerful city globally, but has weakness in nightlife contents and high-class hotels