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JAL will augment five international routes, including San Diego and Bengaluru, to meet growing inbound travel demands
JAL will augment to daily flights on five international routes after September 2026 to meet growing inbound travel demands, including Narita-San Diego and Narita-Bengaluru after September 1.
Empty-hand travel service in Japan allows an international traveler to add up to 1.5 hours for leisure, the survey says
The final report on empty-hand travel in Japan finds that the empty-hand travel service allowed a traveler to add up to 1.5 hours for leisure activities.
Hokkaido Niseko draws up a new brand message toward a year-round tourist destination
Niseko Promotion Board (NPB) announced a new brand message ‘Niseko by Nature’ to aim at transforming from a winter tourist destination to a year-round tourist destination.
Korea Tourism Organization and Peach Aviation, a Japanese LCC, form a partnership to increase Japanese travelers to Korea
Korea Tourism Organization and Peach Aviation, a Japanese LCC, signed a partnership agreement to increase Japanese travelers to Korea, especially to local areas.
The travel businesses in the AI era were discussed at WiT Japan 2026, saying that AI is already a premise
WiT Japan 2026 was held with a main theme of ‘The Next 20’ and a sub-theme of ‘Quiet Power’ in Tokyo on June 1 and 2 2026. What did speakers discuss for the future?
Real Pokémon GO event in Tokyo gathered 1.71 million participants, encouraging them to walk in unknown Tokyo
‘Pokémon GO Fest Tokyo’ was held in the Tokyo Bay Area for four days. Including ‘In-Town Game Play’ over entire Tokyo (except islands), a pre-event from May 25, the total number of participants reached about 1.71 million.
Online spending for travel in Japan by households of two or more people was up 20% to 6,600 yen in March 2026
The average spending on online shopping by households of two or more people was 28,726 yen in March 2026. Spending on online shopping for travel was up 20.3% to 6,595 yen.
Authentic Ninja experience tours are now on sale for foreign luxury travelers to Japan
Authentic Ninja experience tours that are based in the Ninja history is now on sale mainly targeting luxury travelers from U.S., Europe or Australia.
International conventions in Japan ranked 6th globally in 2025, securing the top spot in Asia for four years in a row
The number of international conventions in Japan in 2025 was up 15% year on year to 428, which were 6th most globally. In Asia, Japan was the top for four years in a row.
A Japanese printing and machinery maker opens the interactive entertainment facility for foreign travelers in Tokyo
Brother Sales, the domestic sales subsidiary of Brother Industries, a printing and machinery maker, will open the interactive entertainment facility ‘BROTHER JOYFACTORY TOKYO,' targeting foreign visitors.
ANA and JAL release the second Joint Report on Sustainable Aviation Fuel to build a ‘Co-creation Model’
ANA and JAL released the second edition of their joint report, ‘Toward Net Zero CO2 Emissions from Air Transport in 2050,’ calling for a "Co-creation Model" for SAF by society.
Qatar Airways will restart Haneda and Kansai services soon and serve additional flights for Narita
Qatar Airways will restart five Doha/Kansai flights a week on June 16 and four Doha/Haneda flights a week on July 16.
Fujikyu, a Japanese railway company, promotes Hotel Mt. Fuji by the Yamanaka Lake as a mecca of wellness
Fujikyu and Embassy of India in Japan co-hosted ‘Mt.Fuji Yoga Festival’ at Fujikyu’s managing ‘Hotel Mt. Fuji,' trying to make the hotek a mecca of wellness.
Domestic travel consumption by Japanese travelers was up 5% in Q1 of 2026
The total amount of domestic travel consumption by Japanese travelers for the first three months of 2026 was up 4.8% year on year to 5.9 trillion yen.
Japanese international travelers were up 8.4% to 1.04 million in April 2026
The number of Japanese international travelers in April 2026 was up 8.4% year on year to 1,042,100.
International arrivals in Japan were down 5.5% to 3.7 million in April 2026
The number of international arrivals in Japan in April 2026 was down 5.5% year on year to 3,692,200. The total for the four months of 2026 was also down 0.5% to 14,375,800.
TikTok Japan launches a function to book tourist spots or accommodations directly from a short movie
TikTok Japan officially launched ‘TikTok Go,’ a function to book tourist spots and accommodations directly from a short movie in partnership with major OTAs.
What is South Korea’s strategy for the Japanese market toward a goal of record-high 4.5 million tourists in 2026?
Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) is implementing a strategy centered on targeted marketing and regional diversification to achieve a goal of record-high 4.5 million Japanese tourists in 2026.
Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto sells four sorts of local experience packages at 626,000 yen for two nights for two guests
Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto has recently launched four experiential accommodation packages designed to allow guests to experience the charms of Kyoto.
United Airlines will launch Sapporo/San Francisco services in the winter 2026
United Airlines will launch three flights a week between Sapporo and San Francisco with the Boeing 787-9 in the winter period from December 11 in 2026.
