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Tobu Railway, a Japanese private railway company, will serve a luxury bus with comfortable 18 seats in Nikko area
Tobu Railway will begin serving a luxury bus ‘SPACIA X NIKKO CRUISER’ in Nikko area in October 2025, connecting with the railway’s special express train ‘SPACIA X’ from Tokyo.
Private Jet tour with pets to a remote island in Nagasaki, Japan is now on sale
Air X, a helicopter tour operator, has begun selling a private jet tour with pets to Iki Island in Nagasaki. The private jet tour takes travelers to the island for 2 hours and 5 minutes from Tokyo.
An innovative tourism service for local residents to create a tour as ‘casts’ is launched in Shikoku, Japan
‘Tabi wa hitomakase (Travel depends on local people in English)' was launched in Shikoku, Japan. Local residents as ‘casts’ share local lives and experiences with travelers as ‘guests,’ which is expected to provide deeper connections with people with travelers.
A new 24-hours online service connecting between foreigners staying in a hotel and a doctor is launched in Japan
A new online medical treatment service ‘Hotel de Doctor 24’ for foreigners staying in a hotel who are concerned about health conditions during traveling in Japan is ready for operation.
LINE Yahoo, a giant communication app in Japan, launches new solutions for business clients on ‘Connect One’ platform
LINE Yahoo, the biggest communication app provider, revealed the next phase of the seamless service platform ‘Connect One’ concept for its business clients at LINE Yahoo BIZ Conference 2024.
ANA begins serving complimentary in-flight internet access even to international flight business class passengers
ANA will begin serving complimentary in-flight internet access even to Business Class passengers on its international flights in this coming summer.
A new service to research ancestors Japanese-descent foreigners is launched as a roots discovery travel
SekainoKakehasi, providing family story research service, launched a new service for Japanese-descent foreigners as roots tourism to visit the ancestor-related places.
Private Jet membership service for 72 airports nationwide is launched in Japan
The Japan’s first private jet membership service was launched, providing members with an opportunity to charter Honda Jet in preference to individual charter.
JAL will launch daily Haneda-Doha service on March 31 2024 as the first direct flights to Middle East city by a Japanese airline
JAL has decided to begin serving daily flights between Haneda and Doha, Qatar on March 31 2024. JAL will become the first Japanese airline serving direct flights to a Middle East city.
JAL Group ZIP AIR will launch Narita-Vancouver services on March 13 2024 as its fourth North America route
ZIP AIR, a JAL Group hybrid airline, will begin serving three flights a week between Narita and Vancouver on March 13 2024. One-way airfares are from 101,325 JPY for ZIP Full-Flat Value.
Tokyo Metro tests a new multi-language service transcribing voice station announcement on a smartphone without an app
Tokyo Metro and YAMAHA will begin testing a new multi-language service ‘Visualized Announcement’ transcribing voice announcements in a station on a smartphone.
A new medical tourism is launched in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture Japan, in cooperation between accommodations and a local clinic
A medical tourism by collaboration by a ski resort, accommodations and a local clinic was launched in Hakuba Iwatake area in Nagano Prefecture for travelers who are concerned about their own healths.
ANA new brand ‘Air Japan’ will begin flying to Bangkok as a hybrid airline on February 9 2024
Air Japan, a new ANA group brand, has decided to start a ‘hybrid’ airline business with launch of six flights a week between Narita and Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi Airport) on February 9 2024.
JAL will launch Haneda-Doha flights in the summer of 2024 as Japanese airline’s first direct service to Middle East
JAL will launch daily flights between Haneda and Doha with Boeing 787-9 in the summer of 2024, expecting to carry transit passengers from Doha to major cities in partnership with Qatar Airways, an oneworld member.
A new service to deliver baggage from a hotel in Japan to an airport in a foreign country is launched for inbound travelers
Combination of the Airporter’s baggage delivery system with an airline’s online check-in system allows a traveler to deliver baggage from a hotel and to pick it up at an arrival airport in a foreign country.
NS Solutions, a Japanese digital solution provider, starts selling a DX support solution for travel companies to make seamless management possible
NS Solutions (NSSOL), a Japanese digital solution provider, has started selling ‘TRIPHOO,’ a DX support solution for travel companies to helps them manage a series of operations for tour planning and selling on a system.
ANA seriously tries to reduce food losses on international flights with two new options
ANA will begin offering pre-ordered ‘Quick & Light Meal’ and ‘No Thank you Option’ on its international flights to reduce food losses.
ANA unveils products and services of its new international brand ‘Air Japan’ with a business model in between FSC and LCC
ANA unveiled seats, in-flight services, cabin attendant uniforms and boarding music of its new international brand ‘Air Japan,’ which is scheduled to take off to Southeast Asia from Narita International Airport in February 2024.
EL AL Israel Airlines launches its first non-stop service for Japan in March
EL AL Israel Airlines will start serving two non-stop flights a week between Tel Aviv and Narita on March 1 2023, three years later than the original plan due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Virgin Australia will launch its first Japan service from Cairns in June 2023, expanding code-shares with ANA
Virgin Australia announced launch of its first Japan service between Cairns and Haneda with the Boeing 737-8 on June 28 2023, expanding code-share flights with ANA. They expect that Japanese passengers may be 60 to 70% of the total on average through a year.
