Tag: Japan Inbound
Okinawa’s virus-hit tourism sector to get lifeline from government
Okinawa Prefecture’s tourism industry is set to receive an economic boost as part of the Japanese government’s upcoming stimulus measures to counter coronavirus fallout.
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Varied prognoses about Tokyo 2020’s postponement
Japan’s travel trade is scrambling to establish the fallout from the postponement of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games to 2021, but experts say...
Tokyo 2020 to be postponed to 2021
Despite setting a four-week deadline to deliberate on the fate of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on Sunday, Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe and...
Tokyo 2020 packages lie frozen as agents wait for decision on...
Outbound agents in Singapore and Malaysia are waiting with bated breath for a clear decision on the fate of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games,...
Japan may push Olympics to year-end
Japan's Olympics minister said on Tuesday (March 3) that Tokyo's contract with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) allows it to postpone the upcoming 2020...
Indonesians march on with travel plans
The surge in the number of Covid-19 cases worldwide and in Asia has not hurt the confidence of a segment of Indonesian travellers who...
Shibuya’s tallest tower rises in Tokyo
Tokyo's newest attraction has risen in the form of the Shibuya Scramble Square, a 47-storey, large-scale multipurpose complex that at 230m, is the tallest...
Embracing quiet charms
Riding on the growing trend of experiential travel, Shikoku is touting its lesser-known experiences such as yuzu picking and runcations, writes Pamela Chow.
High-tech botanical garden to bloom in Tokyo’s Inari
Japanese leisure and entertainment giant Yomiuri Land is set to open a high-tech botanical garden which will allow visitors to soak up floral wonders...
China’s travel restrictions take toll on Japan’s retail, tourism businesses
Japan is bracing itself for a slump in tourism revenue as a result of the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak, as tourism businesses across the country...
