Tag: Japan Tourism
Japan spreads tourism reach
Rural areas in Japan gain traction with international visitors as authorities and businesses push for more balanced tourism
Japan boosts efforts to revive overseas travel
Travel stakeholders in Japan are stepping up efforts to encourage overseas travel amid the sluggish recovery of the market, which has rebounded to only...
Japan to highlight new destinations for sports, culture and art tourism
The Japan Tourism Agency, Japan Sports Agency and Agency for Cultural Affairs have pledged to strengthen the brand of Japan and its regions through...
Japan struggles with manpower shortage as international arrivals soar
Japan’s travel and tourism sector is nearing pre-pandemic recovery, according to the World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) 2023 Economic Impact Research. However, rebound...
Japanese tour operators serve up gastronomy packages
Luxury gastronomy tourism in Japan is expanding, with regions and operators launching new packages to cater for an expected uptick in affluent inbound travellers.
The...
JTB predicts strong inbound travel in 2023
JTB Corporation is expecting Japan to enjoy a bumper year for inbound tourism following the recovery of key markets in late 2022 and the...
Kyushu ups its tourism game with virtual and augmented reality
Kyushu’s tourism stakeholders are adopting greater use of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) at destinations in a bid to entice increasingly travel-savvy...
Japan’s tourism players step up English training for staff
With the recovery of inbound tourism well underway, Japan’s tourism sector is providing English training for staff, many of whom have seldom been able...
Tourism players rejoice at Japan’s long-awaited reopening
FIT travellers’ long wait to enter Japan is soon to end as the country prepares to allow visa-free, independent tourism and remove the country’s...
Hiring challenges plague Japan’s tourism reopening
The mood among Japanese tourism operators is improving as Japan readies for further removal of travel restrictions, but many players are finding it challenging...
