Japan-South Korea Tourism
SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's tourism deficit touched a seven-quarter high in the first quarter due to the Japanese yen's fall versus the local currency, data showed Tuesday, with local ...
Opening Date and General Manager Announced for Kyoto Resort
TOKYO, May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company has confirmed The Ritz-Carlton, Kyoto will officially open its doors on February 7, 2014, and unveiled the first images of the ...
Tourism To Japan
Increasing the number of foreign visitors and turning this into economic growth - the goal of making Japan a tourism-oriented nation - will require combined efforts by the public and private ...
Japan, one visit is never enough
TOKYO, Japan - Gurunavi, Inc., operator of Japan's leading restaurant search site, GURUNAVI, announced on May 2 the launch of "Japan Trend Ranking", an English website created with the goal of ...
Kyoto International Manga/Anime Fair 2013
TOKYO, Japan - The Kyoto International Manga/Anime Fair Executive Committee and the City of Kyoto announced on April 24 that it will hold "Kyoto International Manga/Anime Fair ("Kyo-mafu") 2013" ...
Agoda.com offers specials for Sakura season in Japan
SINGAPORE – The hundreds of varieties of the Prunus tree spread across Japan are quite unremarkable for most of the year.
Charming Japanese Souvenir 2013
TOKYO, Japan - Foreign judges from 15 countries and regions as well as experts from selected domestic sectors -- including sightseeing and distribution -- appointed to a panel of the Charming ...
International Luxury Travel Market
KYOTO, Japan - Taking place with the support of the City of Kyoto and the Japan Tourism Agency, the launch edition of International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM) Japan – the first country specific ...
Asian Tourism To Japan
TOKYO, Japan - The number of tourists visiting Japan from other Asian countries by 2017 is forecast to be 41 percent higher than last year’s total, according to a study by the Development Bank ...
Sipping sake equals happy ending
By Dr. Elinor Garely
Some are bathing in it while others are drinking it. Japanese Geishas used it with rice to exfoliate their face, detoxify their bodies, and smooth their skin.
Ne Quittez Pas restaurant takes the idea of organic to a whole new level
TOKYO, Japan - It reads like a palate-pleasing menu.
Taiwan-Japan tourism
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taipei-based carriers are optimistic about a surge in tourist travel by Taiwanese people to Japan due to a depreciating Japanese yen, despite the fallout from the sagging domestic ...
PATA reports surge in visitor arrivals in Japan, Myanmar and Cambodia
BANGKOK, Thailand - International visitor arrivals into Asia between January and September 2012 showed a collective increase of 5.5% year-on-year, according to preliminary results released today ...
ITB World Travel Trends Report analyzes developments in Asian source markets
BERLIN, Germany – Asia continues to be the driving force in global tourism.
Chinese Tourism To Japan Down
SHANGHAI, China - Tourists from China will be heading to Europe, the US and Australia in droves during this winter break and also for next year's Lunar New Year holiday season.
Reed Travel Exhibitions to present first ILTM event in Japan
Following the success of ILTM Americas, Reed Travel Exhibitions, organizer of the leading luxury travel events International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM), ILTM Asia, and ILTM Africa has today ...
Bangkok Airways and Japan Airlines
TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines (JAL) and Bangkok Airways (PG) today announced the commencement of their codeshare agreement on select flights between three airports in Japan and Bangkok operated by ...
Tourism between China and Japan remains stagnant
Tourism between China and Japan remains stagnant because of the political standoff over the Diaoyu Islands dispute, though about 2,200 tourists visited the island nation on a cruise ship and ...
China-Japan Tourism
The row between China and Japan over the Diaoyu Islands has spilled over to the arts and continues to hit the travel industry.
Taiwanese Tourism
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's tourism industry may gain a slight boost from China's week-long national holiday in October, particularly in light of the territorial dispute between Japan and China over ...
Japan Airlines
HONG KONG - Shares of Japan Airlines tumbled Friday after the airline announced it was cutting flights to China amid a dispute over islands in the East China Sea.
Chinese tourists canceling their trips to Japan
The recent purchase of the Diaoyu Islands by the Japanese government has cast a shadow over the nation's recovering tourism industry.
Japanese Summer Fireworks Festivals
For many Japanese, summer means fireworks. During the summer, almost every weekend throughout Tokyo and Japan there are large fireworks displays.
Japanese Tourism Recovery
The number of visitors to Japan has, for the first time since the earthquake and tsunami on 11 March 2011, exceeded the pre-disaster level.
ECPAT and The code facilitate workshop in Phuket
Peace Boat, a Japan-based international non-governmental and non-profit organization that works to promote peace and human rights through a study program via ocean voyages, invited ECPAT ...
Dose of Radiation in the World
By Nelson Alcantara, eTN editor-in-chief
The Japanese city of Sendai proved last month when it successfully hosted the first three-days of the 12th edition of the World Travel & Tourism Council’s Global Tourism Summit that not only ...
Hilton Hotels And Resorts
TOKYO, Japan and MCLEAN, Va. - Hilton Hotels & Resorts today unveiled a new wedding concept, Hilton Weddings Japan, set to raise the benchmark for wedding services offered in the country.
World Travel and Tourism Council’s 12th Global Summit
The World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) 12th Global Summit opened today with 1,200 international and Japanese industry professionals and government leaders from around the world gathered ...
Hawaii-Arukikata received 10,000 Twitter follower
HONOLULU, Hawaii - The Japanese language Twitter Account – Hawaii-Arukikata https://twitter.com/#!/hawaiiarukikata received its 10,000th Twitter follower – making it a significant social media ...
Big names discuss big topics
The World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) Global Summit in Tokyo and Sendai begins in two weeks, with a host of world-class speakers confirmed to contribute.