Japanese tourism to Korea declines sharply
SEOUL, Korea - Korean travel agencies asked for financial help from the government on Monday to assuage their financial difficulties amid a sharp decline in the number of Japanese tourists to ...
Fewer Japanese going to South Korea
SEOUL, Korea - Fewer Japanese are going to South Korea amid heightened international tensions over talk of war by North Korea.
Tourists targeted in bank card scam
EDINBURGH, Scotland - Police in Edinburgh have warned the public to be on their guard after two Japanese tourists were targeted in a bank card scam by men posing as police officers.
Japanese Tourism To UK
VisitBritain is leading a tourism delegation to Japan, the home of 1.7 million High Net Worth Individuals second only to US, to build on the profile Britain received in 2012.
Island Dispute Hurts Taiwanese Tourism
The number of Japanese visiting Taiwan fell unexpectedly in September, likely because of the ongoing territorial dispute between Taiwan and Japan over the Diaoyutai Islands, the Tourism Bureau ...
First official Japanese tour guide to Scotland
A new guide book for Japanese tourists visiting Scotland has warned them to avoid people wearing football shirts, and not to eat flat sausages.
Japanese Travel To Taiwan
Following the powerful earthquake and tsunami that struck northeast Japan on March 11 last year, a nuclear crisis further damaged the country, along with its tourism industry, while boosting the ...
Promoting Guam as a destination of choice for families and friends
TUMON, Guam - Just in time for the New Year, the Guam Visitors Bureau (GVB) officially launched the “Omoide Guam” Campaign in Japan, Guam’s largest visitor market.
Australia's Japanese advertising campaign
Tourism Australia and Jetstar will spend A$10 million ($13 million) on a Japanese advertising campaign in an effort to boost tourist numbers devastated by Japan's earthquake and tsunami.
Tourist Shopping In Korea
Chinese and Japanese visitors like to drop big bucks while traveling in Korea, but what do they tend to buy while they're here?
Steady recovery despite impact of earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster
Today, the Japan Travel Bureau Foundation, based in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, under President Norihito Shiga, held their “Symposium on Trends of the Japanese Overseas Travel Market,” and released the ...
Japanese Tourism To Korea Expected To Drop Sharply
Around this time of the year, local businesses related to the tourism industry such as hotels and airlines are busy preparing for the anticipated arrival of Japanese tourists during the Golden ...
Japanese Tourist Numbers Down In Indonesia
The number of Japanese tourists in Indonesia dropped 7.45 percent in March 2011 due to the 9-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan, the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) ...
Indonesian Tourism
Following the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan, numbers of Japanese tourists visiting Indonesia are expected to decline this year, the government says.
Japanese Tourism To Taiwan Plunges
TAIPEI, Taiwan — As many as 12,000 Japanese tourists have canceled their trips to Taiwan from now until the end of May due to the earthquake in their country, said Lai Se-chen, head of Taiwan's ...
Tourism Fallout
By Staff Writer
HONOLULU, Hawaii - Hawaii’s Governor Neil Abercrombie stated recently that the loss from the expected downfall in tourism from Japan will be tens of millions of dollars.
Utah Tourist Bus Crash
CEDAR CITY, Utah — A tour bus carrying Japanese sightseers from Las Vegas to a national park in Utah crashed on Interstate 15, killing three passengers and sending a dozen others to hospitals, ...
Bali Tourism
DENPASAR - Tourism expert I Gede Pitana has called on the Bali tourist authority to improve facilities and immigration services to lure more Japanese tourists to the island.
Korea
Natsumi Ishikawa, 25, visited Korea on a three-day trip from Saturday to Monday.
Key Woos Japanese Tourists
Prime Minister John Key donned his tourism minister's hat in central Tokyo yesterday to promote the rugby World Cup and try to boost flagging numbers of Japanese visitors to New Zealand.
Korea Welcomes Returning Japanese Tourists
Japanese tourists are returning to South Korea as worries ease over the spread of the influenza A (H1N1) virus.
Hawaii Swine Flu Scaring Off Tourists
The number of Japanese visitors arriving in Hawai'i plunged over the last two weeks amid swine-flu fears — even though Hawai'i cases have remained few and mild — and cancellations over the ...
South Korea
The number of Japanese tourists visiting Korea has been decreasing since April due to the recent scare over the (A)H1N1 influenza virus in Korea and the strengthening of the Korean currency ...
China
By AP
BEIJING — China will investigate whether 17 Japanese tourists received illegal organ transplants, state media said Tuesday.
Taiwan
By etaiwannews.com
Despite the current global economic downturn, the number of Japanese tourist arrivals is expected to increase by 4 percent to 5 percent this year, Tourism Bureau Director General Janice Lai said ...
Taiwan
By istockanalyst.com
Taipei -Taiwan plans to pay subsidies to group-tour Japanese visitors to stem a decrease in their number.
Yemen
SAN'A, Yemen — Two Japanese tourists were kidnapped Wednesday by unknown assailants in Yemen's Marib province, a security official and a tribal leader said.
Japanese Tourists Flown Off Ruth Glacier
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Ten tourists who got caught in strong winds and a blizzard and were almost out of food were flown off a glacier on Mount McKinley over the weekend.
The bad weather ...
Japan
Japan's outbound travel boom appears to be over after reporting three years of stagnation. The good news is that Japanese arrivals to Thailand are bucking the trend.
