Asia/Singapore Wednesday, 29th October 2025
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Japan plans speedier pre-arrival immigration system

Japan plans to introduce pre-arrival screening for travel to Japan in 2028 as part of wider efforts to boost inbound tourism while enhancing border...

Japan eyes India as key tourism growth market

Japan is focusing on India as a major growth market for tourism following a record number of arrivals from the country in 2024, driven...

Kyoto aims to raise accommodation taxes from March 2026

Japan’s Kyoto is working towards higher accommodation tax – up to 10,000 yen (US$64.20) per night for rooms priced from 100,000 yen and more...

New hiking trail in Eastern Hokkaido to showcase Japan’s natural wonders

A new long-distance hiking trail showcasing some of Japan’s rarest and most unspoiled natural environments has opened in eastern Hokkaido. An initiative of the Ministry...

Japan opens government-subsidised hotels to boost overnight stays in Nara

Efforts to increase overnight stays in Nara are coming to fruition with the opening of government-subsidised hotels, but it remains unclear whether more beds...

Yamanashi Prefecture draws up plans to improve Mount Fuji’s tourism infrastructure

Proposed tourism developments, which include a light railway, high-end hotel and convention facilities, at Mount Fuji will soon make Japan’s most famous peak an...

Yokohama outlines plan to boost business events and leisure tourism

Yokohama, a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, has developed a business events and tourism strategy for 2030, where the plan is to attract more...

Reaching for elite goals

Japan is levelling up its luxury travel offerings, especially in lesser-known destinations, to attract the affluent and well-travelled

March brings record-high arrivals to Japan, weak yen a factor

Japan welcomed 3,081,600 tourists in March, a record high that the Japan Tourism Agency attributes to the weak yen and high demand for cherry...

Japan to spotlight food tourism in rural regions to alleviate overtourism

The Japan Tourism Agency (JTA) is stepping up efforts to expand gastronomy tourism in a bid to combat overtourism, cater to the high-end market...