The beaches aren’t for swimming and visitors rent EVs on this southern Japanese island, where tourism authorities are trying ...

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Japan is set to captivate travellers in 2026 with a series of new hotel openings and cultural events across the country.

Veteran tour guide Itsuo Okada examines a canister used for storing matcha tea in Kyoto. It's been just a year since Japan reopened its borders to international travel after the pandemic. But tourism ...

As the number of international travelers to Japan continues to climb, parts of the country are implementing new pricing strategies at major tourist destinations in an effort to tackle the challenges ...

Japanese culture is part of the attraction for travellers, but at times it can feel like there’s a lot to learn — here’s how ...

Foreign visitors have made up 10 per cent of clothing retailer Uniqlo’s sales in Japan for the first time, highlighting the ...

Social media has turned traditional Japanese matcha into a commercial trend, though its roots lie in Zen Buddhism. A scholar ...

Lately a diplomatic spat with China has begun depressing the number of people coming to Japan from that country—but even this ...

Japan launches government body to address over-tourism and unruly foreigners - Japan welcomed a record 36 million tourists in ...