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A new settlement service debut for accommodations in Japan to receive payment from global OTA more quickly and automatically

Japanese domestic travel consumption was up 6% to 27 trillion yen in 2025 despite a reduction in Q4

JTB and Mitsubishi Electric work together to promote autonomous driving services in a tourist destination from dispatch to operation

Japanese international travelers were up 17.6% year on year to 1.07 million in January 2026

International arrivals in Japan declined for the first time in four years in January 2026

Korean Air will considerably extend flight networks to local cities in Japan in this summer

A tourism finance lawyer explains what is going on an accommodation tax in Japan, citing that Kyoto City collects 10,000 yen a night at a maximum

JAL and JR East are working together to create new-typed wide area travels with air and Shinkansen

Online shopping spending to travel by Japanese households with two or more people was down 4.2% compared to the previous year

Japanese major digital wallet service ‘PayPay’ forms a partnership with Visa for cross-border payment both in Japan and globally

Mitsubishi Estate enters the apartment hotel business, planning to open 10 properties by 2030 including the first one in Tsukiji, Tokyo

Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium expands sales channels for international guests in partnership with Linktivity

Yahoo! Search supports a traveler with a new AI assistant function to recommend spots in a destination

JTB acquires an exclusive right to sell tours with ‘Rugby World Cup 2027’ tickets as only an official agent in Japan

Digital

A new settlement service debut for accommodations in Japan to receive payment from global OTA more quickly and automatically

A new settlement service debut for accommodations in Japan to receive payment from global OTA more quickly and automatically

Japan Bound

International arrivals in Japan declined for the first time in four years in January 2026

International arrivals in Japan declined for the first time in four years in January 2026

Japanese Travelers

Japanese domestic travel consumption was up 6% to 27 trillion yen in 2025 despite a reduction in Q4

Japanese domestic travel consumption was up 6% to 27 trillion yen in 2025 despite a reduction in Q4

Japan Domestic Travel

Japanese domestic travel consumption was up 6% to 27 trillion yen in 2025 despite a reduction in Q4

Japanese domestic travel consumption was up 6% to 27 trillion yen in 2025 despite a reduction in Q4

Statistics

Online shopping spending to travel by Japanese households with two or more people was down 4.2% compared to the previous year

Online shopping spending to travel by Japanese households with two or more people was down 4.2% compared to the previous year

Travel Sectors

JTB and Mitsubishi Electric work together to promote autonomous driving services in a tourist destination from dispatch to operation

JTB and Mitsubishi Electric work together to promote autonomous driving services in a tourist destination from dispatch to operation

DMOs

A tourism finance lawyer explains what is going on an accommodation tax in Japan, citing that Kyoto City collects 10,000 yen a night at a maximum

A tourism finance lawyer explains what is going on an accommodation tax in Japan, citing that Kyoto City collects 10,000 yen a night at a maximum

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