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JR East, a Japanese railway company, launches a new online booking system for Shinkansen completing a booking in as little as one minute

The percentage of Japanese passport holders rose to 18% as of the end of 2025, and online applications increased to 36% of the total

International cruise travelers to Japan increased by 1.2 times to 1.8 million in 2025 with 20% more port calls by foreign cruise ships

Cherry blossom is expected to begin blooming in Tokyo on March 22 and in Hokkaido on April 24

A new settlement service debuts 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

Digital

JR East, a Japanese railway company, launches a new online booking system for Shinkansen completing a booking in as little as one minute

JR East, a Japanese railway company, launches a new online booking system for Shinkansen completing a booking in as little as one minute

Japan Bound

International cruise travelers to Japan increased by 1.2 times to 1.8 million in 2025 with 20% more port calls by foreign cruise ships

International cruise travelers to Japan increased by 1.2 times to 1.8 million in 2025 with 20% more port calls by foreign cruise ships

Japanese Travelers

JR East, a Japanese railway company, launches a new online booking system for Shinkansen completing a booking in as little as one minute

JR East, a Japanese railway company, launches a new online booking system for Shinkansen completing a booking in as little as one minute

Japan Domestic Travel

Cherry blossom is expected to begin blooming in Tokyo on March 22 and in Hokkaido on April 24

Cherry blossom is expected to begin blooming in Tokyo on March 22 and in Hokkaido on April 24

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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