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Konica Minolta launches AI-powered interpretation service on landline telephones in accommodations, offering English, Chinese and Korean

Nippon Travel Agency collaborates French AFP to deliver information on tourism contents in Japan to the world

Customer Satisfaction 2026 shows the tops are ‘Imperial Hotel’ in the city hotel category for 18 consecutive years

Japan’s leisure market scale was up 3.9% to 78 trillion yen in 2025-Leisure White Paper 2026

ANA Holdings is going to make AIR DO and Solaseed Air 100% subsidiaries, eying brand integration in the future

LY Corporation launches the AI-powered telephone answer service for restaurants, covering from reservation to alternative ideas

Narita Airport operates 3,382 international passenger flights a week in the winter schedule of 2026, the most flights ever since it opened

Spending in Japan by international visitors amounted to 2.2 trillion yen for Q3 of 2026, 3.2% more than a year earlier

Japanese international travelers were up 6.3% to 1.48 million in September 2026

International arrivals in Japan in September 2026 were down 5.0% to 3.1 million, YOY reduction for two consecutive months

A local bank in Okayama Prefecture enters in the tourism industry, developing local experiences for luxury inbound travelers

ANA and JR West link their apps for foreign visitors, enabling smooth process from search to payment for JR West railways

Exploration cruise ‘HK Expeditions’ plans to enhance its investment to the potential Japanese market

US Condé Nast Traveler readers chose Japan as the most attractive destination in the world for four years in a row

Digital

Konica Minolta launches AI-powered interpretation service on landline telephones in accommodations, offering English, Chinese and Korean

Konica Minolta launches AI-powered interpretation service on landline telephones in accommodations, offering English, Chinese and Korean

Japan Bound

Konica Minolta launches AI-powered interpretation service on landline telephones in accommodations, offering English, Chinese and Korean

Konica Minolta launches AI-powered interpretation service on landline telephones in accommodations, offering English, Chinese and Korean

Japanese Travelers

Japan’s leisure market scale was up 3.9% to 78 trillion yen in 2025-Leisure White Paper 2026

Japan’s leisure market scale was up 3.9% to 78 trillion yen in 2025-Leisure White Paper 2026

Japan Domestic Travel

Mitsui Ocean Cruises is trying to raise the share of inbound travelers to 30% through multi-agencies in foreign countries

Mitsui Ocean Cruises is trying to raise the share of inbound travelers to 30% through multi-agencies in foreign countries

Statistics

JTB Outbound Tourism Resort 2026 shows the departure rate of Japanese travelers was 12% in 2025

JTB Outbound Tourism Resort 2026 shows the departure rate of Japanese travelers was 12% in 2025

Travel Sectors

Nippon Travel Agency collaborates French AFP to deliver information on tourism contents in Japan to the world

Nippon Travel Agency collaborates French AFP to deliver information on tourism contents in Japan to the world

DMOs

Japan National Tourism Organization signs MOU with Emirates to increase travelers from Middle East to Japan

Japan National Tourism Organization signs MOU with Emirates to increase travelers from Middle East to Japan

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