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Gastronomic City Award 2026 selects four cities in Japan, valuing tourism experiences based on gastronomy cultures

MLB Chicago White Sox is eager to attract Japanese tourists, taking the success of Japanese player Murakami as an opportunity

JR West, a railway company of Japan, will link with the booking systems of ANA and JAL to promote wide-area travel by railway and air

U.S. had the top share of international visitor’s nights in Kyoto City in March 2026

Travel consumption in Japan totaled 37.6 trillion yen in 2025, including 9.5 trillion trillion yen by international visitors to Japan

JAL enables boarding and transfers using only facial recognition, linked with individual information on smartphones

Sagawa Express, a Japanese delivery service, starts online booking for baggage storage service with multi-languages

Hilton will open luxury brand ‘LXR’ in Hakone Gora area in the summer 2028

International hospitality tech conference ‘HITEC’ will be held in Tokyo in December 2026 for the first time

ANA and JAL will raise fuel surcharges by up to two times from May 2026, charging 56,000 yen on U.S. and Europe routes

New rules on usage of mobile battery in a flight cabin was enforced in Japan on April 24 2026

There is a 4.5 times gap between Japanese travelers to Taiwan and Taiwanese travelers to Japan in 2025

Japanese international travelers were up 6.7% to 1.52 million in March 2026

International visitor spending in Japan amounted to 2.3 trillion yen for the first three months of 2026

Digital

JAL enables boarding and transfers using only facial recognition, linked with individual information on smartphones

JAL enables boarding and transfers using only facial recognition, linked with individual information on smartphones

Japan Bound

JR West, a railway company of Japan, will link with the booking systems of ANA and JAL to promote wide-area travel by railway and air

JR West, a railway company of Japan, will link with the booking systems of ANA and JAL to promote wide-area travel by railway and air

Japanese Travelers

MLB Chicago White Sox is eager to attract Japanese tourists, taking the success of Japanese player Murakami as an opportunity

MLB Chicago White Sox is eager to attract Japanese tourists, taking the success of Japanese player Murakami as an opportunity

Japan Domestic Travel

JR West, a railway company of Japan, will link with the booking systems of ANA and JAL to promote wide-area travel by railway and air

JR West, a railway company of Japan, will link with the booking systems of ANA and JAL to promote wide-area travel by railway and air

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

Gastronomic City Award 2026 selects four cities in Japan, valuing tourism experiences based on gastronomy cultures

Gastronomic City Award 2026 selects four cities in Japan, valuing tourism experiences based on gastronomy cultures

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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