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Traveloka, a major OTA in Asia, enables a user to exchange Traveloka points to ‘Ponta points,’ a Japan’s major point program

ANA extends NDC-based air ticketing on Trip.com to 11 Asian markets in addition to Japan

JTB and Hitachi work together for biometric authentication-based digital ticket on smartphone

Mastercard Economics Institute analyzes weak yen gives larger influence to Asian travelers to Japan

All-inclusive tours to Miyakojima, Okinawa flying with HondaJet is now on sale targeting luxury international travelers

Japanese private railway Odakyu extends the credit card touch payment system to improve convenience for international visitors

ANA renews the business class for international mid-sized aircraft for the first time in a decade, reestablishing the private space

A new service to mediate professional video creators for international tourists traveling in Japan is launched

Japanese outbound travelers were up 14% year on year to 1.08 million in May 2025, but down 25% over 2019

International arrivals in Japan were up 20% to 3.7 million in May 2025, marking record-high for May

HIS forms partnership with Uber Japan to issue taxi voucher for group travel or corporate travel

Foreign visitors to Osaka EXPO like visiting GUNDAM NEXT FUTURE PAVILION in the venue and Nara Park outside of the venue

The Japanese government aims to triple food consumption in Japan by inbound travelers to 4.5 trillion yen a year by 2030

Google launches a certification program in Japanese for generative AI, giving basic lessons of prompting

Digital

Traveloka, a major OTA in Asia, enables a user to exchange Traveloka points to ‘Ponta points,’ a Japan’s major point program

Traveloka, a major OTA in Asia, enables a user to exchange Traveloka points to ‘Ponta points,’ a Japan’s major point program

Japan Bound

Mastercard Economics Institute analyzes weak yen gives larger influence to Asian travelers to Japan

Mastercard Economics Institute analyzes weak yen gives larger influence to Asian travelers to Japan

Japanese Travelers

Japanese outbound travelers were up 14% year on year to 1.08 million in May 2025, but down 25% over 2019

Japanese outbound travelers were up 14% year on year to 1.08 million in May 2025, but down 25% over 2019

Japan Domestic Travel

Global luggage storage service provider Bounce partners JOYSOUND, Japan’s leading karaoke shops, to boost empty-handed travel

Global luggage storage service provider Bounce partners JOYSOUND, Japan’s leading karaoke shops, to boost empty-handed travel

Statistics

Mastercard Economics Institute analyzes weak yen gives larger influence to Asian travelers to Japan

Mastercard Economics Institute analyzes weak yen gives larger influence to Asian travelers to Japan

Travel Sectors

JTB and Hitachi work together for biometric authentication-based digital ticket on smartphone

JTB and Hitachi work together for biometric authentication-based digital ticket on smartphone

DMOs

The average daily rate of hotels in Kyoto City reached record-high 20,195 yen with the occupancy rate of 78.5% in 2024

The average daily rate of hotels in Kyoto City reached record-high 20,195 yen with the occupancy rate of 78.5% in 2024

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