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One of trends on Google inbound travel search in 2016 was ‘instantaneous needs’ while traveling in Japan

One of trends on Google inbound travel search in 2016 was ‘instantaneous needs’ while traveling in Japan

#Google
IoT market scale in Japan is expected to expand to 3.2 trillion JPY five years later

IoT market scale in Japan is expected to expand to 3.2 trillion JPY five years later

#VR #IoT
Head of Expedia Japan talks about the business strategy for 2017 to win severer competition with rivals

Head of Expedia Japan talks about the business strategy for 2017 to win severer competition with rivals

#Expedia
Japanese place great importance to e-mail as a communication tool

Japanese place great importance to e-mail as a communication tool

#DailyLifeInJapan #online
Ministry of Tourism discloses more flow of foreigners data for cross tabulation

Ministry of Tourism discloses more flow of foreigners data for cross tabulation

#TravelTrend
KNT-CT, the Japan’s leading travel company, offers multi-language chat app for international visitors

KNT-CT, the Japan’s leading travel company, offers multi-language chat app for international visitors

#AI #app
New travel gamificaton is launched in Gunma, Japan, using AR and geo location technology

New travel gamificaton is launched in Gunma, Japan, using AR and geo location technology

#newservice #online
Japan’s No.1 communication app LINE key person talks about B2B strategy

Japan’s No.1 communication app LINE key person talks about B2B strategy

#mobile #online
Pokemon Go events generated tourist spending of about 2 billion JPY in Miyagi Prefecture

Pokemon Go events generated tourist spending of about 2 billion JPY in Miyagi Prefecture

#TourismEvent
The top keyword marketing staff pays attention to for 2017 is AI, followed by IoT and VR/AR

The top keyword marketing staff pays attention to for 2017 is AI, followed by IoT and VR/AR

#MarketTrend
Two major travel meta-searches of Japan list Airbnb listings outside of Japan

Two major travel meta-searches of Japan list Airbnb listings outside of Japan

#Airbnb
JTB begins selling its hotel and ryokan inventory on agoda.com, a major OTA in Asia

JTB begins selling its hotel and ryokan inventory on agoda.com, a major OTA in Asia

#JTB
Yahoo! Japan integrates its OTA business into Ikyu.com

Yahoo! Japan integrates its OTA business into Ikyu.com

#Yahoo!Japan
Haneda Airport decides 17 robots for airport operation demonstrations including cleaning, mobility support or guidance

Haneda Airport decides 17 robots for airport operation demonstrations including cleaning, mobility support or guidance

#Haneda
Relux, a Japanese luxury accommodation booking site, launches three foreign languages on its app

Relux, a Japanese luxury accommodation booking site, launches three foreign languages on its app

#OTA
Kyoto Prefecture and Softbank work together for tourism promotion using AI and robot

Kyoto Prefecture and Softbank work together for tourism promotion using AI and robot

#TourismPromotion #Kyoto
NAVITIME Travel launches a booking service for international travelers to Japan

NAVITIME Travel launches a booking service for international travelers to Japan

#InboundTravelInJapan #newservice
Expedia sells capsular hotel and leisure hotels of Japan in 75 countries to meet low budget needs

Expedia sells capsular hotel and leisure hotels of Japan in 75 countries to meet low budget needs

#Hotel #Expedia
JAL to launch a new AI service for family with baby traveling in Hawaii

JAL to launch a new AI service for family with baby traveling in Hawaii

#JAL #newservice #AI
Travel story postings on For Travel, the Japan’s travel word-of-mouth site, reaches 1 million

Travel story postings on For Travel, the Japan’s travel word-of-mouth site, reaches 1 million

#WordOfMouth

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Japanese international travelers were still down 27% to 14.7 million in 2025 over 2019

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Barriers to Travel Among Japanese People in their 60s: 25% Cite Pet Care, 22% Caregiving
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Mastercard Economics Institute analyzes weak yen gives larger influence to Asian travelers to Japan

Global Power City Index 2024 shows Tokyo remains 3rd but narrows the gap of New York as 2nd

Global Power City Index 2024 shows Tokyo remains 3rd but narrows the gap of New York as 2nd

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International visitors to Japan were record-high for 7 months in a row with 2.93 million in August 2024
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LINE Yahoo search trend shows Japanese solo travelers are interested in South Korea or Bangkok in this summer

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