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Japanese international travelers were down 7% year on year to 1.09 million in February 2026

International arrivals in Japan were up 6% to 3.47 million in February 2026, despite a 45% reduction in Chinese visitors

UNESCO World Heritage Shirakawago in Japan will introduce a pre-reservation system for the bus parking in December 2026

A furnished apartment for longterm-stays opens in Ebisu Garden Place, Tokyo, targeting foreign digital nomads

Expedia brand General Manager talks about their strategy in Japan and the future travel trends including the growing secondary cities

AI-based autonomous driving ‘robo-taxi’ will be tested on Uber app in Tokyo under the collaboration by Wayve, Uber and Nissan

Japan is introducing an Electronic Travel Authorisation, named JESTA, scheme by March 2029

The most-satisfied OTA in Japan was ikyu.com, and top was Rakuten Travel in activity booking

Japanese ‘DO (way)’ discipline is redefined as a modern wellness experience for international travelers by, KNT-CT, a major travel agent of Japan

Three Mitsui Fudosan’s hotels offer an room key service on Apple Wallet, which also opens keys of facilities in the hotels

Accommodations in Japan increased International guests by 8% but decreased Japanese guests by 4% in 2025

Japan’s word-of-mouth posting ranking 2025 in travel websites shows Booking.com had the largest share, occupying about 50% including the second Google

Trip.com sells Shinkansen tickets for a user to pass through a gate with an issued QR code

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

Mitsubishi Estate enters the apartment hotel business, planning to open 10 properties by 2030 including the first one in Tsukiji, Tokyo

Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium expands sales channels for international guests in partnership with Linktivity

Yahoo! Search supports a traveler with a new AI assistant function to recommend spots in a destination

JTB acquires an exclusive right to sell tours with ‘Rugby World Cup 2027’ tickets as only an official agent in Japan

NAVITIME JAPAN, a navigation app provider, launches a generative AI-based tourism guide service for local governments or DMOs

JR EAST a railway company of Japan, offers a new pass for international visitors to use all lines in JR EAST area

Trends in gathering travel information are structurally changing in Japan with three times more AI users

What are recent Japanese overseas traveler trends? From stronger luxury movement to AI analysis of customer behavior

Japan's inbound travel market in 2025 saw a 14% increase in international visitors to regional areas, while the share of Chinese travelers declined to 21%

Cherry blossom is expected to begin blooming in Tokyo and Fukuoka on March 21

The next generation hotel check-in with international-standard digital passport only is tested in Japan

Hotels in Kyoto City have gradually been affected by a reduction in Chinese travelers, despite a 8.5% increase in international guest nights in November 2025

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

International visitor spending in Japan amounted to record-high 9.5 trillion yen in 2025, 16% more than 2024

International arrivals in Japan exceeded 42 million in 2025, 10 million more than 2019

JTB, Rakuten Travel and Booking.com work together for sustainable travel in Japan, sharing data with the hospitality industry in the future

Hakone DMO of Japan released AI-based restaurant reservation service for international visitors to help them find what they want to eat

Digital Travel APAC 2026 will open in March in Singapore, covering from AI exploration to real-world execution (ticket discount is available for Travel Voice readers) [PR]

HIS, a leading travel company of Japan, becomes an official travel partner for Tottenham Hotspur FC, offering special experience programs

JTB reveals a new long-term vision for 2035 to shift a core of the business structure to ‘Intelligence’

The Celestine Hotels of Japan introduce a childcare service for international family travelers, offering Japanese culture experiences

Seven-Eleven Japan, a leading convenience store, introduces a luggage storage service for travelers at 378 stores nationwide

Cherry blossom blooming is expected to start in Tokyo on March 21 and then in Hokkaido in late April