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440 Japanese business travelers fly to Vietnam as the first step of reopening borders

JTB launches dynamic pricing-based domestic travel tours on its website developing a discount coupon campaign

Japanese overseas travelers were down 99.6% to 5.500 only in May 2020

International visitors to Japan were down 99.9% again to 1,700 in May 2020, marking zero in 22 markets

Outline of the government's leading domestic travel recovery campaign to boost the domestic travel market in Japan is unveiled

The Japanese government permitted cross-prefecture travel nationwide and has started ‘Travel Bubble’ discussions with four countries

Forty percent of Japanese overseas travel lovers plan to go overseas in this summer

Kyoto City launches a campaign to support local restaurants and lodgings, encouraging local residents to use them

What is happening in the travel industry of Japan? What should be done next with COVID-19? -Travel Voice LIVE report

Subscription-based accommodation booking service for weekdays is launched in Japan, offering 50% discounted room rate

JTB’s joint venture helps tourist facilities in Japan digitalize their ticketing, supporting new normal travel with COVID-19

Guest nights in Japan radically dropped by 77% in April 2020 with the occupancy rate of 10% only

Linktivity of Japan connects railway companies or tourist facilities to sales agents for e-ticketing service to international visitors

Okinawa Prefecture subsidizes $150 a resident in traveling in Okinawa to support local tourism suppliers

'Domestic travel’ as keyword soars on Google search in May in Japan, together with ‘when’ and ‘support’

34% of Japanese people hope to restart traveling in consecutive holidays in September, while more people worry about bad public images

‘Relationship population’ with deep connection to a particular local region reaches 23% in Japan

International visitors from U.S., U.K. and Australia to Japan were almost zero in April 2020

JTB ended FY2019 with large reductions in sales and profits, but ensured a surplus

Tourism minister says ‘GO TO Campaign’ for tourism recovery in Japan will possibly be launched in July

Domestic travel in Japan, firstly inside the prefecture, will be allowed on June 19 2020

Domestic travel consumption in Japan was down 20% to 3,300 billion JPY in the first quarter of 2020, hit by COVID-19

48 major travel companies in Japan unprecedentedly lost 71% of their sales in March 2020, hit by COVID-19

The awareness survey on 'travel with COVID-19' shows 60% is reluctant to take in international visitors

Japanese overseas travelers were down 99.8% to 3,900 only in April 2020

International visitors to Japan unprecedentedly declined by 99.9% to 2,900 only in April 2020

The inbound travel market from Southeast Asia to Japan saw 80% or more reduction in March 2020

Online shopping spending on travel declined by 65% in Japan in March 2020 because of downturn on travel spending

Visitors from U.S., U.K. and Australia to Japan unprecedentedly reclined by 80% or more in March 2020

A COVID-19 guideline for the hospitality industry of Japan calls for particular and thorough precautions

JATA announces a COVID-19 guideline for the travel industry, calling for online procedures more frequently

COVID-19-related travel restrictions between Japan and Hawaii, Micronesia and Pacific Islands (As of May 5 2020)

COVID-19-related travel restrictions between Japan and Southeast Asia and India (As of May 6 2020)

COVID-19-related travel restrictions between Japan and U.S., Europe and Australia (As of May 7 2020)

Japanese airlines suffer from catastrophic reductions in passengers during this year’s Golden Week period under state of emergency declaration

Robot-served Henn na Hotel sets a special offer for a business person to stay at the hotel near an office

Kyoto City delivers ‘Stay Home, Feel Kyoto’ movie contents to the world, giving chances to enjoy Kyoto at home

JAL results in 65% reduction in net profit for FY2019, putting off financial forecast announcement for FY2020

ANA ends FY2019 with large reductions in revenues and incomes, posting 75% reduction in net income

The COVID-19-related travel restrictions between Japan and South Korea, China, Taiwan and Hong Kong (As of April 30 2020)

Agriculture Ministry of Japan helps tourism workers find new jobs in the agriculture industry challenging shortage of labors

JTB appoints Eijiro Yamakita as new president, accelerating its global business and digital transformation

Japan issues COVID-19-related Infectious Disease Warning Level 3 to 14 countries, including Russia, totaling 87 countries and regions

Hit by large reduction in passenger demands, ANA and JAL revise downward their FY2019 financial outlook

Airlines of Japan suffer from unprecedented slumps in passengers during this year’s Golden Week period under the state of emergency declaration

Comparison of Japanese travelers to Hawaii, Guam and Okinawa in the last decade

30% of Chinese regular travelers say ‘hope to visit Japan as before’ after the coronavirus pandemic ends

Sales of 48 major travel companies of Japan reduced by 20% in February 2020, damaged by the novel coronavirus

The novel coronavirus hit the Japan’s outbound travel market with 86% fewer travelers in March 2020

International visitors to Japan slumped by 93% to just 190,000 in March 2020 due to the novel coronavirus