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The total amount of travel consumption in Japan reached 37.6 trillion yen in 2025, 9.6% more than 34.4 trillion yen in 2024, including 1.4 trillion yen in international travel by Japanese travelers (a share of 3.7%).

JAL and Tokyo International Air Terminal (TIAT) demonstrated the next generation boarding experience using digital identity, using facial recognition, from boarding to transfer.

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

Hilton will open its luxury brand ‘LXR Hotels & Resorts’ in Hakone Gora area in the summer 2028., as the second LXR brand in Japan, following Kyoto.

International hospitality tech conference ‘HITEC TOKYO’ in the first Hospitality Tech EXPO will be held in December 2026 in Tokyo for the first time.

ANA and JAL Group will raise the fuel surcharges on their international flights departing from May 1 2026, revising their fuel surcharge rules to respond rapid change of market prices.

New rules for a passenger to bring mobile battery into a flight cabin was enforced on April 24 2026, following the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) ’s emergency amendment.

There was still a 4.5 times gap between Japanese travelers to Taiwan and Taiwanese travelers to Japan. Taiwan Tourism Administration is trying to increase Japanese travelers to Taiwan.

The number of Japanese international travelers in March 2026 was up 6.7% year on year to 1,519,000. Compared to March 2019, the number was still down 21.3%.

Spending by international visitors for the first three months of 2026 increased by 2.5% year on year to 2.3 trillion yen. A French traveler spent 407,759 yen per person.

The number of international arrivals in Japan in March 2026 was up 3.5% year on year to 3,618,900, and the total for the first three months of 2026 already reached 10,683,500.

JTB acquired all stocks of Nightley, a location data analysis company to strengthen to use and analyze its customer insight data.

MUFG Bank and Sagawa Express have launched a new empty-handed travel service ‘KYOTO Travel Satellite’ in MUFG Bank Kyoto branch.

NAVITIME JAPAN and Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance developed a smartphone app to reduce rent-a-car accidents by international travelers to Japan.

According to KKDAY JAPAN, local experience and optional tour bookings from Japanese international travelers for 10 days from March 26 to April 6 2026 were up 2.2 times.

JTB and MOTO TOURS JAPAN will work together in creating new motorcycle tourism in japan for international travelers.

JAL, JTB and JR East are working together for a ‘multi-layered tourism’ initiative in the eastern Japan area, combining multiple modes of transportation, such as rail and air travel.

39 Mitsui hotels introduced online medical consultation service ‘Mimipo for Travel,' 24/7 online medical consultations available from hotel rooms.

KKday has started system linkages with Japanese PMS providers of ‘TL-Lincoln and TEMAIRAZU, allowing accommodations offer package plans combined with local experiences or tickets on the KKday platform.

JTB has estimated that Japanese travelers for this coming Golden Week period will be up 1.9% to 24.5 million in total, and Japanese outbound travelers are expected to increase by 8.5% year on year to 572,000.