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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

Local consumption in Japan by luxury inbound travelers potentially spending 1 million yen or more increased by 50% in 2023 compared to 2019

JTB launches a new website for global luxury travelers, using blockchain technology for new sales and payment schemes

Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan reveals survey results of ‘Fuji Tram,’ a new transport system for Mt.Fuji to control 1,200 visitors an hour

Digital

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

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

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

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

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

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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