Temples and shrines offer travelers the opportunity to experience local culture in a peaceful atmosphere filled with ...

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Germany will officially abolish its global visa appeal mechanism, known as the remonstration procedure, starting July 1, 2025. This change ...

A great exchange rate, ChatGPT, and kimono-wearing bros have turned Kyoto into the loveliest tourist trap on earth.

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Japan broke a record for tourism in 2024, with people from all over the world visiting the island nation. But the country has even bigger tourist goals for the years ahead.

Japan announces new policy barring entry to foreigners with outstanding medical bills and requiring visitors staying over three months to join the national health care program.  Read More ...

For Japan and many other countries, the vulnerability that comes with relying on U.S. markets has become startlingly clear. First came tariffs on Canada, China, and Mexico. Then, in February, the ...

Japan’s tourism numbers continue to rise. In April 2025, the number of foreign visitors reached a record 3.91 million, up 28.5% from a year earlier, according to the Japan National Tourism ...

For example, at Tokyo’s St Luke’s International Hospital, about 30 out of 2,000 foreign emergency patients annually fail to pay, the report said. In 2024, a survey by the Japan Tourism Agency ...