Category: Japan travel news
Japan travel & tourism news for travelers and travel professionals. Japan is an island country located in East Asia. It is bordered by the Sea of Japan to the west and the Pacific Ocean to the east, and spans more than 3,000 kilometers along the coast of the continent from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Philippine Sea in the south
Eight people dead, thousands stranded as huge snowstorm hits Japan
Chief Assignment Editor- January 12, 2021During the worst of the snow, about 1,500 vehicles were stranded on the Hokuriku Expressway in Fukui Perfection Read More
Tokyo declares state of emergency after new COVID-19 cases soar
Harry S. Johnson- January 7, 2021State of emergency declared in greater Tokyo area as record number of new COVID-19 cases sparking fears Japan's hospitals will ... Read More
Best Passports to have: Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Germany
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 6, 2021The US or UK Passport only gives access to 75 countries visa free. This is bringing the value of the ... Read More
Japan closes borders, bans all foreigners from entering the country
Harry S. Johnson- December 26, 2020Japanese authorities announced today that the country's borders will be closed to all foreign visitors from December 28 until the ... Read More
Tokyo Olympics set to refund almost one fifth of all tickets sold
Harry S. Johnson- December 3, 2020Tokyo Olympic Games were scheduled to take place in the summer of 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic forced the Games' ... Read More
Qatar Airways resumes flights to Tokyo Haneda
Harry S. Johnson- December 2, 2020Qatar Airways announced that it will resume three-weekly flights to Tokyo Haneda, Japan from 11 December 2020. Services to the ... Read More
New coronavirus strain found in Japanese bat cave
Harry S. Johnson- November 7, 2020Japanese scientists from the University of Tokyo have discovered a new strain of coronavirus in the dung of cave-dwelling bats. ... Read More
Dusit International to manage its first Dusit Thani hotel in Kyoto, Japan
Harry S. Johnson- November 2, 2020Dusit International, one of Thailand's major hotel and property development companies, has signed a hotel management agreement with Yasuda Real ... Read More
All Nippon Airways to become first sustainable fuel airline in Asia
Harry S. Johnson- October 26, 2020Neste and All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan’s largest 5-Star airline, are entering a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supply agreement. This ... Read More
UK and Japan sign post-Brexit free trade agreement
Harry S. Johnson- October 23, 2020The United Kingdom and Japan today signed a post-Brexit bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) which is expected to guarantee that ... Read More
Aeroflot resumes Moscow-Tokyo flights
Harry S. Johnson- October 20, 2020National flag carrier and the largest airline in Russia, PJSC Aeroflot – Russian Airlines, commonly known as Aeroflot, announced that ... Read More
Japan – Hawaii, and Hawaii -Japan Travel Bubbles
Juergen T Steinmetz- October 14, 2020Why is it that the Japanese love Hawaii and visiting Hawaii more than any other vacation destination in the world? ... Read More
Russia resumes Japan, Serbia and Cuba flights
Harry S. Johnson- October 14, 2020Russia announced that it is resuming flights with three more countries: Serbia, Japan and Cuba. According to the order of ... Read More
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts announces three new properties
Harry S. Johnson- September 28, 2020Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts today announced three new properties with the latest San Francisco, Madrid and Tokyo openings. The ... Read More
Self-driving Technology for Travels in Japan
editor- September 7, 2020Self-driving technology promises to revolutionize the way we get from one place to another. It could slash the cost of ... Read More
All-new Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Otemachi soars above the city
Harry S. Johnson- September 1, 2020Rising above Tokyo's oldest neighborhood and just steps away to the Imperial Palace, the all-new, thoroughly modern Four Seasons Hotel ... Read More
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe calls it quits
Harry S. Johnson- August 28, 2020Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has announced that he is stepping down. The announcement came just hours after he informed his ... Read More
Tokyo introduces transparent ‘smartglass’ public toilets
Harry S. Johnson- August 8, 2020New high-tech restrooms are being built in Japanese capital city as part of the Tokyo Toilets project launched by the ... Read More
Japan to reopen tourism with Hawaii, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Malaysia, Myanmar, Korea, Singapore
Juergen T Steinmetz- July 28, 2020Hawaii without Japanese tourists is an unreal feeling for almost everyone living in the Aloha State. Japanese Prime Minister Abe ... Read More
Japan kicks off domestic tourism campaign despite spike in new COVID-19 cases
Harry S. Johnson- July 22, 2020In a bid to revive its shattered travel industry, Japan's tourism launched a national travel campaign today, amid criticism over ... Read More
Tokyo Olympics organizers: Postponed Games will keep same venues and schedules
Harry S. Johnson- July 18, 20202020 Tokyo Olympic Games organizers announced today that all venues and the schedule of competitions for the postponed event will ... Read More
Japanese Ambassador Pays Farewell Courtesy Call on Minister Bartlett
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- July 2, 2020The Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Hiromasa Yamazaki, (seen left in the photo) on Wednesday, July 1, 2020, ... Read More
Renew, Refresh, Rejuvenate at Kiroro Resort, Hokkaido
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- July 2, 2020Kiroro, a pristine gem in the heart of Hokkaido, is pleased to announce that it has re-opened for guests from ... Read More
Guam postpones reopening of travel for Japan, South Korea & Taiwan
Juergen T Steinmetz- June 26, 2020Prioritizing the safety of island residents and travelers, the Guam Visitors Bureau (GVB) has announced that the reopening of travel ... Read More
Guam Visitors Bureau Meets New Consular General Kobayashi of Japan
Juergen T Steinmetz- June 19, 2020The Guam Visitors Bureau (GVB) met with the new Consular General of Japan Toshiaki Kobayashi on June 17, 2020, to ... Read More
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts elevates presence in Japan
Harry S. Johnson- June 17, 2020Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, the world's largest hotel franchising company, today announced the continued expansion of its portfolio in Japan, ... Read More
Big 6.7 earthquake off Japan
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- June 13, 2020The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has reported that there is no tsunami threat to Hawaii following a big 6.7-magnitude earthquake ... Read More
Chronic bone and joint diseases: Scientists explain
Juergen T Steinmetz- June 10, 2020Scientists explain the role of a certain protein in the generation of cells critical to bone maintenance Chronic bone and ... Read More
Auckland to Tokyo on Air New Zealand
Juergen T Steinmetz- June 10, 2020Air New Zealand, the flag carrier of New Zealand and member of Star Alliance will be resuming its flight from ... Read More
Centara Grand Hotel Osaka: Sake Dedication and Ground-breaking Ceremony
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- May 7, 2020Centara Hotels & Resorts, Thailand’s leading hotel operator, together with Taisei Corporation and Kanden Realty & Development, completed the official ... Read More
Tokyo Narita Airport quarantines arriving passenger in a cardboard box
Juergen T Steinmetz- April 13, 2020All passengers arriving in Japan at Tokyo Narita airport among others are tested for Coronavirus upon landing. Tokyo Narita Airport baggage ... Read More
Japan’s ancient capital Kyoto tells tourists to stay away
Chief Assignment Editor- April 11, 2020Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said she was targeting a range of businesses for shutdowns from Saturday during a month-long emergency ... Read More
How to Make Ramen Noodles Restaurant Worthy
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- April 8, 2020What to cook for dinner? In this COVID-19 coronavirus age of #stayathome and limited supplies at the grocery stores, many ... Read More
Tokyo 2020 organizers cancel Olympic Flame display in Fukushima
Chief Assignment Editor- April 7, 2020Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee officials announced today that the exhibition of the Olympic Flame will be closed. The exhibition was ... Read More
Abe: COVID-19 state of emergency will be declared in Tokyo
Chief Assignment Editor- April 6, 2020Over 3,500 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Japan and 85 have died so far, and the numbers have ... Read More
Visitors from 73 countries now banned from entering Japan
Chief Assignment Editor- April 2, 2020Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, announced today that Japan is expanding a ban on entry by non-Japanese citizens and residents ... Read More
