Some analysts say the higher accommodation tax may lead to tourists staying in nearby cities and making day trips to Kyoto ...

Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corporation announced the completion of a tender offer to acquire shares of Renewable Japan Co., Ltd. The acquisition, resolved in November 2024 and concluded in January ...

Earlier this week, Kyoto, one of Japan's most popular tourist destinations, revealed its plans to increase hotel lodging taxes to as much as 10,000 yen (£51) per night. According to the officials ...

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Izumo-class multi-functional destroyer JS Kaga (DDH-184) viewed during sea-trials off the coast of Southern California, Nov. 6, 2024. Credit: U.S. Marine ...

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TAKAYAMA, Gifu Prefecture--After a hiatus of two years due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, the Autumn Takayama Festival returned to the city here featuring lavishly decorated floats and ...

Japan is staring down a demographic cliff. The population has shrunk for 15 straight years, with births hitting a record low of 730,000 last year and deaths a record high of 1.58 million.

Located in the Yamagata region about 260 miles north of Tokyo, the onsen is one of the most famous in Japan, drawing around ... Visitors without bookings at local hotels will be banned after ...

As 2024 nears its end and we look back on the year in entertainment, it was clearly one when Japan-related works loomed large on the global market. It is a diverse group of works. Some were made ...

A fire at a hotel in Bangkok has left three people dead. All were from overseas. The Japanese embassy says two Japanese citizens were severely injured. Local authorities say one is unconscious.

Influenza continues to rage across Japan, with an estimated 1.67 million people becoming sick and seeing doctors in the week through last Sunday, double the level the week before, according to ...

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