Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A fast-escalating dispute with China is beginning to unsettle Japan’s once-booming tourism economy - Greg Baker Had you been in ...

Japan is grappling with a surge in overtourism as record numbers of visitors from around the world flock to its scenic cities and landmarks year-round.

Travel operators say overtourism is concentrated in Japan's high-profile destinations including Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and areas around Mount Fuji.

A new tourist train is set to launch in Japan connecting visitors to the sacred Buddhist temple settlement of Koyasan. Nankai Electric Railways will launch its new tourist train, Gran Tenku, on Friday ...

Tokyo’s diplomatic feud with China threatens to undermine the tourist boom that boosted Japanese retailers such as Uniqlo, Muji and Don Quijote and helped reshape their business models.

The Japanese Cabinet approved a bill on March 10 to amend the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act, introducing an electronic trav ...

Japan has just taken a bold step in reshaping its tourism landscape. Starting March 1, 2026, Himeji Castle, one of the ...

The number of visitors from Japan is still only about half of the 1.5 million that came before the COVID-19 pandemic. But numbers only tell part of the story.

A group of tourists experienced the bitter taste of discrimination while dining at a popular restaurant in Japan. The Chinese tourists were verbally assaulted and kicked out of the establishment over ...

In January 2026, Hawaii welcomed 56,731 visitors from Japan, a 4.5 percent increase from the same month a year earlier. Their wallets did not follow suit. Total spending was essentially unchanged at ...

Japan issued on Tuesday a Cabinet Order confirming May 6, 2027 to November 5, 2027, as the second-round application period available for local governments interested in hosting an integrated resort ...