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Japan reopens to tourists with shuttered souvenir shops, hotel staff shortage

October 10, 2022801 Views

As Japan throws open its doors to visitors this week after more than two years of pandemic isolation, hopes for a tourism boom face tough headwinds amid shuttered shops and a shortage of hospitality workers. From Tuesday, Japan will reinstate visa-free travel to dozens of countries, ending some of world's strictest border controls to slow the spread of COVID-19. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is counting on tourism to help invigorate the economy and reap some benefits from the yen's slide to a 24-year low. Arata Sawa is among those eager for the return of foreign tourists, who previously comprised up to 90% of the guests at his traditional inn. FILE PHOTO: Pedestrians wearing protective face masks, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, are seen behind artificial cherry ...

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Japan to reopen to mass tourism in October

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September 23, 2022708 Views

Japan’s strict border restrictions will be loosened next month, the prime minister announced Thursday, allowing tourists to easily enter for the first time since the start of the pandemic. In a news conference at the foot of Central Park in New York, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said independent tourists would again be welcomed as of Oct. 11, not just those traveling with authorized groups. A cap on the number of tourists—currently set at 50,000—who are granted entry — which has been gradually increased this year — will be nixed altogether. And visa requirements that were imposed in response to the pandemic will also be rescinded. It may revise regulations on hotels, allowing them to refuse guests who don't abide by infection controls, such as mask wearing, during an outbreak, domes...

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Japan to waive tourist visa requirements as part of border easing

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September 12, 2022284 Views

Japan's government is planning to waive tourist visa requirements from some countries as part of a further easing of border controls enacted to stop the spread of COVID-19, Fuji News Network reported on Monday. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida may decide as early as this week on the easing, which would also allow individual travellers to visit Japan without travel agency bookings, FNN reported. Japan did not require tourist visas for 68 countries and regions before the pandemic. FILE PHOTO: Thai travelers, from left, Sorrasek Thuantawee, Kantpong Madeecharoenporn and Korranut Nuntanatamon check in for their trip to Osaka and Tokyo, at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Samut Prakarn province, Thailand, Thursday, June 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit) The government may scrap a da...

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Japan considers ending pre-arrival COVID test requirement

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August 22, 2022716 Views

Japan is considering ending its pre-arrival COVID-19 testing for inbound travellers who are already vaccinated, Nikkei reported late on Monday. The current rule requires travellers to show a negative test result within 72 hours of their departure, the report said. As some countries curtail their testing capabilities, obtaining the necessary documents has become more difficult. FILE PHOTO: Kimono-clad tourists wearing protective face masks walk along Nakamise Street at Asakusa district, a popular sightseeing spot, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Tokyo, Japan. REUTERS/Issei Kato A decision will be made soon, taking the country's case count into consideration. The easing is likely to take effect within a few weeks. Japan's coronavirus-related entry rules ar...

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Now fly Bengaluru to Tokyo direct thrice a week

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August 6, 20221169 Views

Japan Airlines Increases frequency for the only non-stop flight between two cities Japan Airlines (JAL) currently operates the only non-stop air service connecting Bengaluru and Tokyo. JAL has now increased the flight frequency from twice a week to three times, starting August 6, 2022. This additional flight is another convenient option for persons travelling to and from Japan and for passengers connecting to and from the United States and Canada. Hailed as the latest ‘cloud service that techies are looking forward to’, in their launch campaign back in 2020, JAL was scheduled to inaugurate the first and only direct flight connection between Bengaluru and Tokyo (Narita) in March that year. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the airline started operations with special flights only ...

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Volcano close to nuclear reactor erupts in Japan

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July 24, 2022313 Views

Sakurajima in Kyushu island is one of country’s most active volcanos A volcano on Japan's major western island of Kyushu erupted on Sunday evening, sending black smoke billowing high into the air, but there were no immediate reports of any damage or injuries, and authorities said they did not expect a major eruption. The volcano, which is called Sakurajima and is located on the southern tip of Kyushu near the city of Kagoshima, erupted at about 8:05 p.m. (1105 GMT), the Japanese Meteorological Agency (JMA) said. A video grab from the Japan Meteorological Agency's live camera image shows an eruption of Sakurajima in Kumamoto, Kumamoto prefecture, western Japan, July 24, 2022. Japan Meteorological Agency/Handout via Reuters Volcanic stones rained down at a distance of 2.5 km (1....

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He ran up and down Mt Fuji 4 times in under 10 hours

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July 16, 2022504 Views

Japanese mountain runner Ruy Ueda sets a new speed record for all four trails. Ruy Ueda has successfully run himself into the record books after setting the new fastest-known time for running all of Mount Fuji’s main trails in one stroke. The 28-year-old Japanese athlete completed the 57.06km with 6,772m of total elevation in 9h 55m 41s. The 'Mt. Fuji in One Stroke' project began from the Fujinomiya Trailhead 5th station at 4.51am local time on Wednesday, July 13. Ruy Ueda attempts for ONE STROKE at Mt.Fuji, Japan on July 13, 2022. Photo: Keisuke Kato / Red Bull Content Pool Sitting at 3,776m, Mt Fuji is the highest mountain in Japan and one of the country’s ‘Three Holy Mountains’. The main four routes to the summit are the Fujinomiya, Gotemba, Subashiri and Yoshida trails. On...

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As COVID fears ebb, Japan readies for tourists from abroad

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June 28, 2022228 Views

The rickshaw men in Tokyo are adding English-speaking staff, a sure sign Japan is bracing for a return of tourists from abroad. Japan’s border controls to curb the spread of coronavirus infections began gradually loosening earlier this month. That’s great news for Yusuke Otomo, owner of Daikichi, a kimono rental shop in Asakusa, an old district of Tokyo famous for its temples, quaint restaurants and rickshaw rides. He can barely contain his excitement. A rickshaw puller carries his customers around Tokyo's Asakusa area famous for sightseeing, Wednesday, June 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae) “Those were a hard three years. But we managed to endure until today. And after such an experience, to think people from abroad can finally come back is simply thrilling,” Otomo told The Ass...

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Tokyo June heatwave worst since 1875 as power supply creaks under strain

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June 28, 2022174 Views

Japan baked under scorching temperatures for a fourth successive day on Tuesday, as the capital's heat broke nearly 150-year-old records for June and authorities warned power supply remained tight enough to raise the spectre of cuts. The heatwave comes less than two weeks before a national election in which prices, including the cost of electricity, are among key issues picked by voters in opinion polls that show the government's approval rating slipping - with politicians including Tokyo's governor urging power price cuts. Passersby are seen through a heat haze during hot weather at Sugamo district in Tokyo, Japan June 27, 2022. REUTERS/Issei Kato Temperatures in the capital hit 35.1 C by 1 p.m local time on Tuesday (0400 GMT), after three successive days of temperatures topping...

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Japanese man, 83, ready for more after crossing Pacific solo

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June 6, 2022216 Views

Japanese adventurer Kenichi Horie at 83 just became the oldest person in the world to complete a solo, nonstop voyage across the Pacific Ocean — and he says he is still “in the middle of my youth” and not done yet. Horie returned home as he crossed the Kii Strait off Japan’s western coast early Saturday, completing his trans-Pacific solo voyage in 69 days after leaving a yacht harbor in San Francisco in late March. On Sunday, after spending the night on his 19-foot (6-meter) -long Suntory Mermaid III just off the coast, Horie was towed into his home port of Shin Nishinomiya, where he was cheered by local residents and supporters and banners that read: “Welcome back, Mr. Kenichi Horie!” Japanese Kenichi Horie gets celebrated at a yacht harbor in Nishinomiya, western Japan, Sunday,...