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Tokyo’s famous ‘kawaii’ cafe shuts down due to pandemic

February 1, 2021693 Views

An iconic cafe and show venue that symbolises Japan’s “kawaii” pop culture, and is beloved by tourists and celebrities, has shut its doors in Tokyo, the capital, after business dried up following the COVID-19 pandemic. A funky aesthetic of outlandish colours and designs made Kawaii Monster Cafe in the capital’s youth culture hotspot of Harajuku a hit, drawing overseas A-listers, such as reality star Kim Kardashian, singer Dua Lipa and Jenny of K-pop’s Blackpink. Staff members of Kawaii Monster Cafe called 'Monster Girls' send off guests before the cafe ends its five-year run operation on the day, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo Japan January 31, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato But its five-year run ended on Sunday, in part after overseas clientele disappeared ...

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Foreign visitors to Japan at 22-year low in 2020

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January 20, 2021480 Views

Many high-end stores closed down in top malls The number of foreign visitors to Japan plunged 87% in 2020 to a 22-year low as the country mostly closed its borders in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Japan National Tourism Organization data showed on Wednesday. The number of foreign arrivals, which include tourism and business arrivals, fell to about 4.1 million last year from 31.9 million in 2019. It was the lowest annual figure since 1998. FILE PHOTO: The entrance gate to the normally crowded Kiyomizu temple, a favourite location among tourists, is pictured amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Kyoto, Japan. REUTERS/Leika Kihara Meanwhile, more than a dozen stores closed in Tokyo’s high-end Ginza Six mall this week as the coronavirus pandemic kept big...

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Japan may halt tourism campaign amid mounting coronavirus concerns

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December 11, 2020872 Views

Japan’s government may stop travel subsidies meant to boost regional economies and help hotels and airlines as concern grows that the tourism campaign may spread the coronavirus amid a fresh wave of infections, Nippon TV’s NEWS24 reported. Any decisions to halt the “Go To Travel” campaign would represent a U-turn by Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, who until now has defended the subsidies as necessary to boost an economy hurt by a pandemic that has kept people at home. Wary of growing public concern, Suga’s administration is considering stopping the campaign for two months at year end and into the New Year, NEWS24 reported, citing unidentified sources. Japan was among the first nations to provide incentive for domestic travel saying it was needed to stop many small businesses i...

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Japan may resume inbound tourism from spring

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December 6, 2020857 Views

Japan’s government is considering the resumption of inbound tourism on a limited basis from the spring as Tokyo prepares to host a delayed summer Olympics, the Asahi newspaper reported on Sunday. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s administration is leaning toward allowing small tour groups from Asian countries where coronavirus infections are well under control, such as China and Taiwan, the Asahi reported without citing sources. Japanese government officials did not return calls from Reuters seeking comment. Suga’s government has launched a subsidy programme to revive domestic tourism, a key driver of economic growth in recent years, but the scheme has been criticised because Japan is struggling with a third wave of coronavirus infections. New cases have spiked to record hig...

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आओ हवाई जहाज में बैठें और चलें… कहीं नहीं!

UPENDRA SWAMI

September 20, 20201533 Views

यह बड़ा अजीब दौर है। जब कोरोना वायरस जड़ें जमाने की कोशिश कर रहा था तो हम घरों में दुबके बैठे थे और जब वायरस खुलकर अपना खेल खेल रहा है तो हम ‘आ बैल मुझे मार’ के अंदाज में सबकुछ खोल दे रहे हैं। लेकिन लोगों का यह भी कहना है कि अब और कोई रास्ता भी नहीं बचा सिवाय इसके कि वायरस से दो-दो हाथ करते हुए ही आगे बढ़ा जाए। एक नया वायरस कई नई-नई चीजें हमें दिखा रहा है। कोविड-19 की मार सबसे ज्यादा झेलने वालों में ट्रैवल व टूरिज्म का उद्योग सबसे प्रमुख रहा है। उड्डयन क्षेत्र भी उसी का एक हिस्सा है। हालांकि एक के बाद एक देश और इलाके अपनी सीमाओं को फिर से खोल रहे हैं, लेकिन थोड़ी एहतियात फिर भी सब बरत रहे हैं। बुखार में ऊपर-नीचे होते तापमान की ही तरह कोविड-19 से संक्रमित लोगों की संख्या आस-पड़ोस में जैसे ही कम-ज्यादा होती है, रियायत व पाबंदियां उसी तरह घटती-बढ़ती रहती हैं। खास तौर प...

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Japan’s efforts to revive tourism industry not paying enough

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

August 14, 20201067 Views

The global travel and tourism industry is among the worst hit due to COVID-19 pandemic and deal activity in the sector is muted. Japan too is not an exception, though the country seems to be keen on reviving the industry by introducing new initiatives. However, with the resurgence of new COVID-19 cases and mixed response amid criticism and concerns over second wave of infections, deal making sentiment is expected to remain subdued for some more months, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. An analysis of GlobalData’s Financial Deals Database reveals that the number of deals announced in the Japanese travel and tourism industry decreased by more than 50% in Q2 2020 compared to Q1. In a bid to revive COVID-19 battered domestic tourism industry, Japan rolled out a travel ...

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For tourism everywhere, it is definitely going to be ‘vocal for local’

UPENDRA SWAMI

July 25, 2020641 Views

How do we travel during and after the ongoing COVID-19 outbreaks? The answer to this question not only affects our holiday plans as well as daily lives, but also the recovery process of the severely pressured leisure, tourism, and travel industries. Answer is never going to be easy, but one thing for sure is that in the months or probably more to come, long haul leisure will be least preferred. It means, domestic tourism is going to grow, people are more likely to stay close to homes, or at least in their country. Governments have realised this thing as well. They are sure overseas tourists are not going to come in that numbers. Crossing borders will be an uphill task as entries are restricted and banned depending on case load of COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, governments want everyone to tr...