Travelers on New Year’s holidays flood planes, trains in Japan

Tokyo, 29 December, /AJMEDIA/ Travelers on New Year’s holidays flooded planes and trains on Thursday even though the coronavirus pandemic continues, with the exodus peaking in many modes of public… Read more

Japan New Year domestic trips forecast at 72% of pre-pandemic levels

Tokyo, 18 December, /AJMEDIA/ The number of holidaymakers in Japan making domestic trips during the New Year vacation period is expected to rise by 3 million from a year earlier… Read more

Japan’s Oct. household spending up 1.2% on recovering tourism

Tokyo, 6 December, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s household spending in October increased a real 1.2 percent from a year earlier, rising for the fifth consecutive month, as people spent more on trips… Read more

Azerbaijan, Tatarstan discuss prospects for expanding tourism cooperation

Tokyo, 30 November, /AJMEDIA/ Chairman of Azerbaijan’ State Tourism Agency Fuad Naghiyev has met with Chairman of the State Committee on Tourism of Tatarstan Sergey Ivanov to discuss issues of… Read more

Foreign visitors in Japan surge after tourism reopening

Tokyo, 17 November, /AJMEDIA/ The number of foreign visitors to Japan rose to nearly 500,000 in October, the first month it fully reopened to overseas visitors after more than two… Read more

Foreign tourists in Japan in Oct. up 15-fold from Sept. to 288,900

Tokyo, 11 November, /AJMEDIA/ The number of foreign tourists that arrived in Japan in October increased more than 15-fold from the previous month to 288,909, government data showed Friday, as… Read more

Japan aims to revive inbound tourism to pre-pandemic levels by 2025

Tokyo, 8 November, /AJMEDIA/ Japan will aim to have inbound tourism recover to pre-pandemic levels by 2025, the tourism agency said Monday, with travel demand expected to return in line… Read more

Warlord festival featuring Takuya Kimura draws 460,000 spectators in Gifu

Tokyo, 7 November, /AJMEDIA/ Local authorities in the central Japanese city of Gifu were on maximum alert Sunday as 460,000 people, more than the city’s population, flocked to a festival… Read more

Tickets for bus trips to Shusha, Aghdam and Fuzuli for November to go on sale

Tokyo, 25 October, /AJMEDIA/ Tickets for regular bus trips for November to the cities of Shusha, Aghdam and Fuzuli, organized by Azerbaijan Land Transport Agency under the Ministry of Digital… Read more

Tourists enjoy 1st weekend after Japan scraps COVID border controls

Tokyo, 16 October, /AJMEDIA/ Numerous tourist spots in Japan saw visitors return Saturday, the first weekend after the government scrapped coronavirus border controls and implemented a domestic travel subsidy program… Read more