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Foreign visitors¡¯ overnight stays in Japan reached an estimated 179.92 million in 2025, up 55.6% from 2019, with 39 of 47 prefectures surpassing prepandemic levels.
JAPAN
Aug 14, 2026
Overnight stays by foreign guests exceed prepandemic levels in 39 prefectures
Such stays reached an estimated 179.92 million in 2025, up 55.6% from level in 2019, a Japan Tourism Agency survey has found.
Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy watches his tee shot on the 17th hole during the third round of the Masters in Augusta, Georgia, on Saturday.
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Apr 12, 2026
McIlroy falters but still shares Masters lead with surging Young
A five-time major winner, McIlroy hopes to match Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus and Nick Faldo as the only back-to-back winners of the green jacket.
Masashi Ozaki hits a tee shot during a Japan Golf Tour championship in June 2013 in Ibaraki Prefecture.
SPORTS / Golf
Dec 24, 2025
Golf legend Masashi ¡®Jumbo¡¯ Ozaki dies at 78
Ozaki won 113 tournaments in his career and became the first Japanese golfer to rank in the top 10 at the Masters.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi gifts U.S. President Donald Trump a putter owned by late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a golf bag signed by Hideki Matsuyama and a gold leaf golf ball in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 29, 2025
With gifts and hospitality, Takaichi taps Abe¡¯s legacy to forge bond with Trump
Talk turned to Abe as soon as the U.S. leader stepped into the Akasaka Palace in Tokyo to exchange pleasantries with Â鶹´«Ã½ recently appointed prime minister.
People attend a groundbreaking ceremony of the Trump Organization and a partner for a luxury residential development with three 18-hole golf courses in Hung Yen, a northern province of Vietnam, on May 21.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 11, 2025
Little offered to Vietnam farmers displaced for $1.5 billion Trump golf club
While some see opportunity, many of the farmers are elderly and fear they will struggle to find alternative livelihoods in Vietnam¡¯s vibrant economy.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (second from left), the businessman Dang Thanh Tam, (third from left), and Eric and Lara Trump (center) attend a groundbreaking ceremony for a new Trump hotel and golf course in the Hung Yen Province of Vietnam on May 21.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 26, 2025
Why Vietnam ignored its own laws to fast-track a Trump family golf complex
Hanoi faces intense pressure to strike a trade deal that would head off Trump¡¯s threat of steep tariffs, which would hit about 30% of Vietnam¡¯s exports.
When it comes to trade disputes between the U.S. and China, not even the game of golf is spared.
BUSINESS
Sep 3, 2024
U.S. golf cart industry reveals how China tariffs are a blunt instrument
In factories and shops around the country, finding complaints about cheaper Chinese competitors is easy ¡ª but reaching a consensus on how to combat them is harder.
A drone view shows Trump National Golf Club in Jupiter, Florida, on Aug. 11.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 22, 2024
Trump earns big from Florida golf resorts as his other businesses flag
The health of Donald Trump¡¯s golf business is a bright spot at a precarious moment for the Trump Organization.
U.S. golfer Tiger Woods reacts on the 9th green on day 2 of the British Open Golf Championship in 2022.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 9, 2024
Tiger Woods and Nike end partnership after 27 years
Despite rumors, Nike maintains that it¡¯s still committed to golf.
Japan Times
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Mar 13, 2023
Scheffler romps to Players Championship win and reclaims top ranking
A winning total of a 17-under 271 brought Scheffler his sixth career title and second in his last four starts.
Japan Times
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Jan 26, 2023
Barely still No. 1, McIlroy looks for the magic he conjured last year
The player is expected to play a competitive round for the first time in 2023 and give his sport a glimpse at whether he has the form seen last year.
Japan Times
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Oct 31, 2022
LIV Golf vows next year will be bigger and better
Bankrolled by Saudi Arabia¡¯s Public Investment Fund, LIV grabbed the golf world¡¯s attention with staggering prize purses totaling $255 million while luring top players.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Apr 26, 2021
Â鶹´«Ã½ golf courses enjoy boost amid pandemic
Visitors to Chugoku¡¯s 109 courses topped 370,000 in March, an eight-year high for that month
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Apr 17, 2021
In Hideki Matsuyama, Japan gets its long-sought Masters champion
His victory was the first ever for a Japanese man in a major golf championship, and with it Matsuyama claimed his place in the pantheon of Japanese sports heroes.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Mar 13, 2021
Understanding why Â鶹´«Ã½ prime ministers tend to avoid staying in the official residency
The four-story structure has a somewhat dark history, with former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi reportedly arranging for a Shinto priest to come to the residence and perform an exorcism.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 23, 2019
Nissan shows off self-driving tech with golf putts that never miss the cup
Nissan Motor Co. said Thursday it has developed a system in which any golf putt will lead the ball into the cup, by capitalizing on its self-driving technologies.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 17, 2018
With Trump golf outing, will Abe find himself in the bunker or on the green?
Yes, they will hit the links again after all. The question is, will Prime Minister Shinzo Abe find himself in the bunker or on the green when he meets U.S. President Donald Trump this week?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 2, 2017
Abe to welcome Trump with a steak dinner and a round of golf
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to roll out the red carpet for U.S. President Donald Trump, who will arrive in Japan on Sunday for a three-day visit. The hospitality will include beefsteak, a favorite of the U.S. leader, at a high-end Tokyo restaurant, sources said.
Japan Times
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Aug 15, 2017
Golf great Matsuyama reveals he¡¯s been married since January, a father since July
Hideki Matsuyama announced on Monday that he has been married since January and is now a father, news that caught Japanese media and fans by surprise.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 2, 2017
Private country club must equalize membership rules to host Olympic golf competition: IOC
Kasumigaseki Country Club will be stripped of hosting the Tokyo 2020 Olympic golf tournament if it does not allow women to become full members, the International Olympic Committee warned on Thursday.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Slowly but surely, Tokyo is becoming a hot spot for chicken rice
One of Singapore's most iconic dishes, the humble chicken rice is given an upscale treatment at a new Marunouchi cafe.
Takaichi drops ¡®remorse¡¯ in her first war memorial address
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks onstage during a memorial service ceremony marking the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, at Budokan Hall in Tokyo on Saturday.
U.S. to tell partners they must pick sides in AI race with China?
People march as they protest against Pax Silica, a U.S.-led initiative, in Manila on Thursday.
A day in the life of an Asakusa rickshaw driver
Rickshaws are a fixture of Japan's tourist hot spots, but driving them is far from a leisure activity.
How U.S. bombing survey in Japan shed light on civilian sentiments of WWII
Residents are seen walking beside rubble in the city of Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, in this undated photo taken soon after the end of World War II.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Takaichi needs Aso on her side to solidify position in LDP
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a Liberal Democratic Party meeting alongside LDP Secretary-General Shunichi Suzuki (left) and LDP Vice President Taro Aso in Tokyo earlier this month
Ikarigata closer to emulating older brother Fujinokawa than many think
The future Fujinokawa (third from left) and Ikarigata (right) compete against each other at ages 5 and 3, respectively.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.

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