Â鶹´«Ã½

Tag - tourism

 
Â鶹´«Ã½
Search
 
August 11, 2026
 

Home Delivery
Subscribe for more access

TOURISM

Firefighters work on a burning area near Loumpa, as wildfires hit West Attica, Greece, on Aug. 3.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 10, 2026
How the hard reality of climate change hit Europe¡¯s economy this summer
Record heat and droughts this summer have wreaked havoc in power production, shipping and public health systems.
A room at the Koko Hotel Residence Tokyo Oshiage, which opened last month in Tokyo¡¯s Sumida Ward
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 10, 2026
Apartment hotels find favor with investors bullish on tourism and wary of inflation
The properties are built for long-stay travelers who want more than a hotel but not an apartment.
Japan's first prison-turned-hotel, Hoshinoya Nara Prison offers as much luxury as it does surprisingly thoughtful reflections on the former facility's place in the country's march toward modernity.
LIFE / Travel
Aug 8, 2026
Locked up in luxury at the new Hoshinoya Nara Prison hotel
Open from July, the lodging occupying an Important Cultural Property prompts guests to reflect on societal progress and the role of prisons.
A woman wears eclipse-viewing glasses for direct observation of the sun in Beziers, southern France, on Wednesday, ahead of the Aug. 12 solar eclipse.
WORLD
Aug 6, 2026
¡®Like the end of the world¡¯: The eclipse chasers flocking to Spain
A small but growing community of ¡°eclipse-chasers¡± plan holidays around seeing total solar eclipses, which take place every year or two.
Through ¡°peace tours,¡± tour operator Sokoiko leads visitors through Hiroshima by electric bike, tracing the city¡¯s story from its tragic past to its postwar recovery.
JAPAN / Society / FOCUS
Aug 4, 2026
81 years on: Pedaling through Hiroshima¡¯s history on two wheels
¡°Peace tours¡± offer participants a glimpse of life in the city before, during and after the U.S atomic bombing of 1945.
People ride on a streetcar that survived the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima during a tour in the city on Sunday.
JAPAN
Aug 3, 2026
Streetcar that survived atomic bomb now used for tours in Hiroshima
The tour that showcases the city¡¯s reconstruction, uses Hiroshima Electric Railway¡¯s streetcar No. 653, which was damaged in the blast on Aug. 6, 1945.
The Toyota Automobile Museum in the city of Nagakute, Aichi Prefecture, displays a collection of about 150 old vehicles preserved in working condition.
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Aug 3, 2026
Â鶹´«Ã½ thriving corporate museums offer tourism appeal and learning experiences
With more than 1,000 such facilities believed to exist across the country, corporate museums are increasingly serving local communities in more diverse ways.
A woman poses for a picture with a motorcycle rider offering photo and video services along a street in Chongqing, China, on July 20.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 2, 2026
Tourists chase high-octane thrill in China¡¯s trendy biker capital
While many Chinese cities have restricted motorcycling, Chongqing has embraced it and become a biker¡¯s paradise.
At a new rural retreat backed by the founder of Aman Resorts and JR East, the nature of Iwate Prefecture is as much a part of the luxury offerings as any of its facilities.
LIFE / Travel
Jul 31, 2026
Luxury is pastoral at Iwate¡¯s Azuma Farm Koiwai
The rural accommodation finds decadence in the northern prefecture¡¯s natural resources.
Bystanders look on as fire and smoke billow across Castres-Mazamet aerodrome, near Labruguiere in southwestern France, on Friday.
WORLD
Jul 26, 2026
Will heat waves push European holidaymakers to ¡®coolcations¡¯?
The concept of ¡°coolcations¡± ¡ª vacations in a cooler clime ¡ª has been gathering pace in recent years and appears to have exploded in 2026.
Several times a year, workers and paying guests at the Tanabe Tataranosato build up and continuously tend to a traditional "tatara" (furnace) over 24 hours.
LIFE / Travel
Jul 25, 2026
In the hills of Shimane, Â鶹´«Ã½ steelworking tradition forges on
The remote communities of Unnan, Okuizumo and Yasugi were once historical centers of steel production for katana. Today, artisans and experts are keeping that history alive.
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Jul 20, 2026
The 180-day locals: Life on Â鶹´«Ã½ digital nomad visa
Â鶹´«Ã½ small but growing ranks of digital nomads have embraced the opportunity to embed themselves in a Japanese life ¡ª and take advantage of a weak yen.
Tourists walk through a traditional alleyway near Kiyomizu-dera temple in Kyoto. Japan welcomed around 21.1 million foreign visitors in the first six months of 2026, a 2.0% drop from last year and down for the first time in five years.
JAPAN / Society
Jul 16, 2026
Japan sees 2% drop in foreign visitors in first half of 2026
While the first-half visitor tally topped 20 million for the second straight year, Japan saw a 56.4% drop in visitors from China.
More people are using generative artificial intelligence to make travel plans for their summer vacation and letting their children use the technology when doing their homework during summer holidays.
JAPAN / Society
Jul 13, 2026
Six out of 10 in Japan using generative AI to plan summer trips, survey finds
A larger proportion of those with school-age children are also OK with them using AI when doing their homework during the summer than those who are not.
A rise in tourists on the hunt for on-the-ground deals as well as foreign-facing resellers seeking to turn a profit has Japan's secondhand fashion industry facing a crunch.
LIFE / Style & Design
Jul 12, 2026
Global demand is reshaping secondhand fashion in Japan
Shop owners in Japan are seeing a deluge of overseas customers, and buyers outside Japan say the costs to stock their stores have doubled or even tripled.
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
JAPAN
Jul 10, 2026
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
Solving the issue is crucial to developing tourism sustainably as a strategic industry for Japan, the government said in a white paper released Friday.
Japanese summer travel budgets increased for the first time in three years to an average of ?58,902 ($363) this year, according to a recent survey.
JAPAN
Jul 9, 2026
Â鶹´«Ã½ summer vacation budgets rise for first time in three years
An online survey conducted in June found that higher prices and a weak yen were the main reasons among respondents for increasing their budgets.
Parliament passed a bill Wednesday to add six islands to the list of inhabited border islands eligible for state support aimed at promoting settlement and tourism.
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2026
Japan enacts bill to boost settlement on six more border islands
The revised special measures law calls for promoting tourism on listed islands and requiring prefectural governments?to make efforts to address depopulation.
Some traditionally adults-only enclaves are being reimagined to focus on family experiences.
BUSINESS
Jul 8, 2026
The family travel boom is reshaping the world¡¯s most romantic resorts
Some traditionally adults-only enclaves are being reimagined to focus on family experiences with the help of direct flights, larger accommodations and immersive activities.
Visitors at Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar. The country¡¯s military-backed government is betting tourism will become one of the first visible signs of an economic recovery after this year¡¯s election.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 7, 2026
Myanmar bets on ancient temples and Buddhist pilgrimage sites to boost tourism
The tourism push is an early test of whether Myanmar can persuade visitors and investors that parts of the country are once again open for business.
America¡¯s cyberforces grapple with cluster of deaths by suicide
The U.S. Cyber Command building (center) stands on the National Security Agency campus at Fort Meade, Maryland.
Many Indonesians named after Japanese anime characters
Some people in Indonesia are named Doraemon, the name of a lead character of the blockbuster anime series with the same title.
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer o-Bon festivals.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
J. League enters new era as league kicks off first fall-spring campaign
Players from each J. League club pose during a kickoff event on Monday ahead of the start of the 2026-27 campaign.
Speaking Japanese at the movies with ¡®Chiikawa¡¯
A "Chiikawa The Movie" poster is seen at Toho Cinemas in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo.
How Â鶹´«Ã½ racehorses find second careers away from the track
TCC Therapy Park is supported financially by racing organizations as well as donations from members of the public.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
What Kumamoto revealed about Â鶹´«Ã½ earthquake readiness
By Alex K.T. Martin

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS note

SUPPLEMENTS BINDER