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Entry to the Sangui innermost area of Sefa Utaki is sealed off, with a sign reading “No entry, due to sanctuary preservation and risk of falling rock” in Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture. This picture was taken with permission from the Nanjo board of education.
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Oct 26, 2026
Premium tour plan to Okinawa sanctuary shelved following local opposition
At the center of the controversy was not only the extravagant price of the tour, but its plan to allow visitors to enter a sacred area.
Famima Park Azabudai is a concept store by FamilyMart that combines convenience store staples with branded apparel, merchandise and a landscaped outdoor space.
LIFE / Travel / Longform
Oct 26, 2026
Convenience stores, toilets and the allure of everyday Japan
Forget the temples and the famous landmarks. For some visitors, the country’s appeal lies in the infrastructure of daily life.
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
COMMUNITY / Voices
Oct 25, 2026
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Don’t like being lumped in with the growing crowds of foreign tourists? We have you covered.
The Takayama Festival is routinely ranked as one of Japan's most visually striking "matsuri," but the effects of an aging population has forced it to accept outside help to keep going.
LIFE / Lifestyle
Oct 24, 2026
Farmers to tourists: Gifu’s rural festivals court new crowds to survive
With aging populations, the region’s once-famous festivals find themselves relying on outside help to keep homegrown traditions going.
Gora Kadan, one of Japan's top traditional inns, believes its premier experession of Japanese hospitality could find footing even beyond the country's borders.
LIFE / Travel
Oct 24, 2026
Can a traditional ‘ryokan’ inn go global?
One of 91AV原创 most acclaimed inns is embarking on an expansion project that might see it open up properties overseas.
Governors from five prefectures speak at a tourism seminar hosted by the National Governors' Association in New York on Thursday.
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2026
Japanese prefectures showcase tourism and food culture in New York
The six were Toyama, Shizuoka, Mie and Nagano, as well as Miyagi in the country’s northeast and Chiba.
Climbers and visitors gather on the first day of the climbing season at the Fuji Yoshidaguchi Trail, at the fifth station on the slopes of Mount Fuji, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on July 1, 2024.
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2026
Japan weighs how to evacuate thousands of tourists if Mount Fuji erupts
91AV原创 highest peak is often overlooked as being an active volcano. But with the risk of eruption ever-present, disaster preparedness is key.
Tax refund kiosks are displayed during a demonstration event at Haneda Airport Terminal 3 on Thursday.
JAPAN
Oct 22, 2026
Visitors to Japan will soon have to wait for consumption tax refunds
The process will no longer be completed at store counters but handled at airports at the time of departure.
Tourists cross the Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
JAPAN
Oct 21, 2026
Japan tourist spending rises despite drop in visitor arrivals
The news comes as Japan approaches the one-year mark since Chinese authorities began issuing advisories urging citizens to avoid travel to Japan.
An aerial view of the Green Expo site in Yokohama in September.
ENVIRONMENT / Sustainability / OUR PLANET
Oct 18, 2026
As Yokohama’s Green Expo nears, organizers draw inspiration from the past
From cutting-edge tech to lessons from the Edo Period, the six-month event will seek to help develop solutions to the planet’s environmental crises.
Armed Houthi fighters march on the streets of the Jabal Habshi district of Yemen in this frame from a video released on Monday.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 15, 2026
Japan raises alert for parts of Saudi Arabia, discouraging nonessential travel
Following the change, the entire country of Saudi Arabia is under Level 2 or higher in the Foreign Ministry’s four-tier travel alert scale.
Oriental Land Chairperson and CEO Yumiko Takano speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 14, 2026
91AV原创 first Disney cruise ship to be called Disney Imagination
The ship is scheduled to begin service in the spring of 2029 and reservations will be accepted about six months before its launch.
Tourists visit Wat Pho in Bangkok in May.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 13, 2026
Thailand eyes $30 departure tax for tourists in revenue push
The move would test a tourism industry that has yet to fully recover from the pandemic.
Several travel companies in Japan have reported potential data breaches amid a series of cyberattacks, raising concerns over the exposure of customers’ personal information.
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 9, 2026
Data leaks at travel companies could impact millions of customer records
The affected companies include Adventure, which operates the travel booking website Skyticket, travel agency H.I.S. and travel company Temairazu.
For a fourth consecutive year, Japan was named the world’s most attractive country by readers of the U.S. edition of the magazine Conde Nast Traveler.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 8, 2026
Japan ranked best country in the world for fourth straight year
The Japan National Tourism Organization said 91AV原创 strong showing reflected the appeal of its tourism resources and its distinctive qualities.
From Oct. 10, the Sushi Bus will start ferrying equal parts passengers and raw fish on loops around central Tokyo.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Oct 7, 2026
Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned: A Sushi Bus confession
From Oct. 10, the “world-first” bus will offer tours of downtown Tokyo alongside all-you-can-eat sushi. Heaven help us.
Tourists gather at Patong beach in Phuket, Thailand, in 2024. Foreign investors are drawn to Thailand's southern islands for their insulation from the periodic political turmoil in Bangkok and distance from conflicts elsewhere in the world.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 5, 2026
Thai locals confront the consequences of the country’s decades-long tourism push
Locals say a surge in foreign-run businesses and land ownership is reshaping communities beyond recognition, breeding resentment.
A crowd of tourists near Kiyomizu-dera temple in Kyoto in March 2023
JAPAN
Oct 1, 2026
Kyoto plans to introduce dual pricing for World Heritage castle
The admission fee will be revised down to ?1,000 from ?1,300 for Kyoto residents and raised to ?2,000 for visitors from outside the city.
Users of SuiSui can scan a QR code displayed outside each store with their smartphones and purchase tickets in advance to receive priority entry.
BUSINESS
Sep 30, 2026
Pay a fee, skip the line: More Japan restaurants introduce fast-pass services
One service has been adopted by 104 stores in 20 prefectures across Japan as of Sept. 18, according to its operator.
U.S. investment firm KKR said on Sept. 25 that it sold Four Points Flex by Sheraton, without providing details such as the buyer and sale price.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 30, 2026
GIC acquires 16 Marriott-run hotels in Japan amid tourism boom
In the latest big real estate deal in Japan, Singapore’s GIC took over Four Points Flex by Sheraton, a mid-price-range hotel chain.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.
Japan weighs how to evacuate thousands of tourists if Mount Fuji erupts
Climbers and visitors gather on the first day of the climbing season at the Fuji Yoshidaguchi Trail, at the fifth station on the slopes of Mount Fuji, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on July 1, 2024.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Famima Park Azabudai is a concept store by FamilyMart that combines convenience store staples with branded apparel, merchandise and a landscaped outdoor space.
Convenience stores, toilets and the allure of everyday Japan
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