Before my recent trip to Japan, I watched YouTube videos to learn the correct use of chopsticks. Most Japanese meals require these tricky, wooden utensils, called Ohashi, to get tasty tidbits from ...

Japan is one of the most popular international destinations right now. In April 2025, Japan welcomed a record-breaking 3.9 million international visitors, according to the Japan National Tourism ...

Come with Jesse Ito, chef-owner of Royal Sushi and Izakaya and Dancerobot in Philadelphia, on a nine day tour through ...

Japan is eager to attract even more visitors, but effectively managing mass tourism is becoming just as important for the government as hitting its visitor targets. Japan’s tourism boom is showing no ...

An app that offers travel plans, reservation options and route searches for foreign visitors has won an award that honors innovative and exceptional services in Japan. Japan Travel by Navitime ...

Japan's insatiable popularity has reached an all-time high, as international visitor numbers from January to September exceed 30 million for the first time ever. According to the country's national ...

Japanese tourists wait at a crosswalk light along Kalakaua Avenue during Golden Week, the traditional peak Japanese travel season, which starts April 29 and runs through May 5. Carl Bonham, of UHERO, ...

Japan continues to be the darling of the travel world. The country is on track to surpass a record-breaking 40 million international visitors by the end of 2025, according to a new analysis by Tourist ...

Hawaiʻi hospitality and real estate consultant Ray Tsuchiyama spoke to HPR's Bill Dorman about the Japanese visitor market.

Market conditions for Japanese arrivals are difficult to read, a tourism industry official says. Above, visitors from Japan departed buses in Waikiki last week. Japanese arrivals dropped from a 15.4% ...