Japan Tourism News
WTTC Summit 2011: Japan is open for tourism business
The scale and impact of the earthquake, tsunami and resulting nuclear accident on Japan’s travel & tourism industry will depend on how willing international visitors and Japanese people are to travel again. This was one of the key findings from research by WTTC/Oxford Economic report that was released during the 11th Global Travel & Tourism Summit in Las Vegas.
WTTC Summit 2011: Japan takes centre stage as economy enters recession
Japan is to take centre stage for the final session of the 9th WTTC Travel & Tourism Summit, against a backdrop that the country has returned to recession as a result of the devastating earthquake and tsunami. Its economy has been dealt a harsher blow by the disaster than expected, contracting by 0.9 percent in the quarter ending March 30.
City of Kyoto Welcomes Blossom Japan in 2012
As the 2011 Cherry Blossom season is ending in many major cities of Japan including Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Nagoya and Hiroshima, Blossom Japan, a Lucioles event, is preparing for its second debut in Japan next year.
ANA helps with Japan’s recovery
As Japan begins rebuilding after the devastating earthquake and tsunami of 11 March, All Nipon Airways is playing a key role in operating relief flights. BTN talks to Katsuji Kitazawa, ANA’s Head of UK Sales, about the current situation.
WTTC president visits Japan to assess tourism situation
David Scowsill, president and chief executive of the World Travel & Tourism Council, has returned from a visit to Tokyo to assess the tourism situation following the recent tsunami. During the visit he held meetings with the government, airlines and travel leaders to discuss how WTTC could help to kick-start the recovery in inbound, domestic and outbound travel.
Japan tourism begins recovery
Tourists should no longer shun visits to Japan, as radiation levels at the country’s main airport and ports are “well within safe limits” according to new advice from the United Nations World Tourism Organization.
Japanese crisis triggers anxieties among Americans
Many people are at least somewhat concerned about radiation reaching the U.S. and that the U.S. economy will be affected
FCO lifts ban on travel to Tokyo
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) announced they are no longer advising against non-essential travel to Tokyo
Japan warned over new tsunami
An earthquake off the east coast of Honshu – the main island of Japan – has prompted warnings of a new tsunami in the country. A warning was issued for the north-east of Japan after an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 struck earlier.
UNWTO offers Japan support as nuclear crisis deepens
The UNWTO Regional Commission for Asia & the Pacific has expressed its full support for the people of Japan in the aftermath of the recent earthquake. The announcement comes as Japan confirmed it would decommission four stricken reactors at the quake-hit Fukushima nuclear plant.
Government advises Briton to leave Japan
The British government is chartering planes to fly Britons who want to leave Tokyo back to the UK. The FCO has advised its nationals in Tokyo and in north eastern Japan to consider leaving due to radiation fears after explosions at a nuclear power station in Fukushima Daiichi.
Japan Travel Advisory - Earthquake and Tsunami update
The Japan National Tourist Organisation has published its latest travel report following last week’s devastating earthquake. While painstaking rescue and recovery efforts continue in the severely struck Tohoku region, the capital Tokyo has been recovering from a strong shock, and western Japan is unharmed.