Japan News
Japan reopens to individual tourists,
On September 7, the government will allow tourists from all countries to enter Japan without joining a guided tour. However, travellers must make travel and accommodation arrangements via travel agencies.
IHG Hotels & Resorts announces signing for Hotel Indigo Tokyo Shibuya
Hotel Indigo Tokyo Shibuya will be the fourth Hotel Indigo-branded hotel in Japan, following Hotel Indigo Hakone Gora which opened in 2020, and Hotel Indigo Karuizawa and Hotel Indigo Inuyama Urakuen Garden, both of which opened earlier this year.
Strong Typhoon Hinnamnor prompts evacuation orders in Okinawa
Powerful Typhoon Hinnamnor continues to approach Okinawan islands, with strong winds prompting local authorities to order evacuations and airlines to cancel flights.
Japan will raise daily entry cap and ease restrictions for tourism
Japan will raise its daily overseas arrival from 20,000 to 50,000 people starting Wednesday September 7. Travellers will also be exempted from taking a pre-arrival Covid-19 test if they are fully vaccinated (booster included) with a vaccine approved by the country.
Pan Pacific Hotels Group Accelerates Expansion in Japan in Strategic Partnership with Tokyu Hotels
Housed in the heart of vibrant Shinjuku, BELLUSTAR TOKYO, A Pan Pacific Hotel and HOTEL GROOVE SHINJUKU, A PARKROYAL Hotel will present two unique hotel concepts within TOKYU KABUKICHO TOWER, Shinjuku’s new landmark skyscraper complex by architectural firm Kume Sekkei, designer of the Yayoi Kusama Museum in Tokyo.
JAL Group Revises FY2022 Winter Schedule Plans on Domestic Network
As part of the JAL Group’s ESG strategy of upgrading to fuel-efficient aircraft, improving flight operations, and utilizing SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel), we will extend the planned flight time on flights departing from Tokyo Haneda by 5 minutes longer than before in order to expand opportunities(*1) to operate at altitudes where fuel consumption can be reduced.
“KYOTO IN AUTUMN” AFTERNOON TEA BY PASTRY CHEF REIKO YOKOTA AT FOUR SEASONS HOTEL SINGAPORE
Fall in love with the elegant Kyoto in Autumn weekend Afternoon Tea, dreamed up by guest Pastry Chef Reiko Yokota of Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto and available from September 3 to November 27, 2022 at One-Ninety Bar and Garden at Four Seasons Hotel Singapore.
Travel to Japan could soon become just a little bit easier
It feels like we’ve been waiting for Japan to open for a long, long time. After two years of being completely banned, travellers are finally being allowed back into the country – albeit with a lot of restrictions.
Foreign tourists shun Japan over COVID-19 rules, rising infections
Japan’s eased border restrictions have resulted in a relative trickle of international tourists entering the country, a disappointing but unsurprising development in the long-struggling travel and hospitality industry. Industry sources said travelers are put off by Japan’s remaining entry rules concerning PCR tests and chaperoned travel packages.