Japan tourist arrivals in January mark first fall in four yearsJapan's inbound tourism saw its first dip in four years during January, primarily due to a significant 61% drop in Chinese visitors amid bi...
18 Feb, 2026, 03.47 PM IST
Tourists hit record in Japan, despite plunge from ChinaA record number of tourists flocked to Japan last year, officials said Tuesday, despite a steep fall in Chinese visitors in December as a d...
20 Jan, 2026, 09.47 AM IST
China halts Japanese music performances, cruise lines reroute as tensions with Tokyo deepenChinese cruise ships are avoiding Japan amid diplomatic friction. This shift is expected to significantly boost tourism in South Korea. Ope...
21 Nov, 2025, 01.52 PM IST
Japan tourism arrivals hit July record despite weather disruption, quake fearsJapan's tourism sector experienced a record-breaking July with 3.43 million foreign visitors, marking a 4.4% increase year-on-year. Despite...
20 Aug, 2025, 02.14 PM IST
New Baba Vanga, who predicted earthquake and tsunami, has warned of a major disaster in July, and people are cancelling their tripsA Japanese manga artist's July 2025 disaster prediction has triggered a sharp decline in Japan's tourism sector. Travel agencies report sig...
20 May, 2025, 12.16 PM IST
Why it feels like everyone in the world is heading to Japan right nowTourism in Japan is booming like never before, with a historic collapse of the yen making travel cheaper. Over 14.5 million visitors arrive...
29 Jun, 2024, 10.47 AM IST
China to start issuing new passports as virus curbs easeChina stopped issuing passports at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020 as part of the world's strictest anti-virus controls an...
28 Dec, 2022, 11.31 AM IST
Japan to lift Covid restrictions on foreign tourists from October"But from October 11, Japan will relax border control measures to be on par with the US, as well as resume visa-free travel and individual ...
23 Sep, 2022, 10.14 AM IST
Tourism ministry considers boosting numbers of Chinese touristsThe ministry will be setting up its first office in China in Beijing very soon, besides conducting roadshows in three or four Chinese citie...
28 Jul, 2018, 04.30 PM IST
Bullet train project should complete by 2023: Japanese ConsulNoda, Consul General, Consulate of Japan in Mumbai, said both Japan and India were global and strategic partners and this relationship has ...
23 Jan, 2018, 10.47 PM IST
China wants historical cemetery at Ramgarh to be turned into global tourist spotAs many as 667 Chinese soldiers who were a part of Allied forces during World War-11 were buried at the garrison town of Ramgarh in Jharkha...
14 Jan, 2018, 03.01 PM IST
India may gain $80 billion per year on relaxing visa regime: Chinese media"The proposal for a visa waiver programme for nationals from other BRICS nations has faced obstacles in India, particularly because of "sec...
03 Aug, 2016, 01.08 PM IST
4 lakh Chinese tourists spent $830 million in Japan from Oct 1-7Four lakh Chinese tourists visited that country and spent about US$ 830 million in shopping during the National Day holiday week.
11 Oct, 2015, 04.41 PM IST
Tourist e-visa facility for Chinese, Hong Kong, Macau nationals from tomorrowThe Government will roll out e-Tourist visa facility to Chinese nationals from tomorrow, which would take the total number of countries ava...
29 Jul, 2015, 11.22 PM IST
Ahead of PM Narendra Modi's visit, government may offer e-tourist visa to Chinese nationalsAhead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's proposed visit to China, India may extend the e-tourist visa facility to citizens of that country, ...
19 Apr, 2015, 09.18 AM IST
Why the toilet seat is the hottest item for Chinese shoppers in JapanIf a stronger-than-usual yuan means Chinese buyers do not get cleaned out in the process, there is no reason for them to hold back.
02 Apr, 2015, 06.30 AM IST
- China says it found no pesticide cited by Japan in dumpling poisoning scare
China's product safety agency cast doubt Saturday on claims that a Chinese dumpling maker sickened consumers in Japan, saying tests on its ...
02 Feb, 2008, 10.50 AM IST