From sakura to snow, Japan emerges as an all-season favourite for Indian travellersJapan welcomed over three lakh Indian visitors in 2025, a record high. Indian travellers are now exploring Japan year-round, venturing beyo...
12 Feb, 2026, 02.53 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
Planning your dream Japan trip? New fees and restrictions are quietly stacking upJapan is seeing a sharp rise in interest from Indian travellers, with demand spreading beyond the cherry blossom season into winter and yea...
10 Jan, 2026, 01.14 PM IST
Howling at the moon under threatThe World Monuments Fund has listed the moon among threatened cultural heritages due to increasing lunar activities without adequate preser...
16 Jan, 2025, 11.28 PM IST
This city in one of the richest countries is emerging as top sex tourism spot. And it's not in ThailandAs the yen weakens, Japan experiences a surge in sex tourism, with foreign men, particularly Chinese nationals, seeking paid sex in Tokyo's...
22 Nov, 2024, 03.48 PM IST
Thailand is betting its hand for you to visit and gamble millions; Indians may get a new attractionThailand is considering legalising casinos to boost tourism and attract foreign investment. Draft rules include a 30-year license, with int...
04 Aug, 2024, 10.19 AM IST
What is 'Friendly Father'? Why has South Korea banned North's TikTok hit song praising Kim Jong Un?South Korea has banned a song from North Korea terming it as an attempt to wage psychological warfare. The song has already garnered millio...
22 May, 2024, 10.33 PM IST
After tapping India, USA and UAE, MakeMyTrip expands services to over 150 countriesMakeMyTrip extends services to 150+ countries, focusing on Indian diaspora. Compliant with international regulations, multiple currency tra...
08 Apr, 2024, 11.56 AM IST
High times in Thailand: New weed laws draw tourists from across AsiaMost Asian nations have strict drug laws with harsh penalties, and Thailand’s de facto legalization of marijuana last year has brought a wa...
13 Jul, 2023, 09.18 AM IST
15.24 lakh foreigners visited India in 2021; highest from US, followed by BangladeshThe maximum number of foreigners who visited India during this period were from the United States (4,29,860), followed by those from Bangla...
16 Nov, 2022, 10.36 AM IST
Japan reopens to tourists with shuttered souvenir shops, hotel staff shortageFrom Tuesday, Japan will reinstate visa-free travel to dozens of countries, ending some of world's strictest border controls to slow the sp...
10 Oct, 2022, 10.06 AM IST
Gulf nations roll out the red carpet for Indian touristsIndian passport holders with a green card or a US visa are eligible for visa-on-arrival in Dubai.
29 Sep, 2018, 03.39 PM IST
Why immigrant-shy Japan is luring foreign workersJapan’s population peaked in 2008 and the number of workers is expected to decline to 56 million in 2030 from 64 million in 2014.
24 Feb, 2017, 01.21 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
PM Narendra Modi to hold summit talks with Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe on MondayThe two leaders will have substantive summit meeting during which they will look at ways to take the Strategic and Global Partnership forwa...
01 Sep, 2014, 09.41 AM IST
- India must enact strict surrogacy monitoring law, say experts
Unregulated reproductive tourism industry 'procreating' surrogacy is burgeoning, with India being the first country proposing to legalise s...
07 Jul, 2013, 03.44 PM IST
- India is most over-regulated country in the world: Survey
India has topped a list of the most "over-regulated countries in the world" in a survey on Asian business and politics by Hong Kong-based P...
27 Jan, 2011, 12.39 AM IST