This snowy Japanese town represents love. But overtourism is turning the sweetness sour
The increased focus on foreign travelers follows the death of a Hong Kong woman on the outskirts of Otaru. The 61-year-old ...
CNN2 天
This snowy Japanese town represents love. But overtourism is turning the sweetness sour
At the end of the slope is a panoramic view of the Sea of Japan. Since late last month, City Hall has deployed three security guards to Funamizaka to display banners warning against bad tourist ...
Japan Today3 天
Top things to do in Izumo: Visit Izumo Taisha and more in Japan's 'city of love'
sword making and one of Japan’s most beautiful gardens among other treasures. Shimane’s most famous attraction, however, is undoubtedly the city of Izumo. It is said that all of Japan’s Shinto deities ...
Rappler4 天
Konnichiwa! Why Japan has set a new record in visitor arrivals, and what we can learn from it
Here are 15 reasons why visitor arrivals and spending in Japan are at an all-time high, with Filipinos becoming its seventh largest market in 2024 ...
Euronews5 天
Bouncers hired to control crowds in Japanese city after tourist is killed while taking a photo
A small and picturesque port city in Japan has hired security guards to police ... black screen on a stretch of sidewalk to block the view of the famous mountain and curb crowds, litter, and ...
The Star6 天
Japanese city where HK tourist died places guards around popular tourist destination
SINGAPORE: A city in Japan has started deploying security guards ... which was featured in the 1995 Japanese film Love Letter and has a view of the sea. Besides guards with signs advising visitors ...
朝日新聞社3 天
Tokyo named best big city in the world by U.S. travel magazine
Tokyo officials were overjoyed after the Japanese capital was named the world’s best large city in a leading U.S. travel magazine. Conde Nast Traveler’s 2024 reader survey, which excluded U.S ...
Sun Star5 天
Japanese envoy visits Davao City
A HIGH-LEVEL delegation from the Japanese government, led by Ambassador to the Philippines Endo Kazuya, visited Davao City on January 28, 2025, to discuss opportunities for economic collaboration and ...
The Independent6 天
Japanese region asks 1.2 million people to use less water to help sinkhole rescue
Efforts to rescue a 74-year-old driver continued on Thursday, days after a massive sinkhole in the Japanese city of Yashio swallowed up his truck. Japanese authorities have asked 1.2 million ...
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Tokyo ranked as world’s second wealthiest city after New York
But compared with U.S. and Chinese cities that also made it to the top 10 list, Japan’s capital is home ... millionaires controlling most of the city’s capital.” Three U.S. cities and ...
Reuters6 天
Angel City FC sign Japanese national team D Miyabi Moriya
January 31 - Angel City FC announced the signing of Japanese defender Miyabi Moriya to a one-year deal. Moriya, who has earned 15 caps for the Japanese national team, comes to ACFC via transfer ...