Japanese Travellers

Japan's core consumer prices surged 2.8 percent to a nearly eight-year high in August, in the latest sign of cost-push inflation accelerated by a weak yen to the detriment of consumers, government data showed on Sept. 20, heaping pressure on the dovish Bank of Japan.

Against a backdrop of a weaker yen and soaring raw material and crude oil costs, over 20,000 products have seen or will see prices raised by an average of 14% this year, research shows.

While some travel companies are trying to educate consumers and raise awareness about sustainable tourism, it will surely take time.

Japan's summer holiday season started in full swing on Thursday, with reservations for domestic trains and flights leaving Tokyo reaching a peak as travelers took advantage of a lack of coronavirus restrictions for the first time in three years. While more people headed abroad for their break, numbers are nevertheless…

TOKYO -- The Japanese passport was again named as the "world's most powerful" by a British consultancy this year, but the Japanese themselves seem lit

A linguistic quirk created both Banana Day and Strawberry Day.

Japanese visitor arrivals are still significantly down compared to pre-pandemic levels. Yet there is hope that the number will significantly increase this year.

SAPPORO -- With the Japanese government recently deciding to ease entry restrictions for overseas tourists, Chitose Airport near Sapporo is preparing

A page featuring products from nine South Australian food and beverage makers will go live on Rakuten in Japan on Friday.

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The price of everything in Japan is rising for the first time in decades, and consumers are struggling.

About twice as many people traveled on domestic flights in Japan during the recent spring holiday period compared to last year's, when a coronavirus state of emergency was in place.

Japanese railway operators say the number of travelers who used high-speed trains during the spring holiday period was more than double the number seen last year due to the lifting of coronavirus travel restrictions.

Sales of luxurious toilets complete with heated seats and cleansing jets of water are now taking off in the U.S. — thanks in no small part due to pandemic-induced toilet paper shortages.

Japan's youth are choosing sobriety over drinks, and it's a costly problem for the country's National Tax Agency. The Japanese government has therefore launched a nationwide campaign encouraging more drinking.

Henley Passport Index has recently released the list of the World’s Most Powerful Passports for the year 2022

Japan's key consumer prices rose 2.2 percent in June, the fastest in more than seven years.

The Japanese government has decided to put off plans for a program that encourages travel around Japan due to the nationwide resurgence of coronavirus infections.

Japanese households are becoming increasingly less tolerant of surging prices of food and daily necessities, according to a recent analysis of Bank of Japan surveys by a research company. The Mizuho Research & Technologies Ltd analysis of the household spending surveys runs counter to BOJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda's remark in…

Japanese consumers’ behaviors and finances are gradually recovering to normal, though their responses indicate a slight increase in pessimism.

Explore the challenges of localizing for the Japanese market and learn how to adapt your product with best practices from local experts.

Japan’s household spending fell 2.3 percent in March compared with the previous year.

As the Golden Week holiday began on April 29, tourists wearing masks flocked to Mt. Takao and other tourist sites in Japan.