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Japanese Restaurant Chain Apologizes For “No Chinese” Sign, Closes Store
SASAYA Holdings, which operates multiple restaurants in Osaka and beyond, says it's taken swift action after the incident went viral.
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Some Restaurants in Japan Set Up Tip Boxes For Confused Tourists
Some bars, coffee shops, and taxi services in Japan are experimenting with tips. Is that a good thing or a bad thing?
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Manga Warning of “Great July Tsunami” Convinces Hong Kong Tourists to Avoid Japan
Some Hong Kong travelers are putting off visits to Japan - and it's all thanks to a manga published in 1999.
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Plagued by Overtourism, Shirakawagō Considers Reservation System for Tour Buses
The village of Shirakawagō has 1,500 residents but welcomes two million tourists a year. It may clamp down in a bid to…
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Tourists’ Number One Complaint About Japan is…Nothing
51.1% said they had no complaints, a big improvement over last year. However, crowding and immigration wait times have become issues.
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American Tourist “Mistakenly” Brings Gun Into Japan
You may experience longer wait times at Japan's arrival ports thanks to one American who forgot he was carrying a firearm.
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Japan Travel App Adds New Safety Features for Tourists
NAVITIME's latest revision to its app now includes a Safety feature with emergency information in 13 different languages.
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Unseen Japan Rebranding to “Seen Japan”
The site will re-focus on soft-hitting content that dives softly into well-trodden subjects such as oh my god Becky did you know…