Japan will be the most impacted by a global tourist-service labor shortfall, according to a new report, with a 29% gap forecast in the country in 2035. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/10/toursim-labor-shortage/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tourism #foreignworkers #hotels #restaurants
Tokyo has been ranked as the world’s best large city for the second consecutive year, solidifying Japan’s position as a global tourism powerhouse. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/09/japan/tokyo-large-city-ranking/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tokyo #hotels #tourism
A bear attacked has a Spanish tourist in a village popular with visitors, a local official has said, days after another mauling left one woman dead and another missing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/06/japan/bear-attack-tourist-shirakawago/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #bears #animals #shirakawago #gifu #tourism
In the small town of Kutchan, near the internationally renowned Niseko ski slopes in Japan, a barren field once planted with potatoes has become a flash point for a national conflict over labor, tourism and immigration. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/04/japan/society/japan-foreign-workers-ski-resort/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #hokkaido #tourism #immigration #jobs
Have a “good Halloween,” not a disruptive one, Shibuya Mayor Ken Hasebe is urging foreign visitors ahead of the celebration, during which costumed revelers typically descend upon the popular Tokyo district. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/03/japan/society/shibuya-halloween-restrictions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #tokyo #shibuya #kenhasebe #halloween #alcohol #tourism #drinking
Those entrusted with safeguarding the Japanese tea ceremony see the global matcha craze not as a threat, but as a rare opportunity to share the deeper meaning and values of tea culture with the world. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/02/japan/society/tea-ceremony-matcha/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #matcha #food #tea #tourism
Yamanashi Prefecture has collected a total of ¥590 million in entrance fees for one of its Mount Fuji trails, more than double the amount from last year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/30/japan/mount-fuji-total-fee-doubles/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #mountfuji #yamanashiprefecture #tourism
Visitors to the World Expo in Osaka has topped 22 million, which is regarded as the event's break-even point, organizers said Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/28/japan/osaka-expo-visitors-exceed-22-million/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #2025osakaexpo #tourism #osaka
After a long career in preschool education, Australian Linda Joyce is now taking up sustainable tourism as a bilingual concierge in rural Tochigi Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2025/09/25/our-lives/linda-joyce-tochigi-tourism/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #ourlives #expats #tochigiprefecture #tourism #overtourism #sustainabletourism #hotels #rurallife
The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan in August hit 3,428,000, a record high for the month, according to the Japan National Tourism Organization. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/17/japan/foreign-visitors-hit-record-in-august/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tourism #china #taiwan #southkorea
#travel #tourism #OpenAccess #API #Sweden
'The API (Application Programming Interface) consolidates content from all of Sweden’s 21 regions and structures it using the global data standard schema.org.
The result is a flexible, open system where around 14,000 tourism-related data entries—including destinations, accommodations, events, and experiences—can be freely accessed, reused, and integrated into digital services worldwide. '
To reflect the company's train line being near a "cliff's edge" both financially and physically, Choshi Electric Railway in Chiba Prefecture has nicknamed itself the "Inubo cliff edge line." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/16/companies/struggling-train-humor/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #chiba #tourism #rail #choshi
As the population of Spain's rural regions continues to fall, raising fears that smaller towns and villages may eventually vanish, public and private actors are experimenting with ways to reverse the demographic decline. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/12/world/society/spain-rural-regions-revitalize/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #society #spain #depopulation #tourism #rurallife #cities
With its thatched roofs and picturesque surroundings, Shirakawago in Gifu Prefecture ranked top in Asia and ninth worldwide in a list compiled and curated by Unforgettable Travel Company and Forbes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/12/japan/gifu-shirakawago-ranked-most-beautiful-village-in-asia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #shirakawago #gifu #tourism
More hotels and inns in hot springs resorts and other tourist destinations in Japan are adopting room-only services and encouraging guests to have dinner in nearby restaurants. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/08/japan/room-only-accommodations-increasing-in-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hotels #inns #tourism #jobs #food
The 2025 World Expo in Osaka attracted 200,000 visitors on Saturday, the largest single-day turnout yet. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/08/japan/osaka-expo-daily-visitors-record-high/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #2025osakaexpo #osaka #tourism
#US #immigration authorities arrested 475 workers at #Hyundai facility in #Georgia on Thursday, #ICE official says
Many of those arrested had temporary #visas for #tourism & #business travel that are not authorized for work, including #SouthKorea nationals, the official told Reuters.
Not exactly the worst of the worst criminals #Trump claims to be arresting
#law #labor #economy#TheCrueltyIsThePoint
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-immigration-authorities-arrested-475-workers-hyundai-facility-georgia-2025-09-05/
Confectionery giants Lotte Holdings and Lotte Corporation are joining forces to create more hotels in Japan in a bid to benefit from the recent foreign tourist surge. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/03/companies/hotel-lotte/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #lottegroup #tourism #southkorea #hotels
The Australian Embassy in Japan issued a warning to travelers to behave themselves after an Instagrammer drank offerings from a Japanese burial site, provoking widespread anger online. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/03/japan/foreign-tourist-behavior-angers-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tourism #instagram #socialmedia
Osaka topped the list of powerful Japanese cities, excluding Tokyo, for the fifth year running, while Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture stayed in second place and Fukuoka reached third from last year's fifth place. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/03/japan/osaka-most-powerful-city/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #osaka #2025osakaexpo #tourism