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Japan hotel rates climb 8.8% amid record Korean arrivals

Japan hotel rates climb 8.8% amid record Korean arrivals

Hotel rates in Japan increased by 8.8% in September to an average of JPY20,657 (US$135) per night, as South Korean arrivals hit a record, according to data from hotel analytics firm STR.
Magnitude-6.1 quake hits off Tokyo, no tsunami alert

Magnitude-6.1 quake hits off Tokyo, no tsunami alert

Japan's births rise for first time in 11 years, driven by Tokyo

Japan's births rise for first time in 11 years, driven by Tokyo

Korean men marry Japanese women in record number as K-culture's pull in Japan grows

Korean men marry Japanese women in record number as K-culture's pull in Japan grows

Marriages between South Korean men and Japanese women rose 25.8% to a record 1,494 in 2025, even as unions with brides from Vietnam, China and Thailand declined, government data shows.
November 5, 2026 | 04:32 am PT
Japan's Narita International Airport plans to combine 3 terminals

Japan's Narita International Airport plans to combine 3 terminals

The operator of Japan's Narita International Airport seeks to make travel easier for passengers and improve the airport's position as a regional hub, according to local media.
November 3, 2026 | 04:51 pm PT
Stolen $291,000 watch comes back to Tokyo shop by courier with handwritten apology

Stolen $291,000 watch comes back to Tokyo shop by courier with handwritten apology

An Audemars Piguet watch worth about 46 million yen (US$291,300) that a man tried on and ran off with at a Tokyo shop has been returned by courier with a handwritten apology.
November 2, 2026 | 06:01 pm PT
Vietnam, Japan's biggest source of foreign workers, struggles to recruit more

Vietnam, Japan's biggest source of foreign workers, struggles to recruit more

Vietnamese recruitment firms that once had seven or eight applicants for every Japan job order now send staff into villages and still find it hard to fill their quotas.
November 2, 2026 | 02:54 pm PT
Japan changes tax-free shopping rules for foreign tourists

Japan changes tax-free shopping rules for foreign tourists

Japan is amending its consumption tax waiver rules for foreign visitors, and from Nov. 1 will require them to pay the tax upfront and claim a refund during departure.
October 30, 2026 | 04:02 pm PT
Thai Queen Suthida flies royal aircraft back to Bangkok after Japan visit

Thai Queen Suthida flies royal aircraft back to Bangkok after Japan visit

Thailand's Queen Suthida took the controls of a royal Boeing 737 to fly herself and her delegation back to Bangkok following an eight-day visit to Japan.
October 23, 2026 | 04:57 am PT
90-year-old bodybuilder credits brown rice, natto, miso for never getting sick

90-year-old bodybuilder credits brown rice, natto, miso for never getting sick

Nonagenarian Japanese bodybuilder Toshisuke Kanazawa took to the stage on Spain's Costa del Maresme on Friday, aiming to prove that age is no barrier to peak physical fitness.
October 31, 2026 | 04:21 am PT
Japan welcomes 835,000 Thai visitors in nine months

Japan welcomes 835,000 Thai visitors in nine months

Japan recorded 835,000 visitors from Thailand in the first nine months of 2026, a 2.4% increase year-on-year, even as total international arrivals declined.
October 27, 2026 | 04:29 pm PT
Ex-professor at Japan's top-ranked university gets suspended sentence over adult entertainment bribes

Ex-professor at Japan's top-ranked university gets suspended sentence over adult entertainment bribes

The Tokyo District Court on Oct. 22 sentenced a former University of Tokyo professor to two years in prison, suspended for three years, for accepting entertainment at high-end clubs and adult entertainment establishments as bribes from a research partner.
October 24, 2026 | 03:00 am PT
Live snake found in Japan plane after flight canceled

Live snake found in Japan plane after flight canceled

A live snake about 40 centimeters long has turned up under the cabin carpet of a Japan Airlines group plane in Fukuoka, a day after a pilot spotted an animal in the cockpit and its flight was canceled.
October 21, 2026 | 06:45 pm PT
Deputy mayor in Japan crushed to death during festival

Deputy mayor in Japan crushed to death during festival

A deputy mayor in western Japan died after being crushed under a giant float during a local parade, officials said on Oct. 19, a week after two others were reportedly killed at separate traditional festivals.
October 19, 2026 | 06:36 pm PT
Foreign population hits record 4.28 million in Asia's 6th most populous country

Foreign population hits record 4.28 million in Asia's 6th most populous country

Japan's foreign resident population reached a record 4.28 million at the end of June, making up 3.48% of the country's population, according to the Immigration Services Agency.
October 16, 2026 | 08:00 pm PT
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