In 2024, over 36 million foreigners visited Japan. Unfortunately, this has also resulted in shoplifting on a massive scale, ...

It goes without saying that the tourism industry in Japan is booming. Walk around any major city and you'll see people from all around the world enjoying the country's food, culture, and hospitality.

Because Japan these days is very, very popular. With the yen softer than the clouds in a Hokkusai painting – added to a worldwide lust for East Asian culture – tourism in Japan is surging.

Kyushu University economists have published new data on the economic, social, and environmental impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Japan's inbound tourism industry for the year 2020. The results ...

and reduction in CO 2 emissions from Japan's tourism industry in 2020. "I began this project when I was an undergraduate student in 2021, right in the middle of the pandemic. 2020 saw the loss of ...