I have been watching [Japanese reality TV show] Terrace House to learn some phrases," she ... for travellers to be part of a package tour. They must also buy medical insurance and wear masks ...

One year after Japan fully reopened its borders to foreign visitors, inbound tourism is booming. Arrivals in August topped 2.15 million, about 85 percent of pre-pandemic levels. But the country's ...

Nadine Shimabukuro, one of the seven participants, joined the tour organized by the government’s Japan Tourism Agency. Shimabukuro, a Hawaiian who operates a travel company, said she will check ...