Culture Japan's First Casino Julian Kloby Gambling in Japan has been considered illegal since the passing of the Penal Code in 1907. This banned several forms of gambl...
Planning Japan Dropping COVID Entry Requirements This May Kim Bergström Good news – the Japanese government is scrapping COVID vaccine or negative PCR test entry requirements as of May 8th, 2023.
Japan Makes Global Hotel Alliance's 2024 Destinations List Kim Bergström The Global Hotel Alliance (GHA) recently surveyed their Discovery loyalty program members on where they're dreaming of visiti...
Hokkaido Named on Best of Travel 2024 List Kim Bergström Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost island, has numerous great reasons to visit. It looks like more people are set to enjoy the b...
Accommodation Results of the World's 50 Best Hotels 2023 Kim Bergström The World's 50 Best Hotels 2023 list helps to determine some of the top players in the industry, and three Japanese-based acc...
Planning Kyoto, Tokyo & Osaka Make Favorite Cities in the World List Kim Bergström Recently, Travel + Leisure magazine published their Readers' 25 Favorite Cities in the World of 2023 list, with Kyoto, Tokyo,...
Transportation JAL Offering Clothing Rental to Passengers Kim Bergström Japan Airlines (JAL) are doing their part to assist sustainable travel with a unique initiative called Any Wear, Anywhere, wh...
Planning Tokyo Ranks 4th on World's Top Cities to Visit Kim Bergström Euromonitor International recently released data from their Top 100 City Destinations Index 2023, which evaluates 100 city de...
Planning Niseko Features on 2024 Trending Destinations List Kim Bergström Niseko's stunning landscapes, exceptional powder snow, and vibrant cultural experiences have contributed to its widespread ap...
Japan Features on Wanderlust's Readers Choice Awards Kim Bergström The UK-based Wanderlust magazine was first printed in 1993, and they conduct an annual survey where they ask their reader bas...
