Fingerprinting at Japan Airports Jerome Lee Japan airports to have mobile fingerprint terminals installed at airports with international flights
Transportation Have Dessert on a Luxury Train Edward Yagisawa The legendary train "Aru Ressha," operated by JR Kyushu, has been restored for the first time in 110 years; passengers can en...
JR West's Evangelion Bullet Train Peter Sidell Japan Rail West is to launch a special Evangelion Shinkansen (bullet train) between Osaka and Fukuoka themed after the Unit-0...
JAL Plane Designed by Arashi's Ohno Edward Yagisawa A special plane commemorating JAL's official partnership with the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and designed by Arashi's Satoshi Ohno w...
More Michelin Stars for Japan Edward Yagisawa 17 new tourist attractions in Japan now have Michelin stars in the recently published Revised 4th Edition of the Michelin Gre...
Shizuoka City Bids For SF WorldCon Peter Sidell Shizuoka City in Japan is bidding to host the 2017 World Science Fiction convention.
Manga Trains Return to Ishinomaki Justin Velgus After 4 years of repair work following the Great East Japan Earthquake, the Senseki Line and Senseki-Tohoku Line, along with ...
Hirosaki Castle to be Relocated Justin Velgus Hirosaki Castle in Aomori Prefecture is to be relocated in 2015 to begin a ten year repair project of the castle walls.
Culture 18 Sites on 'Japan Heritage' List Claire Rieuneau Japanese government chooses 18 cultural sites as part of ‘Japan Heritage’ to promote tourism