(Mainichi/Yuria Kiyama) An American tourist in his 70s was recently arrested in Japan for possessing a handgun, which he had inadvertently brought with him in his suitcase along with ammunition.

the tourism surge has placed strain on Japanese businesses and attractions, which are seeing rises in overcrowding, littering, and inappropriate behaviour. To combat this, Japan is set to ...

Faced with surging crowds, Japan is set to impose new tourist taxes, joining countries like the United States, Mexico and Spain in a global trend. In recent years, Japan has become a hugely ...

As approximately 16% of the world's population lives with some form of disability (WHO, 2023), together, they have started Japan's first free trilingual accessible travel guide (English ...

An MP has branded as “dangerous and disgraceful” the leaving of pipe bombs and ammunition close to two of Belfast’s main tourist attractions. Controlled explosions were carried out to make ...

TOKYO -- Hotel rates for Japan's Golden Week holidays are on the rise, with foreign visitors accounting for nearly 40% of reservations on the first day, Nikkei research shows. The average daily ...

Here are the six tourist attractions worth visiting and the two you might want to skip on your next trip to Florida. In my opinion, St. Petersburg lives up to the hype. A vibrant city with an ...

From learning to carve woodblocks or make pottery, to observing artisans at work, tourists can help sustain and revive these ...

Their faces lit by the cold glow of their phones, the women lining Okubo Park are evidence that sex tourism has developed as a dark flipside ... Socially conservative Japan welcomed a record 36.8 ...

The Secretariat of Intellectual Property Strategy Headquarters, Cabinet Office Japan, and Anime Tourism Association announced the Cool Japan Showcase Anime Manga Tourism Festival, set to take ...