Solon to explore Japan tourism opportunities

Ageing and shrinking, Japan's country towns want to gamble away their economic and demographic woes. With lawmakers planning to submit legislation soon to open Japan to casino gambling, likely in time for the 2020 Olympics, several small cities, ...

Australian scientists have tracked a minke whale from the Great Barrier Reef deep into the sub-Antarctic for the first time, sharply raising the stakes of Japanese whaling. Until now, the Japanese ''scientific'' hunt, which kills minkes, was ...

P.E.I. is hoping to draw more tourists from Canada in 2014, but it's also appealing to Japanese fans of Anne of Green Gables. The province released its Tourism PEI and PEI 2014 marketing plan Friday. While most efforts will focus on potential ...

Amphibious tourist bus "Sky Duck" goes into the water during the opening event of a tourist informantion center on the Tokyo riverside on March 16, 2013 About 8.66 million people travelled to Japan through October, already higher than the previous ...

With the news about the launch of Japan's first luxury sleeper train service, the Kyushu's name became more visible than ever before. The Consulate General of Japan in New York and Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) invited editorial and ...

Local-level authorities are stepping up efforts to attract Muslim tourists to their holiday spots as Japan becomes a prime destination for the growing middle-class population of Southeast Asia. Their efforts center on promoting local businesses ...

Browse more on » Travel, Trade show news The first ever INDIA-JAPAN TOURISM EXPO will be held in New Delhi on 21-22 January 2014. It will be inaugurated by the Hon'ble Tourism Minister of India, Dr. K. Chiranjeevi, Chief Guest on the occasion.

Over 150 foreign delegates from the US, the UK, Japan, France, Australia, Germany, Russia, South Korea and Sweden will take part in the three-day International Tourism Mart beginning tomorrow at Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh, a senior tourism official ...

The Pacific Islands Centre (PIC) participated in "JATA Travel Showcase 2013" organized by Japan Association of Travel Agents (JATA) from the 12th to 15th September at Tokyo Big Site (International Convention Centre) in Tokyo. During the ...