Japan payment app PayPay to be available for use in South Korea in late Sept.

TOKYO - The Japanese provider of popular QR-code based payment app PayPay said Tuesday its service will be available for use at over 2 million stores in South Korea from late September, in the company's first business expansion abroad. PayPay...

Japan land prices up at fastest pace since 1992 on housing demand, tourism

TOKYO - The average overall price of land in Japan as of July 1 rose 1.5 percent from a year earlier, marking the sharpest growth since 1992, boosted by solid housing demand and inbound tourism, government data showed Tuesday. The price climbed...

Japan's Nikkei tops 45K, settles at record high for 4th day ahead of Fed decision

Japan's Nikkei share average closed at a record high for a fourth consecutive session on Tuesday, as investors scooped up chip-related stocks ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's crucial policy decision on Wednesday. The Nikkei rose 0.3% to end the...

Japan's Nikkei hits record close for fourth day on chip gains ahead of Fed decision

[TOKYO] Japan’s Nikkei share average closed at a record high for a fourth consecutive session on Tuesday (Sep 16), as investors scooped up chip-related stocks ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s crucial policy decision on Wednesday (Sep 17). The...

Japan’s Nikkei hits record high as tech stocks track Wall Street gains

TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average touched a record high on Tuesday, as technology stocks tracked Wall Street’s strong overnight finish ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s crucial policy meeting later this week. The Nikkei rose to as high as...

Japan – Toyota Launches Next-Generation New Mobility e-Palette

Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) revealed today that it has actually started sales of the e-Palette BEV, which can be utilized for different movement services, since September 15. e-Palette includes a large interior and big windows that produce a...

You Can Now Spend the Night at Lawson in Japan

If you’ve ever travelled in Japan, you’ll know that a konbini (Japanese convenience store) is the backbone of everyday life. Whether it’s a steaming cup of coffee before your train ride, a quick bento lunch on the go, or a midnight ice cream run,...

Hyatt and partners secure ¥22 billion for Atona-branded Japanese hot spring hotels @Hyatt #Atona #onsen #spa #hotsprings #HoshinoResorts

Job opportunities JK Group UK & Ireland £Competitive salary + uncapped monthly OTE + car allowance location: Home-based, United Kingdom more jobs Hyatt Hotels Corporation and partners have raised capital commitments of ¥22 billion (US$149 million,...

Report: Tourism economy generated $1.4B for Guam in 2024

Tourists dine at a restaurant in Tumon. Photo by Mar-Vic Cagurangan/Pacific Island Times By Pacific Island Times News Staff Guam’s tourism economy generated $1.4 billion “in direct, indirect and induced impacts” for the island in 2024, according...

Growing veggies in suitcases: Luggage left behind by tourists in Japan being reused, given away

TOKYO – Suitcases are being left behind at airports and hotels across Japan in greater numbers as more and more tourists visit the nation. With limited storage space available and high costs associated with getting rid of the luggage, some...

Japan’s Seibu Prince to buy boutique hospitality brand Ace Hotel

The deal includes the hospitality brand and an in-house creative agency Atelier Ace [NEW YORK] Seibu Prince Hotels Worldwide reached a deal to acquire the parent company of Ace Hotel, betting that the influential lodging brand can help the firm...

Suzuki Motor's 1st EV to be released in Japan in Jan.

TOKYO - Suzuki Motor Corp. said on Monday its first battery-electric vehicle will be released in Japan on Jan. 16, as it strives to gain ground in the EV market led by its competitors. The "e Vitara" SUV, which will be exported from India to over...

Agoda casts spotlight on Asia’s secondary destinations ahead of World Tourism Day

Online travel platform Agoda is pointing travellers towards Asia’s secondary destinations ahead of World Tourism Day on 27th September. With global travellers seeking unique experiences, the OTA reports a significant increase in accommodation...

Taoyuan City Deepens Tourism Promotion in Japan, Expands Taiwan Travel Demand through Partnerships in Kobe and Osaka

KOBE and OSAKA, Japan, Sept. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Taoyuan City has strengthened its tourism ties with Japan’s Kansai region through a promotional mission to Kobe and Osaka on September 11–12. Led by Director Chen Ching-Fang of the Taoyuan...

MIMARU Expands Same-day Luggage Delivery Service to Tokyo-Osaka/Kyoto Route

– Exceptional Japanese Service Impresses Visiting Families, Enhancing Comfort along Golden Route – TOKYO, Sept. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Cosmos Hotel Management Co., Ltd., operator of the apartment hotel brand MIMARU, expanded its renowned “Luggage...

Trip.com event breaks down booking habits of Korea as overseas travel climbs

Published: 16 Sep. 2025, 16:59 Justin Hong, Trip.com Korea's general manager, speaks during "Trip.Best 2025: Korea Travel Trends Unpacked" event at the Paradise City in Incheon on Sept. 16. [TRIP.COM] YEONGJONG ISLAND, Incheon — Travelers make an...

2024 tourism impact improves, still far from record set in 2019

A newly released report on Guam's 2024 visitor economy by international research firm Tourism Economics shows a 12.5% increase in year-on-year visitor arrivals of 739,000 compared to 657,000 in 2023. But that's still just 44% of the record,...

GVB report: tourism generated $1.4 billion economic impact in 2024

Korea and Japan continue to make up the largest share of Guam’s visitor market with 78.9% of visitors coming from those two markets in 2024. Versus 2019 figures, Korea has taken over the majority of the visitor market share from Japan. Visitor...

China's deployment of ships during Lee's summits with U.S., Japan leaders raises concerns

Published: 16 Sep. 2025, 11:44 China’s Fujian vessel on its first sea trial [BAIDU] China deployed an average of three warships per day to the Provisional Measures Zone (PMZ), where Korea’s and China’s exclusive economic zones overlap, during...

From Japan to Omaha: Kenjiro Shibuya’s Journey to the Future of Sports Medicine

Kenjiro “Kenny” Shibuya’s path to graduate education began with a setback. As a high school baseball player in Japan, recurring shoulder and elbow injuries forced him to give up his dream of playing professionally. But those same experiences...