Starting in 2028, travelers from 71 visa-free countries must secure online approval through Japan’s new JESTA system before ...

Japan on Tuesday set up an administrative body aimed at easing citizens' concerns over the rapid rise in the number of ...

Thailand saw a 6% drop in foreign tourists, lagging behind booming competitors like Japan and Vietnam in 2025’s travel race.

As Japan prepares to vote for the House of Councilors, right-wing politicians are challenging PM Shigeru Ishiba over immigration. They complain of rowdy tourists, shady foreign workers — and rich ...

With their "Japanese First" slogan, riffing off US President Donald Trump's "America First", they have truly ruffled the ...

Japan's Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru has vowed to increase the country's rice production in a major policy shift.

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba plans to announce Tuesday a major shift in rice policy -- from curbing output to boosting it -- ...

A manga reprint predicting a disaster in July 2025 has caused a significant drop in tourism to Japan, especially from Hong ...

Justice Minister Keisuke Suzuki expressed “grave concern” over illegal Turkish residents in Japan and called on the country’s ...

Exacerbated by a lack of rain, crop growth is now being affected in key rice-producing areas. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Japan launches government body to address over-tourism and unruly foreigners - Japan welcomed a record 36 million tourists in 2024, according to official figures ...