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Japan Is Overrun With Tourists. This City Wants More.

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Nagoya officials say they’d happily welcome more visitors, though they admit that putting the city out there isn’t something that comes easily to its reserved inhabitants.
world news
Published on Nov 04, 2025 10:30 am IST

Japan tops Global Travel Rankings 2025: The ultimate winter travel guide

You can check the 'Japlanning' off your list for hotspots Tokyo and Kyoto!
trips tours
Updated on Nov 05, 2025 06:43 pm IST

Top 5 dreamy spots that you must add to your 2025 cherry blossom bucket list

Time it right or miss the magic: Your peak bloom guide to 2025’s cherry blossom destinations.
travel
Updated on Apr 17, 2025 08:04 pm IST

Sonam Kapoor stuns as true piece of art at Dior Fall Show 2025 in Kyoto: Pics

Sonam Kapoor dazzles in cherry blossom-inspired look at Dior Pre-Fall 2025 show.
fashion
Published on Apr 15, 2025 06:03 pm IST

Ramen shop owner offers cash reward to track down men who left 1-star review

The restaurant shared an Instagram Story, offering a reward of ¥100,000 per customer to anyone who could help identify them.
trending
Published on Feb 24, 2025 11:52 am IST

Mount Fuji hikes and Kyoto nights: Japan’s new rules for tourists explained

Tourists walk through the streets by Yasaka Pagoda (behind) during a visit to the city of Kyoto.
travel
Updated on Jan 14, 2025 02:57 pm IST

Japanese cities got $45 million selling metals taken from cremated remains

The city of Kyoto earned the most in 2023. 303 million yen. This was followed by Yokohama at 233 million yen, and Nagoya at 225 million yen.
business
Published on Sept 29, 2024 01:39 pm IST

Inspired by Disha Patani's Kyoto holiday? Top serene places in Kyoto

Disha Patani completed her vacation in Kyoto with Kimono, an ethnic Japanese outfit.
travel
Published on Sept 17, 2024 07:05 pm IST

Unique bucket list ideas beyond the Mona Lisa and Everest

Instead of ticking off popular bucket list items, focus on meaningful travel experiences that enrich and change you.
travel
Published on Aug 20, 2024 12:51 pm IST

Sick of tourists, Japan town blocks famous view of Mount Fuji with a barrier

A person takes pictures of Mount Fuji from across the street of a Lawson convenience store, hours before the installation of a barrier to block the sight of Japan's Mount Fuji to deter badly behaved tourists.
trending
Updated on May 21, 2024 05:49 pm IST

OMRON Donates Some 3,200 Units of Blood Pressure Monitors to Global Blood Pressure Screening Campaign on World Hypertension Day

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health
Updated on Oct 06, 2025 10:52 am IST

Japan town to block Mount Fuji view from troublesome tourists

It is the latest direct action in Japan against over-tourism after residents of Kyoto's geisha district banned visitors from small private alleys this year. (Reuters)
world news
Published on Apr 26, 2024 12:42 pm IST

Japan records best-ever monthly visitors in major boost for tourism

Tourism to Japan has been booming since pandemic-era border restrictions were lifted and the government has been working hard to boost visitor numbers.
travel
Published on Apr 17, 2024 02:41 pm IST

Kyoto takes action against over-tourism: Gion private alleys closed to tourists

People walk along a street in Gion area, Kyoto, western Japan. Japan’s ancient capital of Kyoto, long a popular destination for tourists, will be closing off some private-property alleys in its famous geisha district, as complaints grow about misbehaving visitors.
travel
Published on Mar 09, 2024 09:12 am IST

Geisha district in Kyoto enforces ban on tourists in response to overtourism

A crowd of tourists walk on the street near Kiyomizu-dera temple in Kyoto, western Japan March 30, 2023.
travel
Published on Mar 07, 2024 08:15 pm IST

Travelling to Kyoto or Copenhagen? Check out World’s Best Restaurant, Noma

Travelling to Kyoto or Copenhagen? Check out World’s Best Restaurant Noma
travel
Published on Mar 05, 2024 08:15 pm IST

Different New Year's traditions around the world

Post Hatsuhinode, millions embark on visits to temples and shrines during the following three days, Fushimi Inari Taisho in Kyoto being one of them.
trips tours
Published on Dec 28, 2023 10:57 pm IST

Review: The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai

A Kyoto bylane. (Shutterstock)
books
Updated on Nov 16, 2023 07:21 pm IST

Odisha to set up directorate for Odias living in other states, abroad

Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik. (PTI)
others
Updated on Apr 10, 2023 08:24 am IST

Rude Food by Vir Sanghvi: Rock ‘n’ roll chef Rene Redzepi in Kyoto

Redzepi’s restaurant, Noma, in Denmark (below) was always booked out. When he announced that it would shift to Kyoto in Japan for a two-month residency, reservations sold out in minutes. (Northfoto / Shutterstock)
brunch
Updated on Jul 21, 2023 06:19 pm IST

CM Naveen Patnaik to visit Japan seeking investment for Odisha

Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik (PTI Photo)
others
Updated on Mar 31, 2023 09:00 pm IST

Masayuki Uemura, creator of Nintendo's iconic NES console, passes away

Masayuki Uemura, a Japanese home computer game pioneer whose Nintendo consoles sold millions of units worldwide, poses for a photo in Japan (Kyodo News via AP)
world news
Updated on Dec 11, 2021 10:36 am IST

Japan to lift emergency coronavirus measures as Covid-19 infections decline

Japan to lift emergency coronavirus measures as Covid-19 infections decline
travel
Updated on Feb 26, 2021 09:50 am IST

Logjam continues on carbon market

Countries will have to go back to the drawing board on new carbon markets at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP25) in Madrid.
india news
Published on Dec 10, 2019 06:46 am IST

Researchers design masks more realistic than human faces

In the study, participants had several advantages over ordinary people in everyday life.
lifestyle
Updated on Nov 23, 2019 01:18 pm IST

Japanese emperor to ‘spend night’ with goddess in last major accession rite

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako ride in a car during their royal parade to mark the enthronement of Japanese Emperor Naruhito in Tokyo.
world news
Updated on Nov 14, 2019 06:05 pm IST

Playing god: Japan temple puts faith in robot priest

The android Kannon, based on the Buddhist deity of mercy, preaches sermons at Kodaiji temple in Kyoto, and its human colleagues predict that with artificial intelligence it could one day acquire unlimited wisdom.
art culture
Updated on Aug 14, 2019 10:54 am IST

Suspect in Japan anime studio arson reportedly had grudge

A police officer stands in front of the Kyoto Animation Studio building consumed in an arson attack Saturday on July 20, 2019 in Kyoto, Japan. The man suspected of setting ablaze a beloved Japanese animation studio was raging about theft and witnesses and media reported he had a grudge against the company, as questions arose why such mass killings keep happening in the country.
world news
Published on Jul 20, 2019 10:22 am IST

Man who torched Japan building believed anime studio stole his novel: Report

Kyoto Animation building which was torched by arson attack is seen in Kyoto, Japan, July 19, 2019. Most of the dead were killed by carbon dioxide inhalation, NHK said.
world news
Updated on Jul 19, 2019 07:52 pm IST

‘Hell’ of Japan fire that killed dozens at anime company

An aerial view shows firefighters battling the fires at the site where a man started a fire after spraying a liquid, at a three-story studio of Kyoto Animation Co. in Kyoto, western Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo July 18, 2019. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS
world news
Updated on Jul 19, 2019 02:34 pm IST
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