With their close ties to the region, tourist trains also help revitalize the areas in which they run. In 2020, Tokyu Corporation's "THE ROYAL EXPRESS" started operating on JR Hokkaido. See why and ...

The government of Hokkaido ... of prefectures and municipalities across Japan using such revenues to improve infrastructure and transportation amid a tourism boom. With around 20 local governments ...

Security guards were deployed Tuesday at a popular tourist ... Japan. Following the tourist fatality on Jan. 23 at Asari Station, which was featured in the 2015 Chinese movie "Cities in Love ...

CHIPPUBETSU, Hokkaido—As sightseers from Thailand ... only an hour away from both Sapporo and Asahikawa, it has few tourist attractions of its own and was slow to catch the nationwide wave ...

The Japan Tourism Agency, Japan Sports Agency and Agency for Cultural Affairs have pledged to strengthen the brand of Japan and its regions through collaboration in a newly signed comprehensive ...

In a district of Toyama, 16cm was recorded while 12cm was observed in Tomakomai on Japan's northernmost island, Hokkaido. The Japan Meteorological Agency said last Wednesday that two powerful low ...

said that it was sad to see Chinese tourists causing trouble in Japan. Following the tourist fatality on Jan 23 at Asari Station, which was featured in the 2015 Chinese movie "Cities in Love," ...