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Tourists are (Literally) Poking Holes in the Mt. Fuji Lawson Curtain
One town in Japan put up a giant curtain to deter overtourism at a famous Mt. Fuji tourist spot. But where there's…
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Are Foreign Tourists to Japan The Only Ones Behaving Badly?
Media reports blaming foreign tourists for bad behavior in Japan abound. But some say they're just imitating what the Japanese locals do.
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Japanese Staff Struggle as Rude Tourists Insist on Their Mother Tongue
Some Japanese service staff say they're struggling to cope with visitors who don't make any effort to find linguistic common ground.
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Japan Railways Pauses Plan to Make Buying Train Tickets Harder
JR East cut over half of its ticket service counters as a cost-cutting strategy. All it achieved was angering its customers with…
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Report: Tokyo is the World’s Hottest Trending Tourist Spot
A travel site says Tokyo is the top trending destination for travelers. Here are the popular - and less popular - spots…
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Want to Climb Mt. Fuji? You’ll Need a Reservation Now
In a bid to stop overtourism, Yamanashi Prefecture has launched a website and registration system for would-be Mt. Fuji climbers.
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Tourists Are Flocking to Japan – and Leaving Their Luggage
Tourists to Japan are leaving a lot behind - and in some cases, that includes their broken luggage. One hotel in Tokyo…
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Would You Buy This $25K Japan Tour? No One Else Would, Either
It was supposed to be a luxury tour of a beautiful area of Japan for the world's elite. So why did no…