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10 international kitchen staples most Americans haven’t caught on to yet
From French tea towels to Japanese knives, these international culinary finds will make you ask: ‘Why don’t we…
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Otters posing for selfies in Japanese cafes may be linked to illegal trade, experts warn
The DNA of rare small-clawed otters in captivity in Japan has been matched to wild populations in poaching hot…
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Holiday bookings to Japan are down – could a 90s manga comic’s earthquake prediction be to blame?
The Future I Saw, a Japanese graphic novel by Ryo Tatsuki, declared a major disaster would occur on 5 July 202…
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Away with Kumi Taguchi: ‘I am really comfortable and happy travelling on my own’
In Guardian Australia’s weekly interview about travel, the TV presenter recounts a meal in Japan that took a d…
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Picture prefect: Japanese city deploys guards to control unruly tourists seeking perfect shot
Overseas tourists are blocking roads or walking onto railway tracks in Otaru to capture its views, stoking loc…
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Japan urges Australians to head off the beaten track as record numbers flood tourist hotspots
About 807,800 Australians visited Japan between January and November this year, nearly 200,000 more than the p…
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Japan’s magic bullet: 60 years of the train that helped rebuild the idea of a country
Over just a few days in 1964, the launch of the shinkansen and the Tokyo Olympics trumpeted the emergence of a…
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Japan cracks down on use of rideable electric suitcases amid tourist boom
Use of the motorised luggage which is popular in parts of Asia, require safety equipment and a driver’s licenc…
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Governor installs crowd control gate on Mount Fuji to limit tourists
Yamanashi prefecture brings in modest hiking fee to stop ‘bullet climbing’ and address safety concernsA crowd-…
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Mount Fuji: why a small Japanese town is hiding the big tourist hotspot
Holidaymakers were behaving appallingly around a convenience store that offers an Instagrammable view of the m…
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Mount Fuji view to be blocked as tourists overcrowd popular photo spot
Fujikawaguchiko town official says choice to erect huge barrier is ‘regrettable’ and last resortA huge barrier…
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‘A free-for-all’: Japan divided as return of tourists brings Instagrammers and litter
A year after travel restrictions were lifted, authorities are straining to cope with millions of visitors, esp…
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Sicily, where billionaires get back to basics – by booking an entire city | Tobias Jones
Kaoru Nakajima’s lavish birthday party in Palermo follows Google’s annual summer ‘camps’ that seek to convey c…
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Rail is best for a crowded island | Letter
Robert Walls salutes Japan’s high-speed trains and says they have the edge over travel by carCathy Swann says …
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Holiday hotspots where your pound will go furthest this summer
Want to go away without spending too much? Here’s a roundup of the best-value destinationsHolidaymakers hoping…
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Relief tinged with unease as Japan reopens after two ‘really tough’ years
In Kyoto, local shop owners are ready to welcome back tourists but there is a way to go before a return to pre…
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東京から大阪まで北陸新幹線で行くとこうなります
東京から大阪まで北陸新幹線で行くとこうなります
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サンライズ出雲号で出雲市に行ってきた
サンライズ出雲号で出雲市に行ってきた
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Japan’s GoTo domestic tourism push stalls amid fears of Covid-19 ‘disaster’
Surge in cases forces the government to create an exclusion zone around the capital and pay out for cancellati…
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Tourist sites in Asia hit by coronavirus fears – before and after
The number of international tourist arrivals is expected to drop sharply this year, the World Tourism Organiza…