Japan is set to overhaul its tourism policies by 2026, ending tax-free shopping in stores, introducing dual pricing at attractions, limiting visitor numbers at Mount Fuji, and launching the JESTA visa ...

Japan is making significant changes to its tourism landscape, with new measures taking effect by late 2026. Japan will end ...

Japan curbs over-tourism with new pricing, visitor caps, and visa rules to protect heritage while keeping travel sustainable.

Japan is still seeing a tourism boom with a record number of visitors for July, despite its slowest monthly growth this year.

Japan’s tourism numbers continue to rise. In April 2025, the number of foreign visitors reached a record 3.91 million, up 28.5% from a year earlier, according to the Japan National Tourism ...

Japan broke a record for tourism in 2024, with people from all over the world visiting the island nation. But the country has even bigger tourist goals for the years ahead.

Currently, international travelers are exempt from Japan’s 10% consumption tax, however starting Nov. 1, 2026, visitors will have to request a refund for Japan’s tax-free shopping program.

Visitor interest in Japan plunged in June, amid a prophecy in a manga that predicts a "disaster" would strike Japan in July 2025.