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https://www.alojapan.com/1543082/takaichi-and-trump-discuss-china-ahead-of-xi-visit-to-u-s/ Takaichi and Trump discuss China ahead of Xi visit to U.S. #China #defense #DonaldTrump #ICC #investments #SanaeTakaichi #Taiwan #tariffs #trade #UN #US #USMILITARY #USJapanRelations #VisitJapan Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met with U.S. President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, highlighting the strength of the bilateral alliance just two days before a highly anticipated U.S.-China leaders’

https://www.alojapan.com/1543082/takaichi-and-trump-discuss-china-ahead-of-xi-visit-to-u-s/ Takaichi and Trump discuss China ahead of Xi visit to U.S. #China #defense #DonaldTrump #ICC #investments #SanaeTakaichi #Taiwan #tariffs #trade #UN #US #USMILITARY #USJapanRelations #VisitJapan Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met with U.S. President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, highlighting the strength of the bilateral alliance just two days before a highly anticipated U.S.-China leaders’

https://www.alojapan.com/1542897/sp12-places-in-nagoya%f0%9f%87%af%f0%9f%87%b5-that-feel-like-different-day-10/ SP12. Places in Nagoya🇯🇵 that Feel Like Different | Day 10 #AtsutaJingu #AtsutaShrine #JapanShorts #JapanTravel #JapanTravelSpots #JapanVlog #Nagoya #NagoyaCastle #NagoyaDestinations #NagoyaJapan #NagoyaTour #NagoyaTravel #NagoyaTrip #NagoyaVacation #Oasis21 #PlacesToVisitInNagoya #ThingsToDoInNagoya #TravelJapan #VisitJapan #名古屋 SP12. Places in Nagoya🇯🇵 that Feel Like Different | Day 10 From the historic Nagoya Castle to the peaceful Atsuta

https://www.alojapan.com/1542897/sp12-places-in-nagoya%f0%9f%87%af%f0%9f%87%b5-that-feel-like-different-day-10/ SP12. Places in Nagoya🇯🇵 that Feel Like Different | Day 10 #AtsutaJingu #AtsutaShrine #JapanShorts #JapanTravel #JapanTravelSpots #JapanVlog #Nagoya #NagoyaCastle #NagoyaDestinations #NagoyaJapan #NagoyaTour #NagoyaTravel #NagoyaTrip #NagoyaVacation #Oasis21 #PlacesToVisitInNagoya #ThingsToDoInNagoya #TravelJapan #VisitJapan #名古屋 SP12. Places in Nagoya🇯🇵 that Feel Like Different | Day 10 From the historic Nagoya Castle to the peaceful Atsuta

Japan Attracts Over 21 Million Foreign Visitors In First Half Of 2026

During the first half of this year, Japan attracted a little more than twenty-one million foreign visitors, according to a news report by VnExpress. What is notable, however, is the fact that Japan experienced its first drop in five years.

To put things in perspective, posted below is an excerpt from the report of VnExpress. Some parts in boldface…

Japan, voted the “world’s most favorite destination” by readers of Condé Nast Traveler last year, received 21.08 million foreign visitors in the first half of the year, down 2% from the same period a year earlier, marking the country’s first decline in inbound tourism for the January-June period in five years.

The drop was largely driven by a sharp decline in arrivals from mainland China after Beijing advised its citizens against traveling to Japan, while strong growth from South Korea helped cushion the decline, Japan Today reported.

Mainland Chinese arrivals plunged 56.4% year-on-year to 2.06 million in the first half, while visitors from South Korea rose 18.6% to 5.68 million, and from Taiwan increased 20.9% to 3.97 million.

Hotel operator Mori Trust forecasts Japan will welcome between 40.5 million and 42 million international visitors in 2026, slightly below the record 42.68 million arrivals recorded last year, The Japan Times reported.

The company said demand for hotel bookings remains strong for the summer and autumn travel seasons, despite airlines increasing fuel surcharges on international flights amid heightened tensions in the Middle East.

Let me end this piece by asking you readers: What is your reaction to this development? With the way it is going, do you think Japan will be able to match the 42.7 million foreign tourists it attracted in 2025? Do you think growth of incoming tourists from South Korea, Taiwan and other nations will heavily offset the lack of Chinese tourists by the end of 2026? Do you consider overtourism a problem for the Japanese?

You may answer in the comments below. If you prefer to answer privately, you may do so by sending me a direct message online.

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Japan To Significantly Raise Foreigner Entry Visa Fees Starting July

As Japan continues to attract many millions of visitors from around the world, the government proceeded to raise the single-entry visa fees and multiple-entry visa fees for foreigners significantly and they will take effect on July 1, 2026, according to a news report by Kyodo News.

Keep in mind that this is actually the first time Japan increased the rate since 1978 and in today’s economy, one American Dollar is worth over 160 Yen. The last time I visited Japan, the exchange rate was 106 Yen to US$1.

To put things in perspective, posted below is an excerpt from the report of Kyodo News. Some parts in boldface…

The Japanese government on Friday decided to raise single-entry visa fees for foreigners fivefold to 15,000 yen ($90) from 3,000 yen beginning in July, marking the first increase since 1978 amid inflation and the yen’s depreciation.

Issuance fees for multiple-entry visas, which allow visitors to enter Japan multiple times over a set period, will be hiked from 6,000 yen to 30,000 yen.

“We do not expect the move to have an immediate impact on inbound tourism,” Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said during a press conference.

Let me end this piece by asking you readers: What is your reaction to this development? Were you planning to visit Japan after July 1 this year? Do the pending hikes of visa entry fees for foreigners discourage you from visiting Japan? Have you started researching the process of applying for a Japan visa lately?

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