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Advisory

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as of 2025-08-11

Weather

71°F / 22°C

Overcast · H 77° L 67°

Currency

JPY

159 per $1

Entry

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Standing intel: weather, currency & advisory · updated May 28, 2026

What’s moving in Japan

56 stories · last 90 days

The Latest

Luxury Leisure

Japan tightens residency rules as tourist taxes rise

Japan has raised permanent-residency fees 20-fold and tightened income, pension and language requirements, as part of a broader foreign-national policy. The…

Oct 22

Tours & Packaged

A&K to charter Japan's Seven Stars in Kyushu in 2027, from $42,995

Abercrombie & Kent plans two charters of the Seven Stars in Kyushu train in 2027: one in April for cherry-blossom season (18 guests) and one in September (20…

Oct 22

Corporate & Business Travel

Pacific long-haul grows: Alaska/Hawaiian add Osaka and Tahiti, Qatar adds Western Sydney

Alaska will launch Seattle–Osaka on May 14, 2027 (four weekly) and Seattle–Tahiti on June 11, 2027 (three weekly), both on Hawaiian A330s with dated business…

Oct 21

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This week

A&K brings back Seven Stars in Kyushu for 2027 from $62,345Oct 21

Trafalgar adds 70-plus trips for 2027, including its first saver Small Group toursOct 21

Alaska and Lufthansa file new long-haul service for 2027Oct 20

Hitachi-no-kuni Long Trail fully opens in northern IbarakiOct 19

Servicing tips: United upgrade refunds and JAL partner-award changesOct 18

This month

Hyatt Centric opens in Sapporo, a first for HokkaidoOct 14

Silversea pitches Japan, Antarctica, golf and a 60-day Mediterranean voyageOct 4

Amsterdam, Italy and Kyoto raise visitor and accommodation taxesOct 3