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Japan weighs fee for new pre-travel screening system
Kyodo News, Published on 24/12/2025
» The Japanese government is considering charging visiting foreigners a fee of about 2,000 yen (400 baht) to 3,000 yen for a planned online pre-travel screening system called Jesta, a source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
"Zero-click" searches on rise due to AI summaries: survey
Kyodo News, Published on 25/11/2025
» KYODO — More people are finding information from online searches without clicking links provided by search engines, indicating information summarised by generative artificial intelligence (AI) that now appears at the top of search results is being considered sufficient.
Thai hand-painted 'Demon Slayer' poster goes viral
Khanaphot Saengchai, Published on 14/08/2025
» A hand-painted billboard advertising the hit Japanese anime film 'Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle' (2025) has gone viral on social media, sparking debate about traditional artwork and cultural preservation.
Sapporo snow fest cancelled
Business, Kyodo News, Published on 15/12/2020
» SAPPORO: The annual Sapporo Snow Festival, one of Japan's biggest winter events held in the northernmost main island of Hokkaido around February, will be cancelled for the first time since its inception in 1950 amid a surge in novel coronavirus infections.
Scaled-down Tokyo Film Festival kicks off amid Covid-19
Life, Kyodo News, Published on 03/11/2020
» The 33rd Tokyo International Film Festival kicked off in the Japanese capital on Saturday, with a scaled-down red carpet procession as organisers found creative ways to celebrate filmmaking through online events despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Nippon TV apologises for fake Thai 'festival'
Kyodo News, Published on 17/11/2018
» TOKYO: Nippon Television Network has suspended a segment on foreign festivals in a popular variety show following revelations that some of the events — including a cauliflower festival in Thailand — were fake.