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New IC train card for foreign tourists to Japan to go on sale in May
Kyodo News, Published on 20/04/2026
» A new prepaid transport IC card for foreign tourists will go on sale in May to facilitate travel across Japan, Pasmo Co, an issuer of a widely used train card in the Tokyo area, has said.
Japan's Alpine route opens, showcasing snow walls
Kyodo News, Published on 16/04/2026
» A sightseeing route that runs through the Tateyama mountain range in central Japan fully opened Wednesday for this year's tourist season, featuring tall snow walls.
Japan to raise price of tourist rail pass
Kyodo News, Published on 13/04/2026
» JR group companies will raise prices for its Japan Rail Pass, a ticket aimed at foreign tourists that allows unlimited travel on trains across Japan, including most shinkansen bullet train services.
From relics to daily sanctuary: inside South Korea's museum boom
Kyodo News, Published on 06/04/2026
» On a crisp morning in Seoul, even before the exhibition halls officially open, a group of visitors stands in line outside the National Museum of Korea, a cultural institution that has recently changed from a traditional repository of ancient relics into a lively space for daily activities.
Cherry blossom season arrives in Tokyo, 5 days earlier than average year
Kyodo News, Published on 20/03/2026
» Cherry blossoms appeared on Thursday in central Tokyo, five days earlier than in the average year, the weather agency said.
Russian propagandists slam Putin’s crackdown on Telegram
Bloomberg News, Published on 17/02/2026
» Some of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most vocal fans are up in arms over the Kremlin’s latest move to restrict the Telegram messaging service and push people to use a new state-backed alternative.
Japan's hospital dogs bring moments of normalcy to seriously ill children
Kyodo News, Published on 02/01/2026
» As a Labrador retriever named Masa entered a pediatric hospital ward in Tokyo, children's eyes lit up.
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.
Japanese sushi chain sets Guinness record for largest tuna filleting show
Kyodo News, Published on 24/11/2025
» Japanese sushi restaurant chain Choushimaru recently won a Guinness World Records title for the largest simultaneous tuna filleting performance, conducted at 71 locations in and near Tokyo.
Global Cloudflare outage takes down X and ChatGPT
News Agencies, Published on 18/11/2025
» A global outage at the web-infrastructure company Cloudflare began to ease on Tuesday after access was cut off to major internet platforms, including X and ChatGPT.