Japan

New dates fixed for Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics

Games will now take place between 23 July and 8 August 2021

The global sporting spectacle was due to be held in July

Coronavirus: Four Diamond Princess guests test positive upon UK return

Four UK nationals flown home on Saturday (22 February) have been confirmed to have the infection

Coronavirus: Diamond Princess 'rescue flight' delayed

Plan to bring home dozens of Brits quarantined onboard the Princess Cruises ship for more than a fortnight pushed back from Friday to Saturday

Coronavirus: Govt confirms Diamond Princess evacuation flight

Flight fixed for Friday (21 February) will bring home dozens of British passengers quarantined onboard the ship for more than a fortnight

Coronavirus: FCO plans swift Diamond Princess evacuation

Foreign Office hopeful of organising rescue flight this week

Coronavirus: FCO working on Diamond Princess 'rescue' flight

There are understood to be 74 British passengers and crew onboard Diamond Princess, which has been quarantined off the coast of Japan for the past two weeks

Coronavirus: British couple onboard Diamond Princess slam UK govt

David and Sally Abel appeal to Virgin Atlantic owner Richard Branson to bring them home

Princess Cruises 'fully supporting' efforts to contain coronavirus

Princess chief medical officer Dr Grant Tarling sets out line’s efforts to assist guests and crew onboard Diamond Princess

Coronavirus: Diamond Princess guests to be allowed ashore

The number of people onboard who have been infected with the virus has now climbed to 218

Coronavirus: Further 36 cases confirmed onboard Diamond Princess

Princess ship set to remain under quarantine for a further week off the coast of Japan

InsideJapan and InsideAsia launch coronavirus portal

Asia specialists say client safety remains their foremost concern

Princess Cruises confirms coronavirus outbreak

Ten people taken off Diamond Princess with coronavirus

Driverless transit buses to be trialled at Japanese airport

The test bus will drive the same 1.1 mile segment multiple times over 10 days

Aman to open new resort in Japanese nature reserve

Aman Niseko will have 30 rooms, wellness facilities and a number of restaurants

Nine of the hottest new touring and adventure products

A guide to nine of the newest products on offer around the world

9 of the hottest new fly-drive holiday products

From America to South Africa and Japan, here are nine of the hottest new fly-drive holiday products now on the market

InsideJapan: 'Japan was niche; now it's on everyone's bucket list'

PR and marketing manager James Mundy talks TTG through the operator’s remarkable 2019, and plans for 2020 and beyond

Inside Travel Group targets trade growth with new BDM appointment

Andrew Tait joins the group from Travelwise to further introduce InsideJapan Tours and InsideAsia Tours to the trade

WTM London 2019: Japan looks to broaden the focus of cruise visitors

Japan is seeking to more broadly disperse its growing number of cruise guests by promoting calls to a broader range of destinations across the island nation

Shuri Castle: Fire tears through 500-year-old world heritage site

Blaze at the historic site in Naha, capital of Japan’s southerly Okinawa island, broke out on Thursday morning (31 October)

Weddings and honeymoons: the newest products on the market

A round-up of the latest product news from the weddings and honeymoons market.

Aman set to open third Japanese resort

Aman Resorts’ newest Japanese location, a “secret garden sanctuary”, will open from 1 November in Kyoto.

Japanese airlines warn of Typhoon Hagibis cancellations

Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airlines say their flight schedules could be severely disrupted on Saturday