TOKYO – The wards of Shibuya and Shinjuku in the Japanese capital are ramping up efforts to curb street drinking, littering, and overcrowding during the Halloween season as local and foreign tourist numbers surge.

TOKYO – The “Love the Philippines” tourism campaign, led by the Philippine Department of Tourism (DOT), received the Jury’s Special Award at the recently held Tourism EXPO Japan 2024.

TOKYO – Golden Lion-winning Filipino auteur Lav Diaz’s latest film, “Phantosmia,” will be screened at the 37th Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF), running from Oct. 28 to Nov. 6.

TOKYO – The Land of the Rising Sun attracted close to half a million visitors from the Philippines during the first eight months of 2024, according to preliminary data from the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO).