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Lingering radiation means continued chill for some tourist hotspots via The Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2012/10/29 by norma field

MAEBASHI–Visitor numbers remain low at some once-popular autumn tourist sites in Japan, amid lingering concerns about radiation in food more than a year after the Fukushima nuclear crisis. Akagi Onuma, a caldera lake atop Mount Akagiyama in northern Maebashi, usually … Continue reading →

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JTA ticket giveaway scrapped　via The Japan Times Online

Posted on 2011/12/30 by norma field

The Japan Tourism Agency’s plan to offer 10,000 free round-trip tickets to prominent foreign Web users has been scuttled by the Finance Ministry, which rejected its ¥1.18 billion budget request for fiscal 2012. JTA official Masatoshi Tsukasaki apologized for raising … Continue reading →

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Is Post-Fukushima Japan Safe for Tourists? via Time

Posted on 2011/11/10 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

When Lady Gaga came to Japan for a benefit concert for tsunami victims in June, she found herself taking on an unfamiliar role — that of tourism promoter. In characteristic Gaga form, she didn’t hold back anything, either, saying at … Continue reading →

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10,000 Free Round-Trip Tickets to Japan via ABC News Blogs

Posted on 2011/10/11 by norma field

If you’ve ever wanted to visit Japan, this may be your chance. In a desperate attempt to lure tourists back to a country plagued by radiation fears and constant earthquakes, the Japan Tourism Agency‘s proposed an unprecedented campaign – 10,000 … Continue reading →

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