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‘No problem at all’: Tour operators, foreign travellers unfazed by China's new exit-entry rules

Taking effect on Sep 15, China’s new exit-entry rules largely put existing practices into writing - but they also give authorities greater powers to intervene in sensitive cross-border movements, analysts say.

‘No problem at all’: Tour operators, foreign travellers unfazed by China's new exit-entry rules

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Traditional crafts artisans team up in Kyoto-Vienna exhibits

KYOTO (Kyodo) -- Following an exhibition held in Kyoto during the 2025 Osaka Expo, traditional artisans from Vienna and Kyoto are strengthening ties,

  • Vienna and Kyoto artisans collaborate in Kyoto exhibition during Osaka Expo 2025.
  • Traditional crafts like Kyoto-style paper umbrellas and Nishijin-ori silk showcased.
  • Austrian carpenter inspired by Japanese kintsugi art after transport damage.

Is tourism 'bubble' turning Japan's sacred Mount Koya into a 'theme park'?

KOYA, Wakayama -- On the solemn mountaintop in Koya, Wakayama Prefecture, a sacred Buddhist site popular with inbound visitors to Japan, a walk throug

  • Mount Koya, a Buddhist site, has become a tourist hotspot.
  • Lodging prices have surged, with some costing over 400,000 yen per night.
  • The influx of tourists has reduced the number of temple parishioners.

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