Travel & Leisure
Increased departure tax to go toward promoting areas outside Tokyo, Osaka
Japan is considering a new tourism target that would encourage visitors to stay outside the country’s metro areas. (Photo by Takashi Nishihori)
HIROFUMI KANAOKA
November 6, 2025 11:27 JST
TOKYO — Japan is moving to set a new goal of distributing tourists more evenly between major metropolitan areas and the rest of the country.
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