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With Thailand’s foreign arrivals target upped from 39 million to 40 million this year, the TAT recognises the need to adapt its strategies to current realities. Chinese tourist arrivals are anticipated to influence these numbers by at least 10% during the Chinese New Year at the end of January.

BANGKOK - Thai police have arrested a Japanese man who allegedly ran a scam that defrauded more than 200,000 Japanese retirees in Thailand with fake health insurance schemes, officers said on Jan 14. Yu Hamaji, 34, was arrested on Jan 12 under an arrest warrant as he attempted to leave Thailand, immigration police said.

The number of corporate bankruptcies in Japan exceeded 10,000 for the first time in 11 years in 2024 as businesses faced a worsening labour shortage and higher prices of imported supplies due to the y

"Japan and Thailand have been strong partners ... The forum was jointly held by the Japanese Embassy and METI at a hotel in Bangkok. Mr Tanaka said the two sides should continue working together ...

Hegseth responded at the heated Senate confirmation hearing that he couldn’t tell Duckworth the exact number of ASEAN nations, but that “I know we have allies in South Korea and Japan in AUKUS (a pact between Australia, the United Kingdom and the U.S.) with Australia.”

The scam involved fraudsters impersonating Japanese government staff to sell bogus health insurance packages, according to the police statement.

We take a look at the sweet spots in Emirates Skywards, which let you earn and burn miles with airlines such as Qantas, Malaysia Airlines and Japan Airlines.

Thai police successfully located a missing Japanese youth and coordinated with the Japanese embassy for his safe return home, bringing relief to his family and the Japanese community.

As noted previously, Switzerland, Finland and Japan have few people experiencing homelessness. Those countries have initiated forceful society supported interventions that have kept homelessness virtually non-existent.

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Carnival Cruise Line has launched four new Asia-Pacific sailings on Carnival Luminosa and Carnival Adventure, in 2026 and 2027. The ‘Carnival Journeys’ itineraries will feature seven inaugural ports of call for the cruise line and visit destinations in Japan, southeast Asia and Australia.