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Shizuoka Pref. launches tourist campaign amid COVID pandemic

Photo taken on Dec. 16, 2020, shows panels featuring characters from popular Japanese anime Yuru Camp, literally translated as "laid-back camp," beside rental car counters at Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Airport in the central Japan prefecture of Shizuoka. Local authorities launched a campaign earlier in the month offering camping and outdoor goods on a rental basis for rental car users planning to visit camping sites in Shizuoka Prefecture, in response to dwindling tourist numbers amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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A-bomb survivor reports on NY activities in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Kunihiko Sakuma (R), an atomic bomb survivor from Hiroshima, reports at a press conference in Hiroshima on May 13, 2014 on the activities he undertook during a recent visit to New York to campaign against nuclear weapons. He attended the Preparatory Committee for the 2015 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) in New York.

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Actresses visit farm minister to promote local specialties

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshino Kimura (4th from left) and other kimono-clad actresses pay a courtesy visit to agriculture minister Yoshimasa Hayashi on Jan. 27, 2014, as part of a campaign to promote local specialties.

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Crown Prince Naruhito meets evacuees in Toyama

TOYAMA, Japan - Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito (C) talks on May 14, 2011, with evacuees from Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster and subsequent crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant during his visit to Toyama to attend a pro-green campaign event. (Pool Photo)

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Sanyo-Kyushu Shinkansen Line promotional campaign

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese television personality Suzanne, a native of Kumamoto Prefecture, encourages people to visit the prefecture at the launch of a campaign in Osaka on Oct. 1, 2010, to promote the Sanyo-Kyushu Shinkansen Line ahead of the start of operations in March next year.

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Mascots welcome foreign visitors at Kansai int'l airport

OSAKA, Japan - Mascots from prefectures near Kansai international airport in Osaka pose for photos with a foreign traveler (3rd from L) at the airport on Jan. 20 as part of the government's ''Visit Japan Campaign.'' The government aims to lure 10 million foreign tourists in 2010.

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H.K. movie star Fiona Sit named as Japan's tourism ambassador

TOKYO, Japan - Hong Kong movie star Fiona Sit (L) poses with Japan's Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Tetsuzo Fuyushiba at the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry on June 18 after she is named Japan's tourism goodwill ambassador to publicize the Japanese government's ''Visit Japan Campaign.'' Japan has also appointed tourism envoys from South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, the United States and Canada during the current fiscal year. Officials say Sit will feature in tourism commercials and other publicity events the Japanese government plans to launch in Hong Kong, the fifth largest source of tourists to Japan after South Korea, Taiwan, the United States, and mainland China.

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Shiga governor puts on Malawi costume in 'Cool Biz' campaign

OTSU, Japan - Shiga Gov. Yukiko Kada poses with the traditional Malawi costume she wore to her office in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture on June 1 as part of the government's ''Cool Biz'' energy-saving campaign. Kada, who used to visit Malawi every year as an environmental researcher, says the Malawi costume is cool, inexpensive and easy to make. She says she paid 250 yen for the cloth and the costume is made simply by stitching up the armpits.

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Abe joins 'eco tour' on the hills of Mt. Fuji

FUJIKAWAGUCHIKO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) poses with a group of students during an ''eco tour'' of the Aokigahara Sea of Trees in Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture on the hills of Mt. Fuji on May 26, making the visit as part of an environmental protection campaign. Abe, who was a speaking tour in the area, also helped pick up garbage on the streets in a nearby village.

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Thai actress Tik appointed 'Visit Japan' goodwill ambassador

TOKYO, Japan - Thai actress Tik (R) receives an appointment certificate from Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Tetsuzo Fuyushiba in Tokyo on April 2 as she was named as goodwill ambassador for the ''Visit Japan Campaign.''

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Puffy appointed goodwill ambassadors to U.S. for tourism

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese pop duo Puffy, who have been gaining fans in the United States through an animated television show featuring them, were appointed Jan. 16 as goodwill ambassadors to the United States to promote tourist visits to Japan. Ami Onuki (R), 32, and Yumi Yoshimura (C), 30, received their letter of appointment from Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Kazuo Kitagawa (L) as part of the government's ''Visit Japan Campaign.''

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Koike looks at 'Warm Biz' section at department store

TOKYO, Japan - Environment Minister Yuriko Koike (L) holds up warm underwear at a department store in Tokyo on Oct. 28 during a visit there to the ''Warm Biz'' corner. The government-inspired ''Warm Biz'' campaign began Oct. 1 to promote energy conservation by encouraging business people to wear more layers of clothing and help reduce the use of heaters.

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Toyota exec joins Koizumi stumping for LDP in Aichi

NAGOYA, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. Vice Chairman Fujio Cho (L) shakes hands with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at Toyota Stadium in the city of Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 6 during Koizumi's visit to campaign for a Liberal Democratic Party candidate running in the Sept. 11 general election.

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(2)Airship Zeppelin awaits unloading in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - The world's largest airship Zeppelin NT awaits to be unloaded at Port Island in Kobe, western Japan, on Jan. 12. The 75-meter-long airship, owned by Nippon Airship Corp., will fly over Japan to publicize the 2005 World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture. The flights will also be used to promote the Visit Japan Campaign and Deutschland in Japan 2005/2006.

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(1)Airship Zeppelin awaits unloading in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - The world's largest airship Zeppelin NT awaits to be unloaded at Port Island in Kobe, western Japan, on Jan. 12. The 75-meter-long airship, owned by Nippon Airship Corp., will fly over Japan to publicize three major events: the 2005 World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture, the Visit Japan Campaign and Deutschland in Japan 2005/2006.

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Taiwan actress Lin named goodwill ambassador

TOKYO, Japan - Popular Taiwan model and actress Lin Chiling (L) poses with Japanese Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Kazuo Kitagawa in Tokyo on Nov. 24 after being named goodwill ambassador to promote the ministry's ''Visit Japan'' campaign.

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(1)Airline alliance to cooperate with 'Visit Japan Campaign'

TOKYO, Japan - Star Alliance CEO Jaan Albrecht (R) and All Nippon Airways President Yoji Ohashi (L) hold a news conference at a Tokyo hotel on Dec. 6. They announced the Star Alliance network of international airlines decided earlier in the day to cooperate with the Japanese government's ''Visit Japan Campaign'' next year as part of efforts to lure more tourists to the country.

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(2)Airline alliance to cooperate with 'Visit Japan Campaign'

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese transport minister Nobuteru Ishihara (C, front) joins a photo session with presidents of member carriers in the Star Alliance network of international airlines at a Tokyo hotel on Dec. 6. The alliance network decided to cooperate with the Japanese government's ''Visit Japan Campaign'' next year as part of efforts to lure more tourists to the country.

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Taiwan idols promote 'Visit Japan' campaign

TOKYO, Japan - Hebe (L) and Selina of the Taiwan idol group ''S H E'' pose for photographs in Tokyo on Nov. 12 after being named goodwill ambassadors to promote the ''Visit Japan'' campaign.

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Chikage Ogi featured in 'Visit Japan' promotion video

TOKYO, Japan - Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Chikage Ogi is featured in a tourist promotion video produced by her ministry as part of a government-led campaign to draw more overseas travelers to Japan. The ''Visit Japan'' video, which lasts 1 minute and 40 seconds, will debut on Aug. 3 during the opening ceremony of the preseason U.S. National Football League game at Tokyo Dome, where many spectators are expected to come from overseas.

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Japan woos Taiwanese, H.K. visitors through ads

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese government is heading a ''Visit Japan Campaign,'' by placing full-page ads (in photo) in newspapers in Taiwan and Hong Kong. The two areas were hard hit by the SARS epidemic and Japan discouraged tourism from there while the epidemic was at its height earlier this year. The ads are scheduled to be published in four Taiwanese newspapers on July 30 and in three Hong Kong newspapers on Aug. 5.

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Belgian premier says U.S. preemptive strike policy 'dangerous'

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Feb. 26. The Belgian premier is in Japan for a three-day visit through Thursday as part of a campaign encouraging more Japanese investment in Belgium.

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Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui arrives in Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui (2nd from L) waves to reporters after arriving at Kansai International Airport in Osaka on April 22. Lee has an appointment at a cardiology center in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture in western Japan, on April 24 to follow up on the angioplasty he had in Taipei last November. China has warned Tokyo not to allow Lee to visit for any reason, claiming he uses overseas trips to campaign against China's avowed goal of reunification with Taiwan.

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Governors visit Abe assassination site

Tottori Gov. Shinji Hirai, president of the National Governors' Association, speaks in Nara, western Japan, on July 28, 2022, during his visit with other governors to the site of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's assassination. Abe was shot while delivering an election campaign speech on July 8.

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Governors visit Abe assassination site

Tottori Gov. Shinji Hirai, president of the National Governors' Association, prays in Nara, western Japan, on July 28, 2022, during his visit with other governors to the site of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's assassination. Abe was shot while delivering an election campaign speech on July 8.

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Governors visit Abe assassination site

Governors from about 20 prefectures in Japan pray on July 28, 2022, during a visit to the site of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's assassination in Nara. Abe was shot while delivering an election campaign speech on July 8.

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Taiwan idols promote 'Visit Japan' campaign

TOKYO, Japan - Hebe (L) and Selina of the Taiwan idol group ''S H E'' pose for photographs in Tokyo on Nov. 12 after being named goodwill ambassadors to promote the ''Visit Japan'' campaign.(Kyodo)

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Abe joins 'eco tour' on the hills of Mt. Fuji

FUJIKAWAGUCHIKO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) poses with a group of students during an ''eco tour'' of the Aokigahara Sea of Trees in Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture on the hills of Mt. Fuji on May 26, making the visit as part of an environmental protection campaign. Abe, who was a speaking tour in the area, also helped pick up garbage on the streets in a nearby village. (Kyodo)

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Belgian premier says U.S. preemptive strike policy 'dangerous'

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Feb. 26. The Belgian premier is in Japan for a three-day visit through Thursday as part of a campaign encouraging more Japanese investment in Belgium. (Kyodo)

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Nagasaki a-bomb survivors collecting signatures

Atomic bomb survivors in the southwestern Japan city of Nagasaki collect signatures on May 27, 2016, as part of a campaign to promote the dismantling of nuclear arsenals, the same day U.S. President Barack Obama will visit Hiroshima, another atomic-bombed city. Claiming that Nagasaki should be the last a-bombed city, the survivors plan to submit the signatures to the United Nations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fukushima gov't making pitch for product safety

Participants in a tour designed to facilitate exchanges between consumers in the Tokyo metropolitan area and farm producers in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, visit a tomato farm in Iwaki on March 28, 2015, as part of a local government campaign to erase safety concerns over Fukushima products stemming from the 2011 nuclear disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Special shinkansen to spur tourism in disaster-hit northeastern Japan

Photo taken at JR Tokyo Station on April 3, 2021, shows a shinkansen bullet train that is set to run between the capital and Aomori later in the day to promote tourism in the six northeastern Japan prefectures affected by the March 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster. The one-day operation of the shinkansen train adorned with designs of mascots related to the six prefectures is part of the six-month Visit Tohoku, Find Japan campaign launched by East Japan Railway Co. and local municipalities on April 1 to mark the 10th anniversary of the disaster.

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Special shinkansen to spur tourism in disaster-hit northeastern Japan

Photo taken at JR Tokyo Station on April 3, 2021, shows a shinkansen bullet train that is set to run between the capital and Akita later in the day to promote tourism in the six northeastern Japan prefectures affected by the March 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster. The one-day operation of the shinkansen train adorned with designs of mascots related to the six prefectures is part of the six-month Visit Tohoku, Find Japan campaign launched by East Japan Railway Co. and local municipalities on April 1 to mark the 10th anniversary of the disaster.

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Special shinkansen to spur tourism in disaster-hit northeastern Japan

Photo taken at JR Tokyo Station on April 3, 2021, shows a shinkansen bullet train that is set to run between the capital and Aomori later in the day to promote tourism in the six northeastern Japan prefectures affected by the March 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster. The one-day operation of the shinkansen train adorned with designs of mascots related to the six prefectures is part of the six-month Visit Tohoku, Find Japan campaign launched by East Japan Railway Co. and local municipalities on April 1 to mark the 10th anniversary of the disaster.

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Special shinkansen to spur tourism in disaster-hit northeastern Japan

Photo taken at JR Tokyo Station on April 3, 2021, shows a shinkansen bullet train that is set to run between the capital and Aomori later in the day to promote tourism in the six northeastern Japan prefectures affected by the March 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster. The one-day operation of the shinkansen train adorned with designs of mascots related to the six prefectures is part of the six-month Visit Tohoku, Find Japan campaign launched by East Japan Railway Co. and local municipalities on April 1 to mark the 10th anniversary of the disaster.

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Citizens of nuclear-bombed Marshall Islands yearn for Obama visit

In this Feb. 2014 photo, Nerje Joseph, now 68, a Marshall Islands national who was affected by a 1954 U.S. nuclear bomb test in her country's Bikini Atoll, shows a photo in the capital Majuro of her young self suffering from radiation exposure. Joseph and other residents of the tiny Pacific island country are yearning for a visit by U.S. President Barack Obama after learning that he is visiting Hiroshima, Japan, to campaign for a nuclear free world. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toyota exec joins Koizumi stumping for LDP in Aichi

NAGOYA, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. Vice Chairman Fujio Cho (L) shakes hands with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at Toyota Stadium in the city of Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 6 during Koizumi's visit to campaign for a Liberal Democratic Party candidate running in the Sept. 11 general election. (Kyodo)

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H.K. movie star Fiona Sit named as Japan's tourism ambassador

TOKYO, Japan - Hong Kong movie star Fiona Sit (L) poses with Japan's Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Tetsuzo Fuyushiba at the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry on June 18 after she is named Japan's tourism goodwill ambassador to publicize the Japanese government's ''Visit Japan Campaign.'' Japan has also appointed tourism envoys from South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, the United States and Canada during the current fiscal year. Officials say Sit will feature in tourism commercials and other publicity events the Japanese government plans to launch in Hong Kong, the fifth largest source of tourists to Japan after South Korea, Taiwan, the United States, and mainland China. (Kyodo)

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Shiga governor puts on Malawi costume in 'Cool Biz' campaign

OTSU, Japan - Shiga Gov. Yukiko Kada poses with the traditional Malawi costume she wore to her office in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture on June 1 as part of the government's ''Cool Biz'' energy-saving campaign. Kada, who used to visit Malawi every year as an environmental researcher, says the Malawi costume is cool, inexpensive and easy to make. She says she paid 250 yen for the cloth and the costume is made simply by stitching up the armpits. (Kyodo)

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Thai actress Tik appointed 'Visit Japan' goodwill ambassador

TOKYO, Japan - Thai actress Tik (R) receives an appointment certificate from Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Tetsuzo Fuyushiba in Tokyo on April 2 as she was named as goodwill ambassador for the ''Visit Japan Campaign.'' (Kyodo)

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Mascots welcome foreign visitors at Kansai int'l airport

OSAKA, Japan - Mascots from prefectures near Kansai international airport in Osaka pose for photos with a foreign traveler (3rd from L) at the airport on Jan. 20 as part of the government's ''Visit Japan Campaign.'' The government aims to lure 10 million foreign tourists in 2010. (Kyodo)

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Puffy appointed goodwill ambassadors to U.S. for tourism

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese pop duo Puffy, who have been gaining fans in the United States through an animated television show featuring them, were appointed Jan. 16 as goodwill ambassadors to the United States to promote tourist visits to Japan. Ami Onuki (R), 32, and Yumi Yoshimura (C), 30, received their letter of appointment from Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Kazuo Kitagawa (L) as part of the government's ''Visit Japan Campaign.'' (Kyodo)

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Taiwan actress Lin named goodwill ambassador

TOKYO, Japan - Popular Taiwan model and actress Lin Chiling (L) poses with Japanese Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Kazuo Kitagawa in Tokyo on Nov. 24 after being named goodwill ambassador to promote the ministry's ''Visit Japan'' campaign. (Kyodo)

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Koike looks at 'Warm Biz' section at department store

TOKYO, Japan - Environment Minister Yuriko Koike (L) holds up warm underwear at a department store in Tokyo on Oct. 28 during a visit there to the ''Warm Biz'' corner. The government-inspired ''Warm Biz'' campaign began Oct. 1 to promote energy conservation by encouraging business people to wear more layers of clothing and help reduce the use of heaters. (Kyodo)

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Sanyo-Kyushu Shinkansen Line promotional campaign

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese television personality Suzanne, a native of Kumamoto Prefecture, encourages people to visit the prefecture at the launch of a campaign in Osaka on Oct. 1, 2010, to promote the Sanyo-Kyushu Shinkansen Line ahead of the start of operations in March next year. (Kyodo)

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Crown Prince Naruhito meets evacuees in Toyama

TOYAMA, Japan - Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito (C) talks on May 14, 2011, with evacuees from Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster and subsequent crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant during his visit to Toyama to attend a pro-green campaign event. (Pool Photo)(Kyodo)

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(2)Airline alliance to cooperate with 'Visit Japan Campaign'

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese transport minister Nobuteru Ishihara (C, front) joins a photo session with presidents of member carriers in the Star Alliance network of international airlines at a Tokyo hotel on Dec. 6. The alliance network decided to cooperate with the Japanese government's ''Visit Japan Campaign'' next year as part of efforts to lure more tourists to the country. (Kyodo)

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(1)Airline alliance to cooperate with 'Visit Japan Campaign'

TOKYO, Japan - Star Alliance CEO Jaan Albrecht (R) and All Nippon Airways President Yoji Ohashi (L) hold a news conference at a Tokyo hotel on Dec. 6. They announced the Star Alliance network of international airlines decided earlier in the day to cooperate with the Japanese government's ''Visit Japan Campaign'' next year as part of efforts to lure more tourists to the country. (Kyodo)

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Four-day weekend in Japan amid coronavirus outbreak

People visit Owakudani sightseeing spot in the Hakone hot spring resort in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on July 23, 2020. Japan's travel subsidy campaign began the previous day to help revive domestic tourism amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Four-day weekend in Japan amid coronavirus outbreak

People visit Owakudani sightseeing spot in the Hakone hot spring resort in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on July 23, 2020. Japan's travel subsidy campaign began the previous day to help revive domestic tourism amid the coronavirus pandemic.