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Shingo Sugime

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Inbound Tourism to Japan Is Shifting from Consumption to Experiences, but Further Evolution May Be Ahead

By Shingo Sugime 8:00 JST, September 13, 2025 Japan’s inbound tourism sector has entered a new growth phase, having made a robust recovery from...

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Foreign Hotel Chains Transforming Japanese Market; Luxury Brands Open in Diverse, Non-Tokyo Locations

By Shingo Sugime 8:00 JST, June 21, 2025 The Japanese hotel market is entering a new era. As the tourism industry shifts its focus from quantity...

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‘High-Value Guests’ May be Key to Sustainable Tourism; Big Spenders More Easily Accommodated than Big Crowds

By Shingo Sugime 8:00 JST, March 29, 2025 The number of visitors to Japan in 2024 was 36.87 million, nearly 5 million more than the 31.88 million...

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Anticipation Rises For Nintendo’s Next Platform; Past Platforms Have Been Radically Innovative

By Shingo Sugime 8:00 JST, January 4, 2025 Nintendo, the brilliantly idiosyncratic giant of the video game platform world, will reach a significant...

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Family Businesses Display Admirable Strengths, Awful Weaknesses

By Shingo Sugime / The Yomiuri Shimbun 8:00 JST, September 28, 2024 Several scandals have involved family-owned companies, including sexual...

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