‘Unprepared’ Japan struggles with airport chaos, bin shortages amid tourist boom

As Japan rides a wave of record-breaking tourist arrivals, foreign visitors are voicing growing frustrations over lengthy immigration queues, overcrowded attractions and a surprising lack of public rubbish bins – issues analysts say could hinder the nation’s goal of welcoming 60 million tourists a year by 2030.A Japan Tourism Agency (JTA) survey found that while more than half of respondents had smooth travel experiences, many noted infrastructure and service issues at airports and tourist spots.The findings come as preliminary data suggest Japan is on track to exceed 40 million overseas arrivals in 2025, up from a historic high of 36.9

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https://www.alojapan.com/1230434/osaka-expos-ticket-sales-flop-will-japans-futuristic-fair-be-a-financial-failure/ Osaka Expo’s ticket sales flop: will Japan’s futuristic fair be a financial failure? #2020TokyoOlympics #argentina #AshleyHarvey #CoronavirusPandemic #CostOverruns #ElSalvador #Greece #HirofumiYoshimura #Japan #Nagano #Osaka #OsakaBay #OsakaTopics #PrimeMinisterShigeruIshiba #RugbyWorldCup #Russia #大阪 #大阪府 The coming World Expo in Osaka, touted as a grand exhibition of futuristic culture, has struggled to attract visitors, with poor ticket sa…
Osaka Expo’s ticket sales flop: will Japan’s futuristic fair be a financial failure?

The coming World Expo in Osaka, touted as a grand exhibition of futuristic culture, has struggled to attract visitors, with poor ticket sales highlighting broader issues of cost overruns, construction delays and waning public enthusiasm for large-scale events in ageing Japan.Advance ticket sales for the expo have been so disappointing that the Japanese government is considering scrapping its policy of requiring them to be bought in advance and allowing visitors to pay to enter on the same day.Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said authorities were looking into the matter after a meeting in Tokyo on Wednesday with Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura,

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Eine Frechheit, dass noch immer nichts aus der #CoronavirusPandemic aufgearbeitet wird. #Wieler vom #RKI aalglatt. Keine öffentliche oder gar juristische Aufarbeitung. Schlimm. Wir brauchen nicht auf andere Länder zeigen.

https://www.n-tv.de/mediathek/videos/panorama/Disruption-in-den-USA-ist-einschneidend-article25658186.html

Ex-RKI-Präsident Wieler besorgt: "Disruption in den USA ist einschneidend"

Als Präsident des RKI rückt Lothar Wieler in der Coronazeit unvermittelt in den medialen Fokus. Im Gespräch mit ntv verteidigt der Mediziner die damaligen Lockdowns und zeigt sich besorgt über die Mittelkürzungen unter Donald Trump.

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Keep Calm bleibt ruhig und plant alles durch!

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Why didn't we act this decisively and quickly when @GretaThunberg told us we were destroying the planet? #CoronavirusPandemic #schoolclosures #ClimateStrikeOnline @BBCRadioScot
Toronto Film Fest Signs New Lead Sponsor

Canadian phone giant Rogers replaces rival Bell as a financial backer, starting with this year's Sept. 5-15 edition.

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NEW POST: "We All Scream" – This song demo, meant for the 2020 Election (along with the Nutrients' 40th anniversary that year) should have passed into irrelevance. Nope. It resonates even more in 2024.

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We All Scream - Demo (Original Song) - Half-Hearted Fanatic

The once and future irrelevant song about the American political climate. Do we still taste the same thing?

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#DebtPayments by the 50 countries most vulnerable to the #ClimateCrisis have doubled since the start of the #CoronavirusPandemic and now stand at their highest level in more than three decades, campaigners have warned. #DebtTrap

#DebtPayments by countries most vulnerable to #ClimateCrisis soar
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/03/debt-payments-by-countries-most-vulnerable-to-climate-crisis-soar

Debt payments by countries most vulnerable to climate crisis soar

Exclusive: level at highest in more than 30 years, say campaigners, who want ‘rapid and effective’ relief scheme

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#HappyNewYear ! It's an election year, meaning, that any minute now the #DSA, the #WFP, and the #PSL will launch their coördinated social media campaign and #CallToAction to elect #GénocideJoe, because #DemocracyMatters. Given that so many Democrats have willingly gone maskless in the face of the second-biggest #Covid19 wave in the history of the #CoronavirusPandemic, the #DNC, the #DCCC, and the #DSCC can be expected to fool many. Don't be fooled ! #DemExit2024 #PrimaryAOC #NY14

Against lockdown? Then don't support Donald Trump in 2024. Want a reason why? Then behold Exhibit A, from March 2020.

Read and see more at my #blog: https://www.adamasnemesis.com/2023/08/20/donald-trump-is-disqualified/

This post's featured image is Edmund Blair Leighton's "Off".

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