Traveling To Japan Will Cost More In 2026. What You Need To Know

Some significant changes are coming for tourists to Japan this year, which could make vacations to the country a lot pricier.

Japan's Sanae Takaichi wins a landslide in snap election, exit polls project

Japan’s conservative prime minister Sanae Takaichi has won a landslide victory after she gambled on a high-stakes snap election, exit polls suggest.

Japan’s Takaichi Wins Big in Snap Election: What to Know

The conservative Prime Minister’s gamble seems to have paid off.

Fact Check: Japan’s Abe resigned as premier before COVID vaccine rollout, contrary to claims

Shinzo Abe was no longer prime minister of Japan when the country first authorised COVID-19 vaccines, contrary to misleading online claims about domestic inoculation policy that were cited by posts as the motive for Abe’s assassination in 2022.

Japan's New Dawn: Seven Films at Berlin Signal Industry Renaissance as Box Office Hits Record High

Japan is mounting its strongest presence at the Berlin Film Festival in years, with seven films spanning competition, Forum, Panorama and Classics sections. It's a range that mirrors the country’s record-breaking theatrical year in 2025 and signals what producers describe as a genuine renaissance for Japanese cinema.

Prime Minister Takaichi’s party wins a supermajority in Japan’s lower house

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s governing party has secured a two-thirds supermajority in a parliamentary election.

Team Japan shows up in force at the men’s halfpipe.

The Japanese team also landed third (Ryusei Yamada), fourth and seventh place. Japan now has three gold medals, following wins in the men’s and women’s snowboard big air, and 12 medals overall.