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Based on 10 verified sources covering Thailand:

Japanese tourist attacked by group of Thai men on Pattaya road Police are investigating an assault on a Japanese tourist after viral footage showed a group of Thai men, including a motorcycle taxi rider, repeatedly punching and kicking him on a road... [1]

TOKYO -- On a bright spring day not long after Japan's defeat in World War II, Kanjiro Kawai, one of Japan's most revered potters, set out to walk the countryside near his Kyoto home. [2]

TOKYO -- A Japanese family film about Kabuki has attracted international notice, having successfully blended inspiration from India, Korea and Tunisia. [3]

KANAZAWA, Japan -- Japan's flood of international travelers is dominated by visitors from East Asia, who account for two-thirds of arrivals. Yet Kanazawa, a coastal city on the Sea of Japan in Ishikawa prefecture, tells a different story. [5]

TOKYO -- As tourists stream back to Japan, cosmetics makers Kose and Shiseido are rolling out new products and services to capture spending even before visitors leave home. [6]

KANAZAWA, Japan -- The global boom in Japanese food has extended even to ice, as a Kanazawa company making highly pure ice boosted U.S. [7]

TOKYO -- Kyotaru, a Japanese sushi vendor under the umbrella of Yoshinoya Holdings, will launch Chinese and Vietnamese takeout-only shops as early as this year. [8]

TOKYO -- Yahoo Japan will purchase travel website operator Ikyu for about 100 billion yen ($818 million), hoping to bolster its own online booking business as it adapts to the shifting digital landscape. [9]

Sources
[1] TH thethaiger.com · 2026-03-23 · 50% match

Japanese tourist attacked by group of Thai men on Pattaya road

Japanese tourist attacked by group of Thai men on Pattaya road Police are investigating an assault on a Japanese tourist after viral footage showed a group of Thai men, including a motorcycle taxi rider, repeatedly punching and kicking him on a road

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2026-03-15 · 41% match

Japan pottery legend Kanjiro Kawai honored with first US solo exhibition

TOKYO -- On a bright spring day not long after Japan's defeat in World War II, Kanjiro Kawai, one of Japan's most revered potters, set out to walk the countryside near his Kyoto home.

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2026-01-21 · 49% match

India, Korea and Tunisia shape success of Japan film 'Kokuho'

TOKYO -- A Japanese family film about Kabuki has attracted international notice, having successfully blended inspiration from India, Korea and Tunisia.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2026-02-15 · 44% match

Japan's 'Shiroi Koibito' cookies aim to transcend travel gift image

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-09-14 · 42% match

Japan's Kanazawa draws more Western tourists than East Asians

KANAZAWA, Japan -- Japan's flood of international travelers is dominated by visitors from East Asia, who account for two-thirds of arrivals. Yet Kanazawa, a coastal city on the Sea of Japan in Ishikawa prefecture, tells a different story.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-10-17 · 48% match

Japan beauty brands Kose, Shiseido take aim at travel spending

TOKYO -- As tourists stream back to Japan, cosmetics makers Kose and Shiseido are rolling out new products and services to capture spending even before visitors leave home.

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2024-11-03 · 45% match

Premium Japanese ice is hot in the U.S.

KANAZAWA, Japan -- The global boom in Japanese food has extended even to ice, as a Kanazawa company making highly pure ice boosted U.S.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-05-16 · 43% match

Japan's Kyotaru to offer takeout sushi in China, Vietnam

TOKYO -- Kyotaru, a Japanese sushi vendor under the umbrella of Yoshinoya Holdings, will launch Chinese and Vietnamese takeout-only shops as early as this year.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2015-12-16 · 43% match

Yahoo Japan buying travel site owner Ikyu

TOKYO -- Yahoo Japan will purchase travel website operator Ikyu for about 100 billion yen ($818 million), hoping to bolster its own online booking business as it adapts to the shifting digital landscape.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-10-04 · 43% match

Japanese daily goods trio to take on Kao together

TOKYO -- Three Japanese players in cosmetics and toiletries are teaming up in domestic sales to challenge dominant rival Kao, which has logged six straight years of sales and profit growth.

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