Deborah O’Donoghue is a reporter at Travel Tomorrow. This British-Irish writer lived in the UK and France before moving to Belgium. She has travelled all over the world and worked in car body repairs, in the best fish ‘n’ chip shop in Brighton, and been a gopher in a comedy club, as well as a teacher. She’s a past winner of the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association Short Story Prize. Her début novel, Sea of Bones, was published by the UK's Legend Press in 2019 and Droemer Knaur Germany in 2021.
In news that will fascinate ophiophilists but may send shudders down others’ spines, an Asian airline has been obliged to ground one of its aircraft for […]
Hospitality brand NOTA and creative collective SKWAT are joining forces to transform the Imperial Hotel Plaza Tokyo into a cultural space. Not a Museum will be […]
Lufthansa Group is significantly expanding its services to Japan for the summer 2027 season, with its airlines set to operate up to 50 flights per week […]
A new report shows that Japan, traditionally one of the top destinations for Chinese travellers during the Golden Week holiday, no longer figures in the top […]
Japan’s longest loop trail, about an hour and a half from Tokyo, has fully opened, inviting hikers to discover some 350 km of routes through cities and […]
Japan has launched its first nationwide survey of animal cafés amid concerns about animal welfare, hygiene and public health. The survey began in September 2026 and […]
A human-sized Poké Ball-shaped hotel is set to open in Hokkaido, Japan. The collaboration with hotel Not A Hotel celebrates the 30th anniversary of Pokémon and […]
Waymo is set to launch a fully autonomous robotaxi service in Tokyo in 2027, marking the company’s first commercial expansion into Asia and potentially Japan’s first […]
The Pasona Natureverse Retreat was designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban. The wellness hotel has been specifically developed for long-term stays, centring on the Mibyo […]
Though cats have long been regarded in Japan as symbols of good fortune and protection, Hello Kitty’s creator probably never imagined her cartoon cat character would […]
Japan’s meteoric post-COVID-19 tourism growth has experienced a drop in visitor numbers for the first time in six years, with the decline blamed on a whopping […]
Japan’s seasonal West Express Ginga sleeper train has returned for its summer service, giving travellers another opportunity to explore the country’s Kii Peninsula by rail. Operated […]