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.
Tokyo is set to gain a new destination inspired by California’s Napa Valley wine region, thanks to a new collaboration between Japanese hospitality firm Not a […]
As the nuikatsu or ‘living with stuffed toys’ trend grows in popularity on social media, a Japanese hotel is now offering its guests the possibility to […]
As the number of tourists visiting Japan has been rising over recent year, the country has now created a dedicated government body in order to address […]
Supplies of matcha, the trendy green beverage from Japan, are drying up, according to some sellers in Uji, the world’s matcha capital who have issued warnings […]
Japan’s authorities are planning to tighten tourism regulations in response to a growing problem: overtourism. The move follows a surge in international visitors in early 2025. […]
A reissued 1999 manga foretelling catastrophe in Japan this summer has sent regional tourism into freefall, scaling back their services and travellers across Asia cancelling trips. […]
When travelling, the local cuisine can play an important role in how you experience a destination. Chef and famous cookbook author Martha Stewart feels just the […]
A 27-year-old university student had to be rescued twice in four days on Mount Fuji. The first rescue occurred after he climbed the mountain outside the […]
Japan’s airports boast many entertaining features but now one has gone a step further, becoming the first official Hello Kitty-branded airport in the world. Hello Kitty, […]
Japan has a new 3D-printed railway shelter, put together in just six hours, in a project that authorities hope will save services in remote locations thanks […]
A Japanese shrine in Tsushima City, Nagasaki, has announced it will no longer welcome non-worshipping visitors due to repeated incidents of bad behaviour by tourists, culminating […]
Japan is set to accelerate the introduction of an electronic travel authorisation that will require visitors from dozens of countries to apply for permission to travel […]
A month ahead of Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japanese firm Mitsubishi Jisho Design has erected its Mitsubishi Pavilion, the first building to greet East Gate visitors […]
Farmers in Japan’s prime northern dairy region of Hokkaido could soon be producing more than simply 50% of the nation’s milk, butter and cheese if a […]