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2020

2020.02.03: Coronavirus advisory information

2020.01.24: The 30th Hosted Buyers Program Meet Japan succeeds in showcasing destinations in Japan

2019

2019.12.06: The 25th General Conference of the International Council of Museums was held in Kyoto!

2019.12.05: Onboard exclusives at Monorailex 2019 in Chiba!

2019.11.26: One Young World announces Tokyo as host of the 2021 Summit!

2019.11.11: Kobe welcomes the World Congress of the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics 2019

2019.10.15: Updates for business events guests after Typhoon Hagibis

2019.09.25: JAPAN Best Incentive Travel Awards 2019 Result Announcement

2019.08.27: SMiRT27 comes to Yokohama in 2023!

2019.08.19: ASPIRE in Japan (2021)

2019.08.08: CSI 2023 comes to Tokushima!

2019.07.19: Receiving Applications for 30th Meet Japan Hosted Buyers Program

2019.06.18: The JAPAN Best Incentive Travel Awards 2019 Now Open for Entries!

2019.05.27: Tokyo to host the 2023 World Confederation for Physical Therapy General Meeting and Congress!

2019.03.15: Meet Japan 2019 succeeds in showcasing local destinations in Japan

2019.03.01: Congratulations to the Inspiring Japan photo and video contest awardees

2019.02.25: Winning photos of the 1st Inspiring Business Events: Japan Photo & Video Contest – New ideas start here –

2019.02.01: JCB held a seminar in Korea on large-scale incentives!

2019.01.21: JCB attended SITE Global Conference in Bangkok

2019.01.11: Our new promotional video, "Meet the New" has been released!

2018

2018.12.26: SIGGRAPH Asia 2018 brings tech-savvy specialists together in Tokyo

2018.12.25: Euronews: "Japan: Benefits of an onsen, a natural hot spa, at conferences"

2018.11.27: Our brand new page is open!

2018.11.26: Osaka Elected host city of the World Expo 2025

2018.11.21: 2019 World Baseball-Softball Congress to be staged in Sakai city (Osaka)

2018.11.13: The JCI World Congress 2020 is to take place in Yokohama!

2018.10.30: CNBC "Japan: A Land of inspiration and innovation"

2018.10.02: Japan Convention Bureau launches official Facebook page!

2018.09.29: JNTO honoured with Destination Award at Luxperience

2018.09.18: Japan Air Traffic Updates

2018.09.18: Call for Entries! Inspiring Japan Photo & Video Contest by JCB

2018.09.07: Travel Tips for business events guests from overseas after Typhoon Jebi

2018.08.31: The JAPAN Best Incentive Travel Awards 2018～Result Announcement～

2018.08.24: Destination Japan in Demand; Taiwan Incentive seminar

2018.08.03: Connecting the Dots: JNTO organizes Japan Incentive Travel Seminars in Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok

2018.08.02: Japan Conference Ambassadors help attract two international congresses to Yokohama

2018.07.09: 【Notice regarding the Heavy Rains in Western Japan】

2018.07.06: JNTO's Kawasaki selected as one of 25 Most Influential People

2018.06.29: Receiving Applications for the Hosted Buyers' Program “MEET JAPAN”

2018.06.20: Japan Conference Ambassador Yoshifumi Kitamura is on the spotlight of TTG MICE

2018.06.18: 【Notice regarding the Northern Osaka Prefecture Earthquake】

2018.06.14: The legacy of the 11th edition of the Language Resources and Evaluation Conference (LREC 2018)

2018.06.14: The JAPAN Best Incentive Travel Awards 2018 Is Now Open for Entries!

2018.06.12: JNTO’s New Branding Campaign makes it to IMEX Frankfurt

2018.05.25: Why Event Organizers recommend events in Tokyo?

2018.05.09: Meet us in the Japan Stand at IMEX!

2018.05.07: Miyazaki welcomes the world for the 11th edition of the Language Resources and Evaluation Conference

2018.04.06: Narita Airport Hosts ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Conference

2018.03.19: New audiovisual resources available

2018.03.15: The world gathers around Yokohama’s genome research for HGM2018

2018.03.08: Meet Japan 2018 connects worldwide association executives and PCOs with Japanese destinations

2018.03.05: IME2018 succeeded to attract more than 400 buyers!

2018.02.15: The IME MICE Expo 2018 global site is now open!

2018.02.15: Yokohama Minato Mirai International Convention Center” (Pacifico Yokohama North) to open in 2020

2018.02.08: JNTO held a MICE Symposium, and hosted a networking and welcome Reception in collaboration with IAPCO

2018.02.07: Japan Meetings Website Renewal

2018.02.03: JNTO Meetings Industry Seminar in Osaka: "Trends and Practices to win International Meetings"

2017

2017.09.01: Result Announcement for JAPAN Best Incentive Travel Awards 2017

2017.06.16: JAPAN Best Incentive Travel Awards' application is now open!

2017.05.15: "Unique Venues of Japan" page is now open!

2017.03.30: Fast-tract Immigration Lanes Available for Foreign Visitors Attending International Conferences

2017.03.21: "Japan Incentives" page is now open!

2017.03.15: "99+1 JAPAN: Traveling Through Art, Design & Archtecture" Pocket book publication and website

2017.01.30: Prince Hotels debuts a new hotel in Nagoya in fall this year

2017.01.23: Notice of Office Relocation

2016

2016.12.12: JNTO is chosen as the Best Convention Bureau of North Asia by MICE Magazine "CEI Asia"

2016.12.06: The prize winners of "Japan Incentive Travel Awards" are announced!

2016.11.16: "Ferrari Cavalcade International 2016" was held in Kyoto

2016.10.07: JAPAN Incentive Travel Awards' application is now open!

2016.09.28: The 22nd World Congress of the International Federation of Automatic Control wil be held in Yokohama in 2023!

2016.09.28: Case study videos of meetings and events in Kyushu are available!

2016.09.14: Application for hosted buyers' program "Meet Japan" is now open!

2016.09.09: The World Parkinson Coalition chooses Kyoto to host its congress in 2019

2016.08.29: Narita Airport announces the Launch of a welcome message display service

2016.08.26: Yamagata released the video message from the Chairperson

2016.08.19: JNTO opens "Japan On-line Media Center" for Overseas Media

2016.08.09: A new case study of a unique venue using an aquarium in Numazu!

2016.07.22: 99th Lion's Club International Convention was held in Fukuoka!

2016.07.11: Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo will open New Club Floors

2016.07.05: Kyoto joins the Global Destination Sustainability Index!

2016.06.16: World Bonsai Convention will be held in Saitama in April 2017!

2016.06.16: MPI Japan Chapter president, honored with the Chair's Award

2016.05.01: Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo starts new services for physically challenged guests

2016.04.25: Kumamoto earthquakes update

2015

2015.09.30: JNTO's Newsletter September issue is now available.

2015.07.30: JNTO's Newsletter July issue is now available.

2015.05.27: Visit Us at The Meetings Show UK and the M&IT Agency Challenge!

2015.05.27: JNTO's Newsletter May issue is now available.

2015.04.24: New Brand Message for Japan Meetings and Events Adopted

2015.03.26: See You at the 2015 Trade Shows!

2015.03.25: JNTO's Newsletter March issue is now available.

2015.03.09: Meet Japan 2015: A Great Success!

2015.02.01: Come and Visit Us at AIME 2015

2015.01.30: JNTO's Newsletter January issue is now available.

2014

2014.11.27: JNTO's Newsletter November issue, "Japan Meeting & Incentive News", is now available.

2014.11.27: Application Deadline Approaching for Meet Japan 2015!

2014.09.30: Japan Incentive Travel Seminar 2014 in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur

2014.09.30: JNTO exhibition at IMEX America and EIBTM

2014.09.25: JNTO's Newsletter September issue, "Japan Meeting & Incentive News", is now available.

2014.07.30: JNTO's Newsletter July issue, "Japan Meeting & Incentive News", is now available.

2014.05.27: JNTO's Newsletter May issue, "Japan Meeting & Incentive News", is now available.

2014.03.28: JNTO's Newsletter March issue, "Japan Meeting & Incentive News", is now available.

2014.01.31: JNTO's Newsletter January issue, "Japan Meeting & Incentive News", is now available.

2013

2013.11.27: JNTO's Newsletter November issue, "Japan Meeting & Incentive News", is now available.

2013.10.22: JNTO will be exhibiting at EIBTM2013 (Nov 19~21, Barcelona).

2013.09.27: JNTO's Newsletter September issue, "Japan Meeting & Incentive News", is now available.

2013.09.09: Tokyo has won the bid to host the 2020 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.

2013.07.29: JNTO's Newsletter "Japan Meeting & Incentive News" July issue is now available.

2013.06.28: JNTO's Newsletter "Japan Meeting & Incentive News" June issue is now available.

2013.06.27: Now Available! - Japan e-book for Meeting Planners

2013.04.22: JNTO will be exhibiting at IMEX2013 (May 21-23, Frankfurt).

2013.04.22: JNTO's Newsletter "Japan Meeting & Incentive News" April issue is now available.

2013.04.22: JNTO's new "Meetings & Incentives" website goes live on April 22!

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