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Fly to Japan for Free With Your US Passport
By Passport Editorial

Japan has come to depend on its tourist industry, but after the earthquake/tsunami one-two punch that leveled parts of the coast and damaged the Fukushima nuclear reactor, the number of foreign visitors dropped by 50-60 percent (via NileGuidance). Since then, the Japanese travel industry has come up with several promotions aimed at combating the negative perception of the country that still lingers even today. For example, in July, a group of Japanese resorts held a contest to send one lucky…

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Your US Passport Can Take You to Japan – But is it Safe?
By Passport Editorial

More than four months after an earthquake and a tsunami delivered a devastating one-two punch to Japan, the tourism industry is still reeling from the blow. Perceptions about the safety of the country (or lack thereof) are keeping many Americans away. Japan's travel industry tends to rely on well-heeled travelers, but according to the New York Times, tourist visits are down 50 percent. Meanwhile, Daniel Simon, the general manager of the Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Marunouchi, told the newspaper…

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Submit Your Passport Application: Contest to Travel Japan, Free!
By Passport Editorial

It's an unfortunate fact that bad news gets the most airtime. Because of this, when something bad happens in another country, TV news often leaves you with a skewed perspective of the place, turning regional problems into national ones. For example, watching news coverage of the drug violence in Mexico, you could be forgiven for thinking that the entire country is going up in flames. But in reality, the violence is in most cases restricted to specific regions. The same…

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