Japan brings its people to the fore in hit web promo to tourists [VIDEO]

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Many tourism boards choose to focus on the locations and things to do rather than its habitants as a method of enticing visitors to a country.

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Hello Kitty takes tourists around Tokyo with colorful digital gusto

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Visit Japan, also known as the Japan Toursim Agency, has capitalized on this worldwide obsession in a digitally native way – a Hello Kitty iPhone app. Yes, Hello Kitty is now available for your next visit to Japan!

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Boom time for online travel in Japan

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First the good news. Online travel is the standout trend not only in Japan but across Asia.

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Travelport gets more global in Asia and Africa

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Travelport believes its global marketshare declined slightly during the first quarter, but officials are very bullish about the global distribution system’s growth prospects in Japan, China and Africa.

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Travelport agrees major partnership with Japanese GDS AXESS, JAL says goodbye to Sabre

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A significant bolstering of its presence in Asia-Pacific with news that AXESS International Network, the GDS owned by Japan Airlines, will now be hosted by Travelport.

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Is Japan cool? Not sure, but ANA knows how to make a cool social media-led promo

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Japan has certainly had its difficulties over the past 12 months – if a catastrophic earthquake and tsunami were not enough, both helped trigger one of the world’s worst nuclear accidents for decades.

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Google launches people finder service after Japan earthquake and tsunami

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Google has established its people finder service for those affected by the 8.9 registered earthquake and resulting tsunami today.

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Is Japan the travel technology wildcard?

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We all know Japan has a very unusual tourist market compared to the rest of the developed world, but how different in terms of technology?

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