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alojapan.com/1236882/tokyos-vi Tokyo’s vinyl experts say overseas buyers are ‘sustaining the scene’ #music #shopping #Tokyo #TokyoTopics #tourism #vinyl #東京 #東京都 For all the millions of tourists flowing into Japan, what are the most popular souvenirs they’re bringing back home? Tea, omamori charms and bottles of rare whisky are perennial favorites, but there’s a new hot item that overseas visitors are increasingly eager to snap up: vinyl records. By some metrics, Tokyo boa…

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"The United States is one of the top three most visited countries in the world. The big draw cards – cities such as San Francisco, New York and Chicago and national parks such as Yosemite – have attracted international tourists for decades. This combined with its role as a global business powerhouse meant it had 66.5 million visitors in 2023 – and the 2024 figure is expected to be higher still.

But a lot has changed in recent months, and 2025’s figures may not be as strong. The 2024 reelection of Donald Trump as the president of the United States and the consequential changes in foreign diplomacy and relations, alongside internal cultural shifts, are starting to change global attitudes towards the US – attitudes that appear to be affecting tourists’ desire to visit the US."

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The ConversationTourists are cancelling trips to the US – here’s how this could affect its economy
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"We had begun the morning sipping traditional māmaki tea and eating homemade banana bread in the sunshine, as Waipā's guide, Kelsey Ke'alohilani Rogers, shared the legend of kalo (taro in Hawaiian) and how this root vegetable became an iconic part of Hawaiian culture. According to local beliefs, Earth Mother and Sky Father had a stillborn son. From the spot where he was buried, the first kalo plant grew, later nourishingtheir next son, Hāloa, the first human. "This is why kalo is more than food; it's family," Rogers explained." - bbc.com/travel/article/2025033

An aerial view of the crystal blue coastline of the north shore of the island of Kauai in Hawaii (Credit: Alamy)
BBC · Mālama: The word embodying the spirit of HawaiiAv Kate Eshelby

European visitors now need an entry permit to visit the UK.

Travellers from Europe will now need a digital Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) permit.

The permit can be purchased online for £10 (12 euros) until 9 April, when the price will rise to £16. The UK government follows other countries in seeking to strengthen immigration security by screening people before they cross its borders.

mediafaro.org/article/20250402

Signs to apply for an ETA. | © Lionel Bonaventure, AFP
France24 · European visitors now need an entry permit to visit the UK.Av France24