‘Fine for others to pay more’: can Japan attract more overseas tourists while charging them extra? ^29.4%

The Guardian - By Gavin Blair - 7/1/2026, 2:20 AM

Anecdotal 13.3% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 9.8% - Framing Effect 9.4%

Perched dramatically on a hilltop in western Japan, Himeji castle’s striking white-plastered, tiered roofs earned it the moniker “white heron castle”. The sweeping 17th-century complex is regarded as the finest existing samurai fortress, and attracts more than one and a half million visitors a year. But as Japan seeks to manage greater... more