Dear Colleagues,

We are happy to announce publication of the the latest issue of Contemporary Japan, the Journal of the German Institute of Japanese Studies in Tokyo.

Edited by Susanne Klien, it is a special issue on tourism that contains the following articles:

The innovative potential of inbound tourism in Japan for destination development − a case study of Hida Takayama Carolin Funck

Balancing urban revitalization, tourism, and development issues in times of crisis: Kawagoe's historical district as a self-sustaining and resilient community Heide Imai

A life cycle analysis of nature-based tourism policy in Japan Thomas Jones

Research report: historical amnesia and the “neo-imperial gaze” in the Okinawa boom Oliver E. Kühne

Ecotour providers in the Kyushu region: the characteristics of Japanese ecotourism and its relationship with global warming Yukio Yotsumoto

Best regards
Axel Klein, Managing Editor