All posts belonging to the Japan tag can be found in the list below.
Sports fans visiting Japan for the Olympics and Rugby World Cup are to benefit from improved mobile ticketing systems after a deal was signed between NFC chip developer NXP Semiconductors and mobile t...
Tags: Asia, Japan, Mobile, NFC, NXPPurchasing issues with 2019 Rugby World Cup tickets have left many fans frustrated and empty handed for the international event in Japan. The final stage of sales began on January 15 with those w...
Tags: Japan, Payments, Rugby World Cup 2019, RWC 2019Japan is set to conduct tests on up to 200 million network-connected gadgets for cyber-security lapses ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Cyber security has become significantly more vital as...
Tags: Cyber Security, Hackers, Japan, Major Events, Rugby World Cup, Tokyo 2020Japan’s parliament has rubber-stamped a bill that will ban ticket scalping as the country prepares for two years of major sporting events. It was initially revealed in December 2017 that the gove...
Tags: Japan, Olympic Games, Paralympic Games, Rugby World Cup, ticket resale, ticket scalping, Ticket ToutingOrganisers of next year’s Rugby World Cup in Japan have revealed that more than 4.5 million applications have been received this year as the first tickets for the tournament were allocated today fol...
Tags: Ballot, Japan, Rugby, Rugby World CupA ticket seller at Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden in Tokyo gave away free tickets to foreigners over the course of two years, costing the attraction more than 25 million yen ($222,000/ £174,000/€19...
Tags: Free Tickets, Japan, Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden, Tokyo, Tourist AttractionsTiqets has expanded its reach into Japan after partnering with one of the country’s leading tourism platforms. The ticketing platform, which specialises in museums and attractions, has signed a t...
Tags: Attractions, Japan, Tiqets, Tourism, VeltraJapanese ticketing company eplus has claimed success with a new system introduced to counter the issue of bots buying up multiple tickets for major events. Eplus purchased the security program from...
Tags: Bots, Eplus, Japan, Major Events, Online Security, Security, ToutsWith the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in mind, Japanese lawmakers have revealed plans to submit a bill that would prohibit ticket resale for profit. As it stands, Japan does not ha...
Tags: Ban, Bill, Japan, Legislation, Olympics, Resale, Tokyo 2020, ToutsThe Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) has set a ceiling of JPY 7,000 (£49/€55/$63) as the maximum price of tickets for sports events at the Paralympic Game...
Tags: Japan, Olympics, Paralympics, pricing, Tokyo 2020
