Japan opens tourism office in Dubai

Both Japan and the United Arab Emirates see opportunity to expand tourism, trade and investment in one another.
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This picture shows an exhibit in the Japanese pavilion at Expo 2020 in the Gulf emirate of Dubai, on Oct. 1, 2021. - GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty Images
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Japan’s tourism authority opened an office in Dubai today.

The Japan National Tourism Organization’s office in the United Arab Emirates’ largest city is its first in any Middle Eastern country. The head of the office said that it will focus on tourism exchanges with the UAE and other Gulf countries, the official Emirates News Agency reported. The news was confirmed by Dubai’s media office.

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