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Teruo Inoue, Chairman Teruo Inoue, Chairman

In recent years, amid cries for true internationalism, the number of Japanese traveling abroad has reached close to 17 million people a year. There are now many reasons for Japanese to go abroad: on business, to study, for training, and to inspect and observe to name but a few. Increasing varieties in travel destinations and traveling styles are now more obvious than ever.
As though paced by the accelerating development of the Internet, buying flight tickets and traveling abroad becomes easier by the day and an integral part of life. The potential traveler has the choice of buying tickets at travel agencies, convenience stores, through magazines or via the Internet.

But, while travel itself becomes simpler, with more people traveling to more places, potential dangers such as becoming ill, getting hurt, or being involved in an accident, increase at the same time. In a country where the language, culture, customs and countless other factors differ from one's own, all manner of troubles could lie ahead. This is particularly true for the increasing number of travelers who purchase flight tickets directly rather than via a travel agency, since for them, once trouble starts, there is no support structure in the destination to help deal with it.

This has led the Overseas Tour Operators Association of Japan (OTOA) to set up a website with the latest information concerning public safety abroad, utilizing our unrivaled network of 811 bases in 245 cities across 80 countries. There is no other site as detailed as ours, packed with city-by-city data on travel precautions, dealing with potential problems, hospital locations, how and where to buy over-the-counter medicinal drugs etc. We sincerely believe that there is something helpful for every overseas traveler on our site.

You'll also find listings of OTOA member companies, and we will keep our site updated with reliable, practical and up-to-the minute information for overseas travelers.

We hope you'll find some useful information for your next trip, and maybe get an idea of what our members do, or could do, to improve your travel life. So, check it out!


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