With more than 40 years of experience in the Japanese travel industry, Mr. Ushiba will broaden Phocuswright’s reach into Asia. Along with analysis of the Japanese travel marketplace, Haruo will increase Phocuswright’s brand awareness in the region with syndicated and custom research sales. He is a founding member of the Japan Aviation Management Research (JAMR), whose aim is to look into the future of the airline business as it enters a new era of globalization. Haruo has been in various management positions with JAL Group throughout his career. He holds a B.A. in commerce from Keio University.
Areas of Research
Haruo's depth of experience and expertise are unmatched in the Japanese travel industry. He has a particularly keen understanding of the airline industry in Japan and across Asia.
Japan Interactive Charts
Category: Market Overview & Sizing Published: September 2025 Analysts: Coney Dongre, Haruo UshibaTap into the most recent data on the Japan travel market. Data is presented in a visually interactive, customizable format, and can be exported on demand.
Japan Travel Market Data Sheet 2022-2026
Category: Market Overview & Sizing Published: November 2023 Analysts: Coney Dongre, Haruo UshibaThis data sheet provides comprehensive market sizing and projections for the Japan travel industry from 2019-2026, including analysis of key segments, country-level share and trends, distribution...
Japan Travel Market Report 2022-2026
Category: Market Overview & Sizing Published: November 2023 Analysts: Coney Dongre, Haruo Ushiba US $795This report provides comprehensive market sizing and projections for the Japan travel industry from 2019-2026, including analysis of key segments, country-level share and trends, distribution dynamics...
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Japan Online Travel 2019: By the Numbers
Category: Market Overview & Sizing Published: March 2019 Analysts: Haruo Ushiba, Coney Dongre, Deepak Jain, Maggie RauchJapan remains the second-largest travel market in APAC, well behind China, but is more than three times the size of India as well as Australia/New Zealand (ANZ). Market growth will accelerate to nearly...
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Japan Online Travel 2019: Key Developments
Category: Market Overview & Sizing Published: March 2019 Analysts: Haruo Ushiba, Cathy Walsh, Coney Dongre, Deepak Jain, Maggie RauchFueled partly by a surge in inbound travelers with a strong preference for digital booking, online travel bookings in Japan are growing more than twice as fast as the overall travel market. In addition,...