Alo Japan<p><a href="https://www.alojapan.com/1296698/tourist-crowded-japan-turns-to-apps-to-combat-guide-shortages/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">alojapan.com/1296698/tourist-c</span><span class="invisible">rowded-japan-turns-to-apps-to-combat-guide-shortages/</span></a> Tourist-crowded Japan turns to apps to combat guide shortages <a href="https://channels.im/tags/apps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>apps</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/combat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>combat</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/guide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>guide</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/JapanTrips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JapanTrips</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Shortages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shortages</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/TouristCrowded" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TouristCrowded</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/trips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trips</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/turns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>turns</span></a> TOKYO — Japan is experiencing a shortage of bilingual guides to meet the waves of international tourists visiting the country, as the COVID-19 pandemic pushed many guides into retirement or career changes. “We’ve had to reschedule tours or cancel them altogether because we couldn’t secure guides, and w…</p>