YOKOHAMA -- In 2023, this east Japan metropolis for the first time in nine years claimed the top spot as Japan's port of call ...

YOKOHAMA--This port city has gone to the dogs ... “But we have no rivals elsewhere in Japan, which means we are in a genuine blue ocean market,” a Yokohama official said.

Naha Port topped the list of ports of call by cruise ships in Japan, followed by Hakata Port in Fukuoka Prefecture, Yokohama Port, Nagasaki Port, and Ishigaki and Hirara ports in Okinawa Prefecture.