As foreign hoteliers invade the Tokyo market, the prestigious Imperial Hotel Ltd. is busy planning a counteroffensive.
And it finds itself in a good position to strike, having recently completed a four-year management restructuring plan.
Isato Yoshimura, the hotel's president, told The Japan Times in a recent interview that profitability has improved to the point where the hotel can afford annual investments of 4 billion yen.
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