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BUSINESS / TRAVEL INSIDER
Dec 30, 2014

Haute cuisine on Air France; five stars for Garuda Indonesia; Cathay Pacific's bonus mile compaign

Throughout January, Air France is offering new dishes in the La Premiere cabin created by Anne-Sophie Pic, a French chef with three Michelin stars.
BUSINESS / TRAVEL INSIDER
Dec 9, 2014

New Hong Kong flights; treat for 'Takao'; airline of the year named

New Hong Kong flights
LIFE / Travel / TRAVEL INSIDER
Nov 25, 2014

San Francisco upgrades; Taiwan renovations; top African airline named

United Airlines has opened a new reception lobby at San Francisco International Airport for members of its Global Services program and a new check-in area for Premier members of its MileagePlus loyalty program.
BUSINESS / TRAVEL INSIDER
Sep 9, 2014

British Airways; garuda Indonesia; china Airlines

British Airways
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Sep 6, 2014

Japan's World Heritage Sites

It was in September 2003 that I visited Kiyomizu-dera — exactly 11 years ago. I was in Japan for the first time, and during an excursion to meet an old friend in Osaka, she suggested driving us down the road to Kyoto to see the ridiculous number of staggeringly striking temples. Grand old Kiyomizu-dera,...
LIFE / Travel / TRAVEL INSIDER
Aug 5, 2014

Discount to Hong Kong; dish giveaway; new Jetstar route

Discount to Hong Kong
LIFE / Travel / TRAVEL INSIDER
Jul 22, 2014

Cathay grabs record win; easier connections; Air India joins alliance

Cathay grabs record win
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / TRAVEL INSIDER
Apr 1, 2014

Expanding alliances; European deal; Cathay gives extra miles

Expanding alliances
BUSINESS / TRAVEL INSIDER
Mar 4, 2014

SAS business class, keeping safety fun, high-flying patrol

SAS business class
LIFE / Travel / TRAVEL INSIDER
Jan 14, 2014

Taiwan to Shikoku; Mileage program; Cathay's additional flights

Taiwan to Shikoku
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / TRAVEL INSIDER
Nov 26, 2013

Air France's new chef; SAS Narita lounges a plus; AirAsia to fly to Nagoya

Air France's new chef
LIFE / Travel / TRAVEL INSIDER
Nov 12, 2013

United's electronics friendly cabins; BA holiday offer; Cathay gift voucher

Electronics friendly cabins
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / TRAVEL INSIDER
Oct 8, 2013

American Airlines to hire pilots, expand; Vanilla Air routes; Virgin Atlantic games to win tickets

AA pilot hiring, expansion
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / TRAVEL INSIDER
Sep 25, 2013

Finnair's CEO on Japan

Finnair held a press conference at the Imperial Hotel Tokyo on Sept. 24 to introduce Pekka Vauramo, who became the company's new president and CEO in June.
LIFE / Travel / TRAVEL INSIDER
Sep 3, 2013

SAS fare sale extended; Cathay in-flight Cantonese specialties; Garuda Mount Fuji raffle

SAS fare sale extended
LIFE / Travel / TRAVEL INSIDER
Aug 6, 2013

Thai to fly Sapporo daily; Virgin Upper Class offer with chauffer limo service; Air Asia goods giveaway

Thai daily to Sapporo
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Jul 19, 2013

Pioneering Australian's outdoor adventures invigorate Hokkaido

Australian Ross Findlay is a doer. Name any outdoor sport and chances are he's done it, from kayaking to rock climbing to snowcat skiing and snowshoeing.
LIFE / Travel / TRAVEL INSIDER
Jul 9, 2013

American Airlines celebrity poll; Cathay's Change for Good results; Jetstar available at Lawson

AA celebrity poll
LIFE / Travel / TRAVEL INSIDER
May 29, 2013

SAS to rebrand classes; Air Asia to fly Narita-Taipei; Singapore special fares

SAS to rebrand classes
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
May 28, 2013

As Japan reeled from disaster, three men went cycling

In 1977, British author and long-term Tokyo resident Alan Booth made a journey on foot from the northernmost point in Japan, Cape Soya, to Kyushu's southernmost tip, Cape Sata.
LIFE / Travel / TRAVEL INSIDER
Mar 6, 2013

Jetstar partners with JAL; China Airlines increases Osaka-Kaohsiung flights; Virgin fuel surcharge

Jetstar teams with JAL
BUSINESS / TRAVEL INSIDER
Jan 23, 2013

Singapore Air voucher offer; American Airlines upgrades; Korean Air flies Honolulu

Singapore vouchers
Uncategorized / TRAVEL INSIDER
Oct 3, 2012

Garuda to increase Bali flights; SAS special direct flights to Lapland to see the aurora

Garuda adds Bali flights
Uncategorized / TRAVEL INSIDER
Sep 19, 2012

Fly China Airlines, ride Taiwan high-speed train for free; Virgin's Haneda plans

Taiwan plane, train offer
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Jun 3, 2012

Time travel to eco Edo; AKB48 elections; CM of the week: Masami Hisamoto for Kao

June 3 through 10 is Eco Week on Nippon TV, so it is airing some specials emphasizing environmental issues. One is "Chotaiken! Time Warp Ryokosha Oedo-hen" ("Super Experience! Time Warp Travel Agency Oedo Edition"; Tues., 9 p.m.).
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Dec 9, 2011

Japan puts out a big welcome mat for wealthy Chinese tourists

Tourism is still suffering from the effects of the 3/11 disasters but at least there is hope, big hope, in China and its millions of visitors.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jun 3, 2011

Japan, you look like you could use a long vacation

Travel agencies are banking on fact that possible power shortages in Japan this summer will inspire people to take longer vacations.

Longform

Wealthier women in the prewar era had been the targets of various media-related health campaigns that mistakenly encouraged them to avoid everything from riding bicycles to reading novels when their monthly cycles came around.
Menstruation in Japan: Breaking the silence, slowly