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EDITORIALS
Aug 22, 2005

For safer travel over 65

The National Police Agency chose "Striving for the World's Safest Road Traffic" as the main theme of its 2005 white paper made public recently. This is the first time in about a quarter-century that traffic safety has been the main feature of the annual report, thus denoting the agency's enthusiasm for...
BUSINESS
Apr 13, 2005

China-Japan tensions won't hurt air travel, official says

Recent anti-Japanese protests in China probably won't greatly hurt air travel from Japan, a senior aviation official said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Oct 4, 2004

Travel agents plan to cash in on Ichiro

Major tour operators are hoping there will be more demand next year for tours to the United States to watch baseball following Ichiro Suzuki's record-breaking performance this season.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Aug 31, 2004

Air travel, kids stuff and wills

Air travel R.M. has a friend who wants to come and visit Japan, but he needs to use a portable oxygen tank from time to time.
JAPAN
Apr 21, 2004

Coalition dumps plan to ban travel to perilous countries

The ruling coalition on Tuesday abandoned the idea of introducing a bill to ban Japanese nationals from traveling to dangerous countries, fearing that a law of this kind could violate the Constitution, coalition officials said.
BUSINESS
Mar 27, 2004

Tokyu poised to sell 85% of travel unit to investment firm

Railway firm Tokyu Corp. said Friday it will sell 85.03 percent of wholly owned travel subsidiary Tokyu Tourist Corp. to Activ Investment Partners Ltd. for 2.49 billion yen.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 8, 2004

Travel agencies on guard for SARS but see no heavy cancellations yet

Japanese tour agencies are on the lookout for the spread of SARS in China and other destinations but have not detected any large-scale cancellations following the confirmation of the first case of the season in China this week, agencies said Wednesday.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Dec 9, 2003

Inheritance, noise woes and pet travel

More on death tax More now on inheritance or death tax. Alastair had heard that "death tax" is very high in Japan and was wondering if this was the case.
JAPAN
Oct 17, 2003

Seizures of faked travel documents up 42% to 1,739

There were 1,739 illegal passports, visas and other travel documents detected at Japanese airports and ports from January to June, up 42 percent from the same period last year.
BUSINESS
Sep 27, 2003

Tokyu to take control of travel unit

Railway operator Tokyu Corp. said Friday it will make Tokyu Tourist Corp. a wholly owned subsidiary on Jan. 1.
BUSINESS
Jul 11, 2003

Current account surplus up as overseas travel dips

The nation's current account surplus rose for the second month in a row in May as the SARS epidemic trimmed overseas travel, surging 28.5 percent from a year earlier to 1.35 trillion yen, the Finance Ministry said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jul 6, 2003

SARS travel alert for Taiwan lifted

The Foreign Ministry on Saturday lifted a SARS travel caution for Taiwan, the last remaining entry on its list of areas where travelers should exercise caution due to the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome.
JAPAN
Apr 20, 2003

Travel, cars, ads top jobs wish list

Many of the careers most widely coveted by Japanese university students are related to the tourism industry, automakers and ad agencies, a recent survey suggests.
JAPAN
Mar 7, 2003

Middle East travel warning issued

The Foreign Ministry issued on Thursday its highest travel warning for Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, urging Japanese nationals to evacuate as a U.S.-led war against Iraq appears imminent.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 20, 2003

Space travel must go on, veteran astronauts say

Space exploration should go ahead despite the dangers shown by the Feb. 1 disintegration of the U.S. space shuttle Columbia and the loss of its seven-member crew, astronaut Mamoru Mohri said Wednesday.
EDITORIALS
Jan 12, 2003

A travel ban that makes no sense

Israel has every right to protect itself against terrorism. The questions that swirl around Israel's policies focus on whether its actions create more security for the Jewish state or less. The Israeli government's decision last week to bar a Palestinian delegation from attending a London peace conference...
JAPAN
Dec 23, 2001

New Year travel by train likely to peak Dec. 29-30

The peak period for outbound passengers on Japan Railway trains over the New Year period will fall on Dec. 29-30, while Tokyo-bound trains will peak Jan. 3, according to bookings made for Dec. 28 through Jan. 6, according to the JR group.
JAPAN
Dec 6, 2001

Terrorism took record toll on overseas travel in October

Revenues from overseas trips at 50 Japanese tourist agencies in October shrank a record 46.1 percent to 115.98 billion yen from the previous year due to transportation concerns caused by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, a government survey showed.
JAPAN
Oct 30, 2001

Travel agency opens Web site catering to foreigners

Nippon Travel Agency Co. will launch an English-language Web site today offering low-price domestic package tours to non-Japanese travelers.
JAPAN
Sep 29, 2001

Minister says Okinawa is safe for travel

Minister for Okinawa Koji Omi said Friday that Okinawa Prefecture is as safe as other parts of Japan.
JAPAN
Sep 13, 2001

Tourists OK, 14 travel agencies say

Fourteen of the 15 major Japanese travel agencies that run package tours to New York and Washington confirmed the safety of 1,770 Japanese participants, the Land, Transport and Infrastructure said Wednesday.
LIFE / Travel / NATURE TRAVEL
Apr 17, 2001

Travel from lions to sharks by luxury train

It is 2 p.m. on a cloudless, Friday afternoon. Windhoek's colonial-era station simmers sleepily in the hot sun of Namibia, southwest Africa.
JAPAN
Sep 30, 2000

Travel restrictions may be eased for Red Army kids

Japanese authorities allowed the 19-year-old son of a Japanese Red Army member who is believed to be living in Lebanon to visit the Middle East country in early August, police sources revealed recently.
JAPAN
Jun 10, 2000

Solomons travel advisory raised to 4

The Foreign Ministry upgraded its travel warning Friday for the Solomon Islands, urging Japanese people to leave Guadalcanal and postpone visits to other parts of the islands.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / GETTING THINGS DONE
Apr 18, 1999

Travel report

Never before have I returned to Japan after an overseas trip at the end of the cherry blossoms. Don't do it! The season is best when it is being anticipated. When I left, there was just the hint of a pink haze around the trees, the first indication that the blossoms were readying their show. That is...
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 3, 2023

Yellen to travel to Japan for G7 finance ministers meeting

Treasury said Yellen would work with G7 partners to strengthen the global economy, including by coordinating on efforts to encourage and align domestic investments.
JAPAN
May 3, 2023

Kinki Nippon Tourist admits overcharging municipalities by up to ¥1.6 billion

The travel agency has said it will return the funds, overcharged on commissioned work related to COVID-19 vaccination programs, after the amount is finalized.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Feb 10, 2023

Justin and Kaori Sereni: 'Provide warm rooms, serve delicious food and choose comfortable beds'

It was a long time coming but in 2020 Justin Sereni realized a dream when he opened his own boutique lodge with wife, Kaori. The result is a cozy getaway on the border of Niigata and Nagano.
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST
Jun 30, 2023

Houston Spaceport: Collaboration crucial to the future of commercial space travel

Collaboration, not competition. That was how Houston Airport System Director of Aviation Mario Diaz described the future of space exploration as he invited Japanese companies to take part in Houston Spaceport’s long-term vision to become the leader in commercial space travel. 

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