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LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Oct 11, 2018
Scrumptious desserts for the Halloween season
With Halloween on the horizon, the Cerulean Tower Tokyu in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward is offering a Halloween Sweets Collection for everyone from children to adults to savor until Oct. 31.
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Oct 4, 2018
Revel in a rich and tasty celebration
Sometimes, "a ton of chocolate" isn't hyperbole. Running now until Dec. 26, ANA InterContinental Tokyo proudly presents Chocolate Sensation, a hotel-wide event celebrating cocoa-based culinary creativity; and to make sure there's enough to go around, the hotel has procured multiple chocolate shipments...
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Sep 27, 2018
Terrifying Halloween teatime sure to scare
Terrifying Halloween teatime sure to scare
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Sep 20, 2018
Delicate French treats to delight the palate
The Hyatt Regency Tokyo is holding its popular French desserts event, the Gilles Marchal Fair, until Nov. 18.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Sep 13, 2018
Dessert collaboration marks 30th anniversary
The Royal Park Hotel's 30th anniversary is just around the corner; to get ahead of the curve, they've teamed up with one of Nihonbashi's oldest and most well-regarded confectioners to produce a celebratory parfait of absolute decadence.
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Sep 6, 2018
An urban escape with a blend of tradition
Touring Tokyo is about to get a lot easier. On Dec. 14, floors 4-13 of Hulic Square Tokyo will collectively open as the new flagship location for Hulic's luxury hotel series.
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Aug 23, 2018
Stylish glamping to close out the summer season
Now that the summer evenings have cooled down, it's the perfect time to dive into the joys of camping — and what better way to do so than right in a hotel? Sponsored by Asahi Breweries, Shin Yokohama Prince Hotel has opened its spacious seventh floor open-air terrace to host a luxurious urban camping...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 15, 2018
Don Quijote plans to build high-rise complex in Shibuya
As Tokyo's famous Shibuya district undergoes major redevelopments, Don Quijote Holdings Co. is joining the fray to add to the momentum.
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Aug 9, 2018
'Poptail' a playful twist on childhood nostalgia
Nostalgia is in the air and summery desserts are on the mind at the Conrad Tokyo. Available until Aug. 31, bar and lounge TwentyEight is dazzling hotel guests with its refreshing Play with Summer Afternoon Tea dessert collection.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 9, 2018
Trunk (Hotel) banks on lodging experience that goes beyond the room
In the morning, two millennial-age men sit at a table together sipping coffee while typing away on their computers. As lunch time approaches, office workers file in for a bite to eat. At dusk, fashionable crowds sip on swanky cocktails and listen to local DJs spin their latest tunes.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Aug 2, 2018
Next-level luxury in helicopter ride, spa package
Swissotel Nankai Osaka is pulling out all the stops to celebrate its 15th anniversary. In addition to hosting a variety of commemorative promotional events, the hotel has crafted two luxurious accommodation plans that will be available from Sept. 1 to Dec. 31.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2018
Two Osaka hotels join global war on plastic waste by banning straws
Joining the worldwide movement to combat plastic waste, two international hotels in Osaka are moving toward paper straws.
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jul 26, 2018
Popular melon fair offers summer respite
The Tokyo Station Hotel is once again presenting a refreshing summer menu through the end of August. This classic modern icon of Tokyo Station welcomes guests with hospitality by following their seasonal theme "Spending Summer Comfortably at the Hotel."
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jul 19, 2018
Cultural immersion through dance, festivities
The Shiba Park Hotel, located near Tokyo Tower in Shiba Park, Minato Ward, is inviting overseas guests to enjoy Japanese culture and customs at a Bon odori festival that will be held at Zojoji Temple on July 27 and 28.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 16, 2018
Japan to increase number of wheelchair-friendly hotel rooms
The land ministry plans to revise Japan's standards for barrier-free hotels to increase the number of rooms suitable for wheelchair users ahead of the Olympics.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jul 12, 2018
A taste of French artistry in Tokyo
A taste of French artistry in Tokyo
As ‘Buy Canadian’ grows, more U.S. firms say retailers turning away products
Empty shelves with "Buy Canadian Instead" signs are seen in the American Whiskey section of the BC Liquor in Vancouver, British Columbia, on March 10.
U.S. tourist arrested after bringing a handgun into Japan
Hyogo police believe the handgun a U.S. tourist inadvertently brought into Japan slipped through security procedures at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture.
Trump unveils 10% global tariff, with Japan levy set at 24%
Trump tosses a MAGA hat to the crowd during an event in which he unveiled new tariffs in the White House on Wednesday.
Meiji says sayonara to bottled milk, a staple of Japan's bathhouses
Meiji bottled milk lined up in a fridge at Kosugiyu, a bathhouse in Tokyo. The sticker urges patrons to enjoy the milk one last time before it’s gone.
Japan’s leader didn’t read the job description
Prime Minister and ruling Liberal Democratic Party leader Shigeru Ishiba is facing a political funding scandal that has damaged his reputation and sparked speculation that internal efforts to remove him are underway.
Haruki Murakami TV adaptation revisits 30 years of watershed moments
Though Haruki Murakami's trademark whiff of offbeat existentialism is threaded throughout NHK's "After the Quake," the final episode — conceived as a sequel to the story "Super-Frog Saves Tokyo" — is the most stylized, featuring an anthropomorphic talking frog (voiced by Non) and his erstwhile associate Katagiri (Koichi Sato).
Nintendo to launch the Switch 2 on June 5
The controllers for the Switch 2 will attach to the console magnetically rather than sliding on rails as with the original device.
A new human trafficking trend emerges from Myanmar scam centers
Victims of scam centers who were tricked or trafficked into working in Myanmar gather at a compound inside KK Park, a fraud center on the country's border with Thailand, after a multinational crackdown in February.
Meiji says sayonara to bottled milk, a staple of Japan's bathhouses
Meiji bottled milk lined up in a fridge at Kosugiyu, a bathhouse in Tokyo. The sticker urges patrons to enjoy the milk one last time before it’s gone.
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.

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