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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Taking the Lead
Nov 5, 2017
Yoshiharu Hoshino: Inn innovator's winning formula born from bubble's crash
Yoshiharu Hoshino describes his experience taking over the reins of his century-old family business in 1991 as a "hard landing."
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Nov 2, 2017
Experience the coziness of Denmark
The Imperial Hotel Tokyo is holding the "Nordic Bliss" Denmark Fair through Nov. 30. Supported by the Danish embassy, guests can experience "hygge" with Danish food and culture, while commemorating 150 years of diplomatic relations between Denmark and Japan.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Oct 19, 2017
Buffet offers the flavors of Niigata
The InterContinental Tokyo Bay's Chef's Live Kitchen is offering its 10th Niigata Promotion through Nov. 30. Lunch, dinner and dessert buffets will feature approximately 25 traditional items made using ingredients from Niigata Prefecture.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 17, 2017
Japan to minimize restrictions that cities can put on private lodging businesses
The government will try to minimize the restrictions that municipalities concerned about noise and traffic place on private lodging businesses in residential areas, officials said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / OKINAWA BEAT
Oct 13, 2017
Okinawa innkeeper transforms 'love hotel' into castle with a floral view
Hotel Sha La La is one of Okinawa's newest hot spots, enticing tourists with its castle-like structure.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Oct 5, 2017
Taking in the flavors of the season
Restaurants at The Ritz-Carlton, Osaka, are offering autumn menus created with rich and colorful seasonal ingredients.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 30, 2017
Japan's tourism boom drives growth in multilingual visitor info sites
Foreign visitors to Japan looking to find out about tourist attractions and places to eat are able to access information from a growing array of multilingual apps and websites available on smartphones and computer terminals at hotels.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Sep 28, 2017
The best Hokkaido has to offer
The Tokyo Dome Hotel is holding "Hokkaido Fair 2017," the second iteration of its food from the north at the international buffet restaurant Rilassa from Oct. 20 to Nov. 30, enticing guests with a variety of dishes made with choice ingredients from Hokkaido.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Sep 21, 2017
Enjoy spooky suite tea service
The Rihga Royal Hotel Osaka is offering a Halloween plan "Adults' Halloween Suite," limited to one pair or group per day, from Sept. 22 to Oct. 31.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 17, 2017
Beyond Airbnb: Minpaku market poised for growth
Needing a place to stay before moving to a new home, James Degan recently went on Airbnb and found an apartment in Tokyo's upscale Minato Ward. At ¥8,000 per night with a double bed and fully equipped kitchen, it came cheaper than staying in a hotel and was conveniently located near a station close...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 17, 2017
Short-term rentals can help promote rural tourism, but few are willing to open their doors
Amid an influx of tourists from home and abroad in the run-up to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, local governments are trying to persuade homeowners unwilling to put up with strangers to open their doors.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Sep 14, 2017
Iconic Tokyo hotel celebrates 102 years
In commemoration of its 102nd anniversary, The Tokyo Station Hotel that is located in the classic European-style, red-brick station building, the Premium Breakfast Buffet will be available at The Atrium, the guest lounge of the hotel from Oct. 3 to 6, and on Nov. 2.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Sep 7, 2017
Family time in the center of the city
The Family Stay 2017 vacation plan is being offered at the Cerulean Tower Tokyu Hotel, which is conveniently located in the heart of Tokyo, through Sept. 22.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 7, 2017
Olympics spur hotel development rush in Japan
With Japan in the grip of a tourism boom in the run-up to the 2020 Summer Olympics, many domestic and foreign hotel operators are capitalizing on the growing demand for accommodations.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Aug 24, 2017
Luxury hotels set to welcome Olympic guests
In 2020, Marriott International Inc. will open for the first time in Japan two "high-grade luxury lifestyle hotels" with the EDITION Toranomon and EDITION Ginza.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Aug 17, 2017
French cuisine with a Japanese twist
The Motif Restaurant and Bar at the Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Marunouchi is offering dinner created in collaboration with Sapporo's Moliere French restaurant from Aug. 21 to 27.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Aug 10, 2017
Organic ingredients create healthy options
Following renovations, the recently reopened Restaurant Tohoku Bokujo on the Hotel Continental Fuchu's first floor is now offering a dinner buffet with 100 percent organic and pesticide-free vegetables, eggs and chicken from Aomori Prefecture's Tohoku Bokujo.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Aug 3, 2017
Champagne evening offers welcome respite
The Champagne Bar on the third floor of the ANA InterContinental Tokyo is currently offering a Champagne Social, in which guests can choose from three exclusive free-flow plans with a choice of the chef's Elegant Creations tapas menu to enjoy a luxurious evening.
BUSINESS
Jul 31, 2017
DBJ, Hoshino Resorts team up with banks to start fund for Japan's struggling hotels
The government-owned Development Bank of Japan said Monday it has teamed up with Hoshino Resorts Inc. and Japan's three largest commercial banks to launch a fund to help turn around struggling hotel operators.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jul 27, 2017
Iconic restaurant offers halal menu
Japanese restaurant Gonpachi Nishi-Azabu is pleased to introduce a new Muslim-friendly menu.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Japan's average life expectancy rises for first time in three years
A decline in COVID-19-caused deaths likely helped boost the average life expectancy for Japanese men and women to rise for the first time in three years in 2023.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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