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HOTELS

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 21, 2016
City mayors forging alliance over Airbnb and Uber
Uber Technologies Inc. and Airbnb Inc. have set their sights on global expansion. They are about to face a global response.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jun 16, 2016
A taste of the finest Philippine fare; folk art lies at the heart of Nagano hotel; buffet offers taste of Indonesian cuisine
A fiesta of the finest Philippine fare
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 16, 2016
Airbnb's 'master of disaster' comes to Tokyo as regulations loom
Airbnb Inc. has gone on a charm offensive in Japan, hoping to drum up support as regulators debate whether to clamp down on the startup's rapidly expanding operations.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jun 9, 2016
New small-breed dog run in Hakone; summer treats to beat the heat; sipping drinks under cool night skies
New small-breed dog run in Hakone
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 9, 2016
Japan hotels group calls for more restrictions on Airbnb-style operations
The industry group representing ryokan inns and hotels nationwide says short-stay accommodation is gaining popularity.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
Jun 5, 2016
Japan's police still unfettered by the law, or the truth
Repeat-offending Ibaraki police called to account for backsliding on the issue of hotel snooping.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jun 2, 2016
Sizzling summer beef promotion; breakfast buffet features 'superfoods'; spices, herbs give twist to cocktails
Sizzling summer beef promotion
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 24, 2016
Marriott-Starwood merger to spark turf war in Japan
For major Japanese hoteliers, the impending merger between Marriott International Inc. and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. signifies the opening of a cutthroat turf war with what will be the world's largest hotel operator in their home territory.
Japan Times
JAPAN / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
May 22, 2016
Kyoto's concerns mount over mystery 'minpaku' lodgings
Japan's huge tourism influx is greatly welcomed by politicians and select local service industries that are benefitting from the boom.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 20, 2016
Tokyo's rooftop helipads remain unused
Tokyo's Peninsula Hotel boasts a chauffeur-driven 1934 Rolls-Royce Phantom, a celebrity podiatrist studio and an aviation lounge to whisk executives to and from its $1,000-a-night suites by helicopter. Since it opened in 2007, the rooftop helipad has never been used.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 14, 2016
'Love hotels' targeted for conversion to meet lodging shortage
The government wants “love hotels,” which offer rooms to couples, converted into regular hotels to address an expected shortage of accommodations during the 2020 Olympics.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
May 12, 2016
Fine dining paired with fine ceramics; feast to mark first anniversary; East meets West in natural setting
Fine dining paired with fine ceramics
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Apr 28, 2016
Celebrating Children's Day with cake; enjoying a taste of Paris in Tokyo; everything is peachy in Yokohama
Celebrating Children's Day with cake
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Apr 21, 2016
Showing gratitude to mothers; tasting the best of traditional cuisine; enjoying a ladies night out
Showing gratitude to mothers
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Apr 14, 2016
Osaka stay includes aquarium ticket; enjoying a taste of downtown fare; cocktails and tea to celebrate 20 years
Osaka stay includes aquarium ticket
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 14, 2016
One problem with Japan doubling its tourism target: Hotels are already full
It's all very well doubling the tourism target — to 40 million visitors in 2020 — but where will they stay?
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 9, 2016
Government to promote construction of larger hotels in provincial areas to accommodate growing number of foreign tourists
The government will promote construction of large hotels outside major cities as part of a drive to welcome 40 million foreign visitors a year by 2020, when Tokyo will host the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / EVENTS AND INFORMATION
Apr 8, 2016
Ritz-Carlton, Osaka, expands menu with Japanese restaurant re-opening
The Ritz-Carlton, Osaka's Japanese restaurant Hanagatami reopened its doors to the public after completing renovations on March 4, welcoming guests on a new culinary journey.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Apr 7, 2016
Enjoying a blissful breakfast buffet; charity lunch exploring Hyogo Pref.; tasting the best Hokkaido has to offer
Enjoying a blissful breakfast buffet
BUSINESS
Apr 1, 2016
Japan eases rules a bit on 'minpaku' paid lodgings using homes
A revised government ordinance under the Inns and Hotels Law took effect Friday, making it easier for individuals to engage in lodging business for travelers in private homes.
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Traditional folk rituals like Mizudome-no-mai (dance to stop the rain) provide a sense of agency to a population that feels largely powerless in the face of the climate crisis.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals
By Alex K.T. Martin

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