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HOTELS

LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jul 17, 2014
Staying cool by the pool; evening drinks on the terrace; Parisian pastries
Staying cool by the pool The Hotel New Otani Tokyo's very popular outdoor pool, the Garden Pool will be open from July 19 through Sept. 7.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jul 10, 2014
Cooling off sizzling summer streets; the most important meal of the day; experience Turkish food and wine
Cooling off sizzling summer streets As part of a community collaboration project, the Tokyo Station Hotel is offering a special accommodation plan on July 25, which allows customers to join local community activities.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 10, 2014
Chagrined Seibu cuts IPO value 73%
Seibu Holdings Inc., owner of Japan's biggest hotel chain, reduced the size of its initial public offering by at least 73 percent with its largest shareholder opting out after investors balked at the valuation.
JAPAN / View from Osaka
Nov 16, 2013
Think caviar but brace for caveat
In one of the most memorable scenes of the late, and sorely missed, Juzo Itami's classic 1985 film "Tampopo" ("Dandelion"), Japanese businessmen enter a French restaurant. Confused by the exotic items on the menu, the elderly members of the party stick to what they know: sole meuniere, consomme soup...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 7, 2013
Hotel Okura latest to own up to fraudulent menus
Hotel Okura is the latest in a seemingly endless string of established hotels and department stores to admit to misrepresenting items on its restaurant menus.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Nov 2, 2013
Hankyu Hanshin scandal is a by-product of the media's food fetishization
As with every food mislabeling furor, the point in the Hankyu Hanshin scandal isn't necessarily that people are eating bad-tasting or unsafe food, but that their pretensions have been exposed.
JAPAN
Oct 25, 2013
Hotelier lays food scam to staff ignorant of law
Hankyu Hanshin Hotels Co. has been misrepresenting items on its menus for seven years at eateries in at least four prefectures, possibly scamming some 79,000 patrons in the process, and management is blaming the misdeeds on employees ignorant about the law.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 12, 2013
CEO sees Hoshino Resorts REIT as his ticket to worldwide expansion
Hoshino Resort Co., which has been operating luxury hotels for 109 years, wants to be as well known as Toyota Motor Corp. internationally, and President Yoshiharu Hoshino said Friday's real estate investment trust debut is a start.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 17, 2013
Popular Ginza boutique hotel closing its doors
Popular with foreigners and known for its luxurious service, the small Hotel Seiyo Ginza, in Tokyo's upscale district, will close on May 31, a hotel manager said Thursday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Feb 22, 2013
InterContinental to open in Osaka; haute cuisine at Mercedes-Benz Connection; White Day gifts at Cerulean Tower
InterContinental to open in Osaka
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Feb 8, 2013
New lobby at Ritz-Carlton, Osaka; grill your own pancakes; Valentine's Day dinner with roses
Ritz-Carlton, Osaka renews lobby
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.
Japan, South Korea and China vow to strengthen trade ties amid looming U.S. tariffs
Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yoji Muto (left), South Korean Trade Industry and Energy Minister Ahn Duk-geun (center) and Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao during a trilateral meeting in Seoul on Sunday
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.
Nankai Trough earthquake could kill 298,000 people, government says
Residents participate in an evacuation drill held with West Japan Railway in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, in January 2024 to prepare for a Nankai Trough earthquake and a possible tsunami following the quake.
Osaka Expo's Japan Pavilion completed
A ceremony is held to mark the completion of the Japan Pavilion at the World Expo in Osaka on Saturday.
On defense, Japan may avoid Trump's worst impulses — for now
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth chat after reviewing an honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Sunday.
No longer a 'bridesmaid': Yuki Tsunoda prepares for the Red Bull pressure cooker
All eyes will be on Yuki Tsunoda as he makes his Red Bull debut at the Japanese Grand Prix this weekend.
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.
Tokyo tech failures lean into misfortune, mistakes and missteps
Tsuyoshi Domoto in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on March 28. As an entrepreneur, Domoto experienced plenty of setbacks but maintains a positive attitude and continues to pursue his dreams.
Who among the opposition would join the ruling coalition?
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba enters his office in Tokyo on Friday.

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