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TOURISM 3

SOCCER / J. League / J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Oct 30, 2019
No intercontinental title shot for Levain Cup winner Frontale
After mostly exorcising their reputation as "silver collectors" by claiming two straight J. League first division titles, Kawasaki Frontale have at last fully shed that reputation by claiming the Levain Cup in their fifth attempt.
Japan Times
JAPAN / The Argument: Casinos
Oct 30, 2019
Any economic benefits of casinos come at far too steep of a price
Those who support bringing casinos to Japan boast of their economic benefits, but any perceived boon for the economy is far outweighed by their destructive consequences.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / The Argument: Casinos
Oct 30, 2019
Casinos are misunderstood and a needed part of destination resorts
As a longtime member of a nonpartisan group of lawmakers promoting integrated resorts, my basic stance is to promote the introduction of IRs as a whole, rather than casinos alone.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 29, 2019
Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic space tourism venture achieves NYSE debut liftoff
Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. became the first space-tourism business to go public as it began trading Monday on the New York Stock Exchange.
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Oct 28, 2019
Tourists in Kyoto informed of manners via push notifications
A new app strives to inform overseas visitors to Kyoto of a number of social norms such as don't take pictures of the geisha when they're working.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Oct 28, 2019
Japan may need some red cards for unruly rugby fans off the pitch
There have been reports of fights and fun during the Rugby World Cup, but one main truth seems to come to the forefront: the actions of one person reflect on the many.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 27, 2019
Narita and Haneda, the major airports serving Tokyo, set for large-scale capacity boost ahead of 2020 Olympics
The Tokyo area's two international gateways are looking to push Japan's soaring tourist numbers even higher while also putting their Asian rivals on notice by adding more international flights ahead of the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 20, 2019
U.S. offered to help North Korea build up tourist area in exchange for denuclearization: report
The U.S. reportedly offered a long-term plan to help North Korea develop a tourist area in return for denuclearization during recent working-level talks in Stockholm that ended with the North side walking out, according to a new report.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 15, 2019
Your next vacation may be virtual
Airlines are investing in virtual reality because the global tourism boom is unsustainable.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 14, 2019
Japan criticized for lack of foreign-language information during Typhoon Hagibis
During a natural disaster, the difference between life and death can come down to the availability of information that's fast, accurate and in a language you understand.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Oct 12, 2019
Leaving the urban jungle for northern wilds
Having traded city life in Tokyo for the nature of Chena, Alaska, Masako Tokida says she can't imagine returning to an urban existence in Japan any more.
JAPAN
Oct 8, 2019
Japan to conduct trial tour to Russian-held isles from Wednesday
A trial sightseeing tour to two of four Russian-held islands off Hokkaido at the center of a decadeslong territorial row between Tokyo and Moscow will take place between Wednesday and Oct. 16, the Japanese government has said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Oct 4, 2019
Ecotourism boom seen as threat to Indonesia's Komodo dragons
There is nothing cuddly about the 5,000 or so Komodo dragons that still roam the wild. They are aggressive, venomous predators that can reach 10 feet (3 meters) long and weigh more than 150 pounds (70 kg). They have been known to occasionally attack humans, sometimes fatally.
JAPAN
Oct 3, 2019
With Rugby World Cup in full swing, Beppu hot spring resort still divided over tattooed visitors
Hotels and bathhouses at the famed Beppu Onsen hot-spring resort in Oita Prefecture continue to be divided over whether to accept tattooed visitors.

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