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TOURISM 3

COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Jan 21, 2015
Mount Fuji is 'brown hill,' A-Bomb Dome is 'depressing': Whiners diss Japan's wonders
Let's explore what some disgruntled travelers have to say about Japan's most impressive World Heritage Sites.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jan 16, 2015
Nagoya museums on quest to track visitors' nationalities
The industrial tourism business in Nagoya will have a new mission in fiscal 2015. Museums and activity centers will begin tracking visitors' nationalities in order to target them better.
JAPAN
Jan 15, 2015
Trial classes for 2020 Games volunteers planned in Hachioji, Koganei
Tokyo will launch training seminars on a trial basis next month for volunteers interested in providing linguistic help to visitors at the 2020 Olympics.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jan 12, 2015
Tokyo: Why did you come to see the sumo today?
Mark Buckton talked to foreign visitors to the Ryokoku Kokugikan on Sunday as Hakuho began his quest to win a 33rd basho and become the most successful wrestler ever.
JAPAN
Jan 6, 2015
Tokyo Fire Department to boost English-capable units to 36 by 2016
To deal with possible increases in emergency calls involving foreign tourists, the Tokyo Fire Department plans to boost the number of its English-capable units to 36 by April 2016, NHK reported Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 25, 2014
Now boastful Japan not really in tune with what visitors want, foreign expert warns
Japan's self-professed "omotenashi" (spirit of selfless hospitality) is often misinterpreted to force predetermined services on foreign visitors, says one longtime observer.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Dec 22, 2014
Airport facial recognition system eyed but only for Japanese
As Japan braces for a surge in foreign visitors in the lead-up to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, pressure is mounting to expedite how visitors are processed at airports.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Dec 18, 2014
Navigating Japan with a family at New Year's
Let's be honest. We're adults. New Year's in Japan can be a bit hectic. And then static. It's one of the longest, if not the longest, holiday periods in the year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 18, 2014
Amanresorts enters Japan hotel arena with onsen-themed luxury inn
Amanresorts International Pte. is known for providing luxury accommodation far from the madding crowd, but its latest retreat overlooks Tokyo's financial district.
WORLD
Dec 18, 2014
Cuba detente a smokin' deal? Close, but no cigar
American cigar smokers anxiously flicked their lacquered lighters this morning when news broke that President Barack Obama would be easing the decades-old restrictions on Cuban travel and goods. Since 1962, Cuba's legendary cigars have been banned from the shelves of American tobacconists and many travelers...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 18, 2014
Xi visit to Macau deals cold deck to high-rolling VIP gamblers
As Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Macau this weekend for his first official visit in five years, the message from Beijing is clear: the world's biggest gambling center cannot remain a one-industry town.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Dec 13, 2014
Night train to Shimane's land of the gods
The 10th month of the lunar calendar is known throughout most of Japan as Kannazuki, or the "month of no gods." During this time, Okuninushi, the kami (Shinto god) enshrined at the renowned Izumo Taisha shrine, summons myriad deities to decide the fate of all people for the year ahead. For this reason,...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 11, 2014
Free Wi-Fi is trialed for tourists
Wire and Wireless will begin trials of a 'free' Wi-Fi service that will cater to foreign tourists and mine their GPS data.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 30, 2014
Gambling debt cripples Macau 'junket' model
Companies that connect China's wealthy gamblers to Macau's casinos are waiting as long as a year for gamblers to repay billions of dollars of loans, crippling the business model of an industry that sustains the world's biggest casino center.
South Korean president impeached over martial law decree
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol delivers an address to the nation at his official residence in Seoul on Saturday after the National Assembly voted to impeach him earlier in the day.
U.S. serviceman sentenced over sexual assault of underage girl in Okinawa
The Kadena Air Base in Okinawa Prefecture. Brennon Washington was stationed at the base when he abducted a minor on Dec. 24, 2023.
Macron names veteran centrist ally Francois Bayrou as France's prime minister
Francois Bayrou and French President Emmanuel Macron in Pau, France, in July 2023. On Friday, Macron named Bayrou as prime minister.
Nippon Steel’s plan B now in focus as $14 billion U.S. deal falters
A Nippon Steel blast furnace building in Kashima, Ibaraki prefecture, on Dec. 6
Trilateral fighter project takes big step with joint venture deal
Attendees view a concept model of the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP) fighter plane at the BAE Systems pavilion at the Farnborough International Airshow, in Farnborough, England, in July.
'Kin' selected as the kanji of 2024 after strong year for Japanese athletes
The head priest of Kiyomizu Temple writes the kanji "kin," which was chosen by the public as the character that best represents 2024, on Thursday in Kyoto.
London calling: Sumo's U.K. trip brings back memories of 1991
Japan’s national sport made its second foray into Western Europe, and first to the U.K., with a five-day tournament at London’s historic Royal Albert Hall in October 1991.
Trilateral fighter project takes big step with joint venture deal
Attendees view a concept model of the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP) fighter plane at the BAE Systems pavilion at the Farnborough International Airshow, in Farnborough, England, in July.
‘Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron’ documentary meditates on auteur's creativity and legacy
“Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron" provides an in-depth look into the octogenarian auteur’s creative process and personal reflections.
Yurie Collins: ‘Everyone seems sedated, fed-up … that’s why they turn to comedy’
Yurie Collins is a bilingual comedian based in Tokyo. In addition to being a prize-winning roast comic, her dating-themed "Tokyo Hoe Tales" shows have proven to be a hit with women of all nationalities.

Podcast

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

Longform

People in cities across Japan will pop into their local convenience store for any number of products they believe will help them with a night of drinking.
Hangover cures are everywhere in Japan — but do they work?
By Thu-Huong Ha

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