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ANA Holdings is planning to launch a new service to and from Thailand under its low-cost-carrier brand AirJapan.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 17, 2023
ANA eyes Southeast Asian market with new LCC brand AirJapan
A Narita-Bangkok route will start in February next year as the first AirJapan service, with six round-trip flights a week.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 8, 2022
Japan's ANA lines up low-cost carrier in bet on post-COVID tourism boom
ANA Holdings Inc. plans to launch a new international low-cost carrier which 'combines the best aspects of full service and LCC in terms of offering affordable prices.'
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 31, 2020
Minimizing the social cost of COVID-19
Efforts to turn an effective institutional response to the pandemic into a political or ideological battleground are misguided, at best.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 21, 2020
Drop in South Korean tourists to Japan continues amid frayed ties
The number of tourists visiting Japan from South Korea continues to decline amid soured relations between the two countries, dealing a serious blow to destinations popular with South Korean visitors.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 25, 2019
Airliner Virgin Australia applies for slot at Haneda Airport
Airliner Virgin Australia has applied for the allocation of a landing and departure slot at Haneda Airport.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 20, 2019
New LCC terminal opens at Chubu Airport near Nagoya; boost to tourism expected
A new terminal for low-cost carriers opened at Chubu Centrair International Airport near Nagoya on Friday, raising expectations of growth in the number of foreign visitors to the Chubu region.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 16, 2019
Air Seoul to suspend Incheon-Toyama flights amid tense South Korea-Japan ties
South Korean low-cost carrier Air Seoul will suspend its regular flights connecting Incheon International Airport in South Korea with Toyama airport in central Japan from Sept. 16, the Toyama Prefectural Government said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 4, 2019
Jetstar Japan to cancel 70 flights in June due to pilot shortage
Budget carrier Jetstar Japan is expecting to cancel 70 flights in June, 2 percent of the total, due to a temporary shortage of pilots.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 18, 2018
Airbus to boost some pay as Macron urges French firms to ease cost of living crisis
Europe's Airbus is ready to pay a special bonus to its lowest-paid workers after French President Emmanuel Macron called on French companies to help tackle weeks of protests about the cost of living, according to a staff memo.
JAPAN
Oct 25, 2018
Finance Ministry seeks cuts of ¥1 trillion to Japan's defense budget over next five years
The Finance Ministry on Wednesday called for cuts of ¥1 trillion off the nation's defense budget over the next five years through more cost-effective procurement of equipment including destroyers and fighter jets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 14, 2018
Japan Airlines to start budget carrier ahead of 2020 Olympics
Japan Airlines Co. said Monday it plans to launch a low-cost carrier operating medium- to long-haul flights in summer 2020, the time Tokyo will be hosting the Summer Olympics and international traffic will be busy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 8, 2018
Japan Airlines may set up budget carrier, vice chairwoman says
Japan Airlines Co. is examining setting up a new low cost carrier to increase capacity and take on rising competition from budget operators.
EDITORIALS
Apr 7, 2018
Train more commercial pilots
Sharp increases in air transportation have led to an acute shortage of pilots in Japan and other countries. The problem needs to be addressed before it grows any more serious.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 24, 2018
Toward a zero marginal cost society
By reducing marginal costs of goods and services to nearly zero, the internet and renewable energy are revolutionizing society.
BUSINESS
Sep 14, 2017
EasyJet muscles in on long-haul passengers with new feeder-flight connecting service
British budget airline easyJet launched a new booking platform on Wednesday to allow customers to more easily connect onto long-haul flights with other airlines, moving ahead of its rivals in a potentially lucrative market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 27, 2017
ANA, JAL seek to stand out with diverse in-flight meals
Major carriers All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines are offering more options for in-flight meals amid a rise in foreign passengers and fierce competition with low-cost carriers, the companies said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 15, 2016
Tokyo regains title of costliest city for expats as London drops
The capital jumped from 12th last year, while Yokohama and Osaka joined the top 10 in a report comparing the global cost of living.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jun 25, 2016
Restaurants slash prices and frills as living standard in Japan drops
What the falling standard of living in Japan means is that anyone who can sell food more cheaply is enjoying a larger pool of dedicated customers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 24, 2016
Tokyo chosen as most livable city by Monocle; Mercer ranks it among most expensive
For the second straight year Tokyo has topped the list of the most livable cities in the annual Quality of Life Survey conducted by the British lifestyle magazine Monocle.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 17, 2016
Asia airline mergers may be in the cards after world's largest budget carrier tie-up
The creation of the world's biggest alliance of low-cost airlines may signal that some of Asia's struggling budget carriers are headed for the altar.

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High-end tourism is becoming more about the kinds of experiences that Japan's lesser-known places can provide.
Can Japan lure the jet-set class off the beaten path?