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BASKETBALL / NBA / HOOP SCOOP
Jun 7, 2017

Nets star Lopez relishes chance to travel globe

Brook Lopez dunks and rebounds basketballs for a living, and — ouch! — collides with fellow 2-meter behemoths in the lane. So when the grind of the 82-game season comes to a halt, the Brooklyn Nets center is eager to take it easy.
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CULTURE / Books
May 6, 2017

'A Girls' Guide to the Islands': A touching reflection on travel, art and parent-teen relationships

Touring art museums with a teenager may not sound like everyone's idea of a good time, and at the beginning of this pocket-sized memoir, Shikoku-based writer Suzanne Kamata finds herself wondering how she can renege on a promise to take her daughter to a Yayoi Kusama art exhibit in Osaka.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 7, 2017

U.S. patients could end up paying the price if travel ban bars foreign doctors, Japanese researcher says

U.S. President Donald Trump's travel ban for citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries could end up impairing the health of Americans, according to a new study led by a Harvard University-based Japanese researcher.
BUSINESS / TRAVEL INSIDER
Aug 30, 2016

Ethnic food on Korean Air; Garuda named top airline; Delta introduces 'suites'

Ethnic food on Korean Air
JAPAN
Jul 7, 2016

Travel survey bumps Kyoto from world's top tourist spot

City officials say huge crowds visiting its popular temples, shrines and gardens as well as its major downtown shopping districts, might be the cause.
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BUSINESS / TRAVEL INSIDER
Apr 12, 2016

Cathay bonus miles; Chubu-Manila route opens; Air France meal service

Cathay bonus miles
BUSINESS / TRAVEL INSIDER
Jan 19, 2016

Air France upgrades cabins; jetstar teams up with Keisei; Korean Air adds flights

Air France upgrades cabins
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 9, 2016

Indonesia works with China as ethnic Uighurs travel to join jihadis

Indonesia is working with China to stem a flow of ethnic Uighur militants seeking to join Islamist jihadis in the world's most populous Muslim-majority country, according to Indonesia's counterterrorism chief.
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LIFE / Travel
Dec 26, 2015

Tokyo digs: It's hosteling, but not as we know it

A line of around 30 people queueing for snacks snakes around the inside of Izakaya Bunka, a Japanese-style pub, during its packed opening night on Dec. 14. Staffers at the Asakusa Ward spot have laid out an impressive buffet-style spread for all in attendance, set in front of a stack of nihonshu (Japanese...
WORLD
Dec 17, 2015

U.S. spending bill tightens visa waiver program for 38 countries

Citizens of 38 countries, including many in Europe, will face new restrictions on travel to the United States under changes to the "visa waiver" program tucked into a massive spending bill unveiled in the U.S. Congress on Wednesday.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 11, 2015

Russia's travel ban on Egypt taking a heavy toll

Vladimir Putin's decision to stop flights to Egypt is having a major impact not just on the Russian travel industry but also on a public that has few other inexpensive alternatives for overseas travel.
JAPAN / TRAVEL INSIDER
Jul 7, 2015

More flights, more cities; memories of France; business-class promotion

More flights, more cities
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LIFE / Travel / TRAVEL INSIDER
Apr 1, 2015

New code-shares added; double Asia miles; club upgrades, additions

New code-shares added
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LIFE / Travel / TRAVEL INSIDER
Mar 10, 2015

Sky-high coffee; Dreamliner expansion

Sky-high coffee
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CULTURE / Film
Feb 18, 2015

Predestination: 'trippy tale of transgender time travel'

A guy walks into a bar . . . no, seriously, that is the premise for the new sci-fi film "Predestination," a rather faithful adaptation of Robert A. Heinlein's 1960 short story "All You Zombies."
WORLD / Politics
Feb 9, 2015

Thai junta denies former prime minister Yingluck permission to travel

Thailand's military government has denied former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra permission to travel overseas to ensure she is in the country to face criminal charges later this month, according to a government spokesman.
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WORLD / Politics
Jan 5, 2015

Obama to travel to drum up policy support as Republicans take over Congress

President Barack Obama plans to travel around the U.S. as the newly Republican-controlled Congress arrives in Washington, promoting his policies from easing immigration rules to boosting the economy through spending on infrastructure.
BUSINESS / TRAVEL INSIDER
Dec 30, 2014

Haute cuisine on Air France; five stars for Garuda Indonesia; Cathay Pacific's bonus mile compaign

Throughout January, Air France is offering new dishes in the La Premiere cabin created by Anne-Sophie Pic, a French chef with three Michelin stars.
BUSINESS / TRAVEL INSIDER
Dec 9, 2014

New Hong Kong flights; treat for 'Takao'; airline of the year named

New Hong Kong flights
LIFE / Travel / TRAVEL INSIDER
Nov 25, 2014

San Francisco upgrades; Taiwan renovations; top African airline named

United Airlines has opened a new reception lobby at San Francisco International Airport for members of its Global Services program and a new check-in area for Premier members of its MileagePlus loyalty program.
BUSINESS / TRAVEL INSIDER
Sep 9, 2014

British Airways; garuda Indonesia; china Airlines

British Airways
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CULTURE / Books
Sep 6, 2014

Japan's World Heritage Sites

It was in September 2003 that I visited Kiyomizu-dera — exactly 11 years ago. I was in Japan for the first time, and during an excursion to meet an old friend in Osaka, she suggested driving us down the road to Kyoto to see the ridiculous number of staggeringly striking temples. Grand old Kiyomizu-dera,...
LIFE / Travel / TRAVEL INSIDER
Aug 5, 2014

Discount to Hong Kong; dish giveaway; new Jetstar route

Discount to Hong Kong
LIFE / Travel / TRAVEL INSIDER
Jul 22, 2014

Cathay grabs record win; easier connections; Air India joins alliance

Cathay grabs record win

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Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’