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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / CLOSE-UP
Jul 1, 2012

Author Lesley Downer's romance with Japan is no fleeting affair

British writer, historian and journalist Lesley Downer has been visiting Japan and writing about it for nearly 35 years — beginning in 1978, when she was part of the first-ever intake of the English Teaching Recruitment Program, which evolved into the famous JET (Japan Exchange and Teaching Program)...
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Feb 25, 2012

Centrair gearing up for a busy summer of travel

Starting in late March, the number of international flights at Central Japan International Airport, also known as Centrair, will return to what they were before the Lehman Brothers collapse in September 2008, reaching 294 per week when airlines switch to their summer timetables.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jan 31, 2012

Danshikai: deals for dudes' night out

Weekends away, with a beauty treatments and mountains of cake? Sounds familiar, right? But with the guys?
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COMMUNITY
Jul 26, 2011

Tokyo summer festivals offer taste of faraway lands without the travel

One does not have to travel to another country to get to know its people and culture. Summer festivals being organized by embassies of several nations and other groups in Tokyo in the coming weeks can offer that taste of life abroad.
JAPAN / Q&A
Oct 20, 2010

The advantages of travel via Haneda

The opening of Tokyo's Haneda airport to more international flights, starting Thursday, makes a lot of sense for travelers.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Aug 10, 2010

Entame tours: Let us entertain and guide you

Travel company KNT hits a sweet spot with tours that target entertainment-themed tours for avid fans.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Japan Pulse
Jul 29, 2010

Pulse Rate: ikyu.com

Japan isn't exactly the land of discounts, but the Web is at least helping consumers pinpoint the price drops in certain sectors.
COMMUNITY
Oct 20, 2009

Foreign parents face travel curbs?

I think it is safe to say that the countdown has begun — the countdown to it becoming more difficult for you to leave Japan with your children. Difficult, that is, if you are non-Japanese and traveling without their other parent (or his or her written consent).
BUSINESS
May 23, 2009

Flu virus starts to take toll on businesses

The spreading H1N1 swine flu virus is having an ill effect on a wide range of businesses from tourism to retailing, particularly in the western regions where the outbreak was first detected, industry sources said Friday.
JAPAN
Oct 28, 2008

Strong yen takes a toll on visitors

The yen's recent surge is hitting many foreigners hard in the wallet.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Jun 1, 2008

Cultural visitation, travel show special, eating game show

This week, rakugo (raconteur) storyteller Tsurube Shofukutei visits the historic town of Izumo in Shimane Prefecture on his travel show "Tsurube no Kazoku ni Kampai (Tsurube Toasts Families)" (NHK-G, Monday, 8 p.m.). He's joined by former J. League soccer star Rui Ramos, whom he meets under the torii...
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Apr 27, 2008

Travel information, talk show product review, family melodrama

In 2007, more than 8 million people visited Japan from overseas, double the number that visited 10 years ago.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Feb 3, 2008

Documentary on abandoned children, chocolate travel special

According to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), there are presently 2.2 billion human beings in the world under the age of 18, 300 million of whom do not exist in any sort of official capacity.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Dec 12, 2006

Birthday travel offers

Birthday special In spring 2005, Marion availed herself of ANA's birthday special ticket, but has discovered the service not longer exists. "Is there any other? It was great. I went all the way to Fukuoka in Kyushu for just 10,000 yen."
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2006

Thailand travel advisory softened

The Foreign Ministry downgraded its travel advisory for Thailand on Thursday night, after the Thai capital appeared calm in the wake of the military coup Tuesday.
EDITORIALS
Aug 22, 2005

For safer travel over 65

The National Police Agency chose "Striving for the World's Safest Road Traffic" as the main theme of its 2005 white paper made public recently. This is the first time in about a quarter-century that traffic safety has been the main feature of the annual report, thus denoting the agency's enthusiasm for...
BUSINESS
Apr 13, 2005

China-Japan tensions won't hurt air travel, official says

Recent anti-Japanese protests in China probably won't greatly hurt air travel from Japan, a senior aviation official said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Oct 4, 2004

Travel agents plan to cash in on Ichiro

Major tour operators are hoping there will be more demand next year for tours to the United States to watch baseball following Ichiro Suzuki's record-breaking performance this season.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Aug 31, 2004

Air travel, kids stuff and wills

Air travel R.M. has a friend who wants to come and visit Japan, but he needs to use a portable oxygen tank from time to time.
JAPAN
Apr 21, 2004

Coalition dumps plan to ban travel to perilous countries

The ruling coalition on Tuesday abandoned the idea of introducing a bill to ban Japanese nationals from traveling to dangerous countries, fearing that a law of this kind could violate the Constitution, coalition officials said.
BUSINESS
Mar 27, 2004

Tokyu poised to sell 85% of travel unit to investment firm

Railway firm Tokyu Corp. said Friday it will sell 85.03 percent of wholly owned travel subsidiary Tokyu Tourist Corp. to Activ Investment Partners Ltd. for 2.49 billion yen.

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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.
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