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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Nov 29, 2014
JAL-Skymark plan poses hazard to aviation market
With the government reluctant to push any tie-up, the outlook for the partnership that struggling Skymark Airlines Inc. is aggressively seeking to form with Japan Airlines Co. remains cloudy.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 18, 2014
Airports consider facial recognition screening for Japanese passengers
Facial recognition machines may be introduced for immigration screening of Japanese passengers at airports as soon as fiscal 2017 to reduce waiting time amid a growth in foreign visitors, according to Justice Ministry sources.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 28, 2014
Despite false alarm, Haneda Ebola scare leaves some travelers on edge
News that an arriving foreigner had been quarantined Monday spread quickly, and some travelers and greeters at Tokyo's Haneda airport were on edge. However, the place was running smoothly on Tuesday morning.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 27, 2014
Man arriving at Tokyo's Haneda airport tested for Ebola
A man in his 40s arriving at Tokyo's Haneda airport after spending two months in Liberia is found to have a fever, and officials decide to check him for Ebola.
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 22, 2014
India to step up travel surveillance to stop any Ebola outbreak
India stepped up its efforts on Tuesday to prevent an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus, conducting mock drills at its airports and installing surveillance systems.
BUSINESS
Aug 28, 2014
More stores open in Haneda airport's international terminal
Tokyo's Haneda airport opened more shops Thursday in an expanded retail zone in its international terminal.
JAPAN
Aug 26, 2014
Wi-Fi connections at three Japanese airports allow snooping of email
Users of free wireless Internet connections at Narita, Kansai and Kobe airports are vulnerable to electronic eavesdropping of their email and Web browsing, according to a study by an information and communications specialist released Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 19, 2014
JR East eyes new, faster access to Haneda airport from central Tokyo
East Japan Railway Co. is considering opening a new line to Haneda airport from the center of the capital, a project that would halve travel time to roughly 20 minutes from Tokyo and Shinjuku stations, company officials said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 11, 2014
Narita hotels tap into new demand from early morning travelers
Hotels near Narita International Airport are seeing new business opportunities amid the increase in early morning flights operated by low-cost carriers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 5, 2014
Abe administration to seek sharp increase in foreign destinations from Haneda, Narita
The Abe administration released on Tuesday a draft plan to sharply increase the number of overseas destinations for flights from the Tokyo area's Haneda and Narita airports to boost their international competitiveness and foreign visitors to Japan.
WORLD
Jul 7, 2014
U.S. tightens security on electronics at overseas airports
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration will not allow cellphones or other electronic devices on U.S.-bound planes at some overseas airports if the devices are not charged up, the agency said Sunday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2014
¥2 trillion ante mulled for airport rights sale
The deeply indebted public entity running two airports in the Kansai area might set the minimum bid above u00a52 trillion when it sells the operating rights.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 3, 2014
Golden Week exodus peaks; transport routes overwhelmed
The mass exodus for the Golden Week holidays peaked Saturday as travelers crowded trains, airports and expressways.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 26, 2014
Golden Week holidays start; exodus slower than usual
Major airports, railway stations and expressways across the country were packed with holiday travelers Saturday as the Golden Week holiday season started.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Apr 4, 2014
Chubu airport retools to attract foreign tourists
Chubu Centrair International Airport in Nagoya has started various new services to cater to foreign visitors, including new bus services to the city, tourist information and announcements in Chinese and Korean.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 30, 2014
Airports eager to cater to Muslims' needs
Motivated by a surge in Islamic visitors, Japan's major airports are falling over themselves to capitalize on the trend by installing prayer rooms and offering halal meals.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 28, 2014
Haneda expansion a travel game-changer
To counter cutthroat competition from hub airports elsewhere in Asia, Haneda airport will expand its international flight capacity Sunday when it takes the wraps off a more spacious terminal.
JAPAN
Feb 26, 2014
Haneda airport on track to become world's third busiest airport
A record 68.74 million passengers used Haneda airport in Tokyo in 2013, transport ministry data showed Tuesday, putting it on course to become the world's third busiest airport possibly this year due to a big increase in number of flights.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 4, 2014
Planes, trains full as return rush clogs transport
Returning travelers swamp airports, highways and train stations as the New Year's holidays begin to wind down.
JAPAN
Nov 1, 2013
Pakistan airports to get security gear
Japan has extended Pakistan a $20 million grant for installation of security equipment at airports serving Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad to help them meet international requirements.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
The 'outsiders' creating some of Japan's greenest spaces
Rows of irises resemble a rice field at the Peter Walker-designed Toyota Municipal Museum of Art.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
Traders spooked by intervention risk trim record yen shorts
Traders edged back from record bets on yen weakness this past week, in a period that included a likely bout of intervention by Japan to prop up the currency.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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