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DEPARTURE

Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jun 15, 2019
Departure melodies: Celebrating the jingles' contribution to the rail experience in Japan
Like the ubiquitous neon signs and abundant convenience stores scattered throughout Tokyo, departure melodies at train stations are probably something many residents don't give much thought to as they travel around the city each day.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 7, 2019
Japan begins collecting ¥1,000 departure tax to fund inbound tourism promotion plan
Travelers start getting dinged at all airports and seaports in the first new tax since 1992.
BUSINESS
Apr 11, 2018
Japan's departure tax gets final Diet approval
A day after a bill specifying how the government will use funds from a ¥1,000 departure tax passed through the Diet, the tax itself received final approval Wednesday in Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 10, 2018
Japan's ¥1,000 departure tax: Diet approves law on use of revenue from levy set to start in 2019
The government aims to use the funds to boost tourism infrastructure and promote travel destinations in rural Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 22, 2017
Japanese government vows to use departure tax revenue only to promote tourism
The government vows to use revenue from the looming departure tax only to promote tourism, after concerns are voiced that the windfall could be diverted.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Dec 18, 2017
Japan set to bank ¥40 billion per year for tourism sector with new departure tax
From January 2019 Japan is set to impose a ¥1,000 tax on everyone departing the country, to secure funding for tourism infrastructure and promotion amid record-breaking arrivals of international travelers.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 4, 2017
Ex-minister Hosono to leave opposition Democratic Party
Former Environment Minister Goshi Hosono said Friday he will leave the struggling Democratic Party to form a new group, the latest setback for the main opposition party since the abrupt resignation of its leader last week.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 19, 2014
Julian Assange hopes to exit embassy in London if U.K. lets him, spokesman says
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has spent over two years inside Ecuador's London embassy to avoid extradition to Sweden, said on Monday he planned to leave the building "soon," but his spokesman said that could only happen if Britain lets him.

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