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The central government aims to increase the number of hotels with wheelchair-accessible rooms ahead of the 2020 Games, sources familiar with the matter said Wednesday. Under the plan, operators of newly built hotels and inns with 50 or more rooms will be required beginning September ...

As Tokyo's famous Shibuya district undergoes major redevelopments, Don Quijote Holdings Co. is joining the fray to add to the momentum. The operator of the popular Don Quijote discount chain said Monday that it plans to open its first high-rise complex, which will have stores, ...

In the morning, two millennial-age men sit at a table together sipping coffee while typing away on their computers. As lunch time approaches, office workers file in for a bite to eat. At dusk, fashionable crowds sip on swanky cocktails and listen to local ...

Joining the worldwide movement to combat plastic waste, two international hotels in Osaka are moving toward paper straws. "We switched to paper straws on July 1, and the response from our customers has been very good, as they understand the problems of plastic straws," said ...

The land ministry plans to revise Japan’s standards for barrier-free hotels to increase the number of rooms suitable for wheelchair users ahead of the Olympics.

No request is ever too much for Toru Machida, who prides himself on fulfilling the needs of guests at one of the world's most famous five-star hotels. Machida, originally from Tokyo, is the head concierge at The Savoy, the grand London inn that has played ...

The Hotel Okura, one of the most prestigious hotels in Tokyo and located right next to the U.S. Embassy, will reopen in September 2019 after a ¥110 billion renovation. The refurbishment includes the full restoration of the much-beloved main lobby, which sports an interior that ...

Paper manufacturers were anticipating the industry would shrink due to Japan's declining population, but are instead expanding output due to an unexpected boost from tourism and the increased demand for toilet paper that has followed. An industry official said the current situation was unforeseeable "10 ...

The new law enables private homes to be offered as accommodation only if the owners submit the necessary paperwork to prefectural governments or designated municipalities.