The government-owned Development Bank of Japan said Monday it has teamed up with Hoshino Resorts Inc. and Japan's three largest commercial banks to launch a fund to help turn around struggling hotel operators. The ¥14.14 billion fund will pay for renovations at hotels in regions ...
Two Tokyo firms are set to open a women-only capsule hotel in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward Thursday in an effort to meet a need for simple and reasonable accommodation for women. The new seven-story hotel — nine hours woman Kanda — is located near JR Kanda ...
Developing rural resorts that can draw wealthy overseas visitors is the key to making Japan a thriving tourism-oriented nation, Mori Trust Co. President Miwako Date said Wednesday. As part of a push to do just that, the real estate developer announced the same day that, ...
Real estate developer Mori Trust Co. and U.S. hotel operator Marriott International Inc. said Wednesday that Marriott's top luxury hotel brand will open for the first time in Japan in 2020 to attract foreign tourists ahead of the Tokyo Olympic Games. High-end hotel Edition will ...
Anticipating a serious accommodation shortage in the 2020 Olympics, the government is exploring using luxury cruise ships as floating hotels, government officials said Thursday. Ministries and other central government offices have joined hands with municipalities and cruise ship operators to assess the feasibility of the ...
This week's topic comes courtesy of M.J., who contacted Lifelines after her uncomfortable experience at a Tokyo hotel with her family.
There is a long list of reasons to visit Shibuya's latest addition to its cityscape — from the craft cocktails served in its roomy lounge to the outdoor terrace with large white cushions and its architect-designed convenience store. Not to forget the pop-up space, ...
A defunct prison dating from the Meiji Era in the city of Nara will be turned into a hotel as part of the central government’s tourism drive.
When Nobu Matsuhisa opened his first restaurant in London 20 years ago, there were very few places you could get a good meal in town, let alone a fancy breakfast. Now, he's about to open his third restaurant on July 1, and as part of ...
The government said Tuesday it will help finance the building of hotels in large cities by private developers as part of its efforts to meet demand amid a boom in foreign visitors. The government aims to attract 40 million foreign visitors in 2020 when Tokyo ...
Major travel agency H.I.S. Co. on Wednesday celebrated the opening of its second robot-staffed Henn na Hotel. The new location is near the Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture. The name is a play on a Japanese word meaning strange. It is the company's first ...
With more and more tourists flocking to quake-prone Japan, there is a growing need to develop a legal framework to exempt hotels from liability for evacuees in times of disaster when they offer shelter and evacuees become injured during the stay, an expert on ...
