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Japan Times
BUSINESS / TRAVEL INSIDER
Jan 19, 2016
Air France upgrades cabins; jetstar teams up with Keisei; Korean Air adds flights
Air France upgrades cabins
BUSINESS / TRAVEL INSIDER
Nov 24, 2015
SAS debuts new cabins; all-female Ethiopian crew; KLM redesigns interiors
SAS debuts new cabins
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / TRAVEL INSIDER
Sep 30, 2015
United to fly new jets; Vanilla ups Taiwan flights; Ethiopian goes online
United to fly new jets
Japan Times
JAPAN / TRAVEL INSIDER
Aug 4, 2015
New luxury amenities; cabin, seat upgrades; Royal Copenhagen mug
New luxury amenities
JAPAN / TRAVEL INSIDER
Jul 7, 2015
More flights, more cities; memories of France; business-class promotion
More flights, more cities
LIFE / Travel / TRAVEL INSIDER
Jun 9, 2015
Cathay Pacific packages; new Scoot route; Miffy traveling in Europe
Cathay Pacific packages
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / TRAVEL INSIDER
May 26, 2015
More bags to bring; new routes to Taiwan; Hiroshima gains flights
More bags to bring
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / TRAVEL INSIDER
May 12, 2015
New menu on United; multiple-flight booking; KLM teams up with Miffy
New menu on United
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / TRAVEL INSIDER
Apr 28, 2015
Swiss Air Lines updates in-flight dining choices
Swiss International Air Lines, with flights connecting Narita and Zurich, proudly welcomes passengers with its 'SWISS Taste of Switzerland,' a concept that runs through its first and business class flight meals elaborately designed by Kiyomi Mikuni, one of Japan's most renowned French cuisine chefs.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / TRAVEL INSIDER
Apr 14, 2015
SAS adds new features in long-haul upgrades
Scandinavian Airlines will conduct a complete renewal of its existing long-haul fleet by upgrading four A330 and four A340 aircraft this year.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / TRAVEL INSIDER
Apr 1, 2015
New code-shares added; double Asia miles; club upgrades, additions
New code-shares added
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / TRAVEL INSIDER
Mar 10, 2015
Sky-high coffee; Dreamliner expansion
Sky-high coffee
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / TRAVEL INSIDER
Feb 24, 2015
New sales exec at United; discount Asian flights; springtime in Europe
United Airlines new exec
LIFE / Travel / TRAVEL INSIDER
Feb 3, 2015
Compete for an upgrade; improved food, drinks; earn bonus miles
Compete for an upgrade
Japan Times
JAPAN / TRAVEL INSIDER
Jan 20, 2015
New lounge at Haneda; Sapporo-Taiwan flights; Qantas-Jetstar tie-up
New lounge at Haneda
BUSINESS / TRAVEL INSIDER
Dec 30, 2014
Haute cuisine on Air France; five stars for Garuda Indonesia; Cathay Pacific's bonus mile compaign
Throughout January, Air France is offering new dishes in the La Premiere cabin created by Anne-Sophie Pic, a French chef with three Michelin stars.
BUSINESS / TRAVEL INSIDER
Dec 9, 2014
New Hong Kong flights; treat for 'Takao'; airline of the year named
New Hong Kong flights
LIFE / Travel / TRAVEL INSIDER
Nov 25, 2014
San Francisco upgrades; Taiwan renovations; top African airline named
United Airlines has opened a new reception lobby at San Francisco International Airport for members of its Global Services program and a new check-in area for Premier members of its MileagePlus loyalty program.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / TRAVEL INSIDER
Nov 11, 2014
Dragoair upgrade offers; Nagoya-Jakarta direct flights; Milan expo carriers
Starting this month, Dragonair will upgrade its business-class and economy-class cabins and install a new comprehensive in-flight entertainment system on its fleet of 15 A320 aircraft.
LIFE / Travel / TRAVEL INSIDER
Oct 28, 2014
Top-flight dining; San Francisco flights; further access to Africa
Top-flight dining
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Yen rebounds strongly after first slide past ¥160 since 1990
The yen dropped to ¥160.245 per dollar on Monday before heading into the other direction to ¥155.01 amid speculation of an intervention by Japanese currency authorities.
Did Japan intervene to prop up the yen? Analysts think it did.
A man walks past an electronic board displaying the exchange rate for the yen against the U.S. dollar (right) in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
Golden Week crowds greeted with high temperatures as holiday period kicks off
The departure lobby for domestic flights is crowded with travelers at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Saturday, the first day of this year's Golden Week holidays.
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.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.

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