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Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Dec 14, 2017
Stay plans offer luxurious rooms and amenities
The Choose Your Luxury accommodation plan in which guests can choose from three plans is offered at the Conrad Osaka, which opened in June on the top eight floors of the Nakanoshima Tower West, a new landmark building in Osaka.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / TRAVEL INSIDER
Dec 12, 2017
Fleet expansion; award-winning design; in-flight Wi-Fi
Fleet expansion
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Dec 9, 2017
Off the beaten track with Isabella Bird
Isabella Bird was a tenacious traverser of continents, prolific Victorian era writer and the first woman awarded membership to the U.K.'s Royal Geographical Society.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 26, 2017
Erupting volcano on Bali brings air travel warnings
Indonesian and regional authorities heightened flight warnings around Bali's Mount Agung on Sunday as the volcano's eruptions sent a plume of volcanic ash and steam more than 6,000 meters into the skies above the popular holiday island.
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 10, 2017
U.S. travel site TripAdvisor to show which hotels had sexual attacks
Women's anti-violence groups on Thursday welcomed a new warning system on the online travel site TripAdvisor Inc that shows which hotels are believed to have been sites of sexual assault.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 9, 2017
U.S. curbs travel and trade with Cuba in move seen as hypocritical as communist China fetes Trump
The U.S. government made it tougher on Wednesday for Americans to book trips to and do business with Cuba, making good on a pledge by President Donald Trump to roll back his Democratic predecessor's move toward warmer ties with Havana.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / TRAVEL INSIDER
Nov 8, 2017
High-quality cuisine; airline upgrades fleet; state-of-the-art lounge
High-quality cuisine
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 25, 2017
Airlines get ready for new U.S. security rules set to start Thursday
New security measures including stricter passenger screening take effect on Thursday on all U.S.-bound flights to comply with government requirements designed to avoid an in-cabin ban on laptops, airlines said.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Sep 25, 2017
Learn Japanese as you travel the world
Japanese guidebooks are more than just vocabulary lessons. They provide subtle insight into Japanese grammar as well.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Jul 26, 2017
The Japanese 'Tunnel Man' of Alaska: Not quite life on Mars, but pretty out-there
With his dream of inhabiting the red planet out of reach, Kenji Yoshikawa instead sought out similar landscapes on Earth and teaches kids about Mars-style permafrost.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jul 24, 2017
Man travels by wheelchair through Japan, propelled by the kindness of strangers
Tokyo resident Yusuke Terada, who has trouble walking due to cerebral palsy, recently launched a project called Helpush, where he travels throughout Japan with the assistance of strangers who help push his wheelchair.
BUSINESS / TRAVEL INSIDER
Jul 18, 2017
Direct flights to Vienna; uplifting upgrades; free Internet access
Starting May 15, 2018, Austrian Airlines will offer up to five weekly nonstop flights from Narita International Airport to Vienna on a Boeing 777 aircraft. The summer flight schedule will be available on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 8, 2017
Passenger tried to open exit door and had to be restrained following brawl, FBI says
A Delta Air Lines passenger was charged on Friday with instigating a midair brawl with flight attendants and other passengers who fought desperately to restrain him as he tried opening the exit door of a plane bound from Seattle to China.
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jun 29, 2017
Hearty home cooking at a reasonable price
To celebrate next year's 60th anniversary, the Ootoya chain has renewed its first restaurant in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district.
BUSINESS
Jun 15, 2017
Airline passenger complaints jump 70% in U.S. following high-profile incidents
U.S. airline passenger complaints leapt 70 percent in April from a year earlier after a series of high-profile incidents including a passenger being dragged off a United Airlines flight, the government said on Wednesday.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
May 21, 2017
Don't bank on Japan's lenders making it easy to relocate abroad
A reader shares her experiences with internet banking upon leaving Japan on a temporary basis.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 12, 2017
Airlines bracing for laptop ban on Europe-U.S. flights at peak season
Airline and travel-industry groups are quietly expressing concern about a plan under consideration by U.S. security authorities to prohibit passengers from carrying their laptop computers into the cabin on flights from Europe.
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Apr 22, 2017
Tellmeclub's bankruptcy grounds discount travel services
On March 27, discount travel company Tellmeclub filed for bankruptcy while a number of its Japanese customers were still overseas on package tours.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 21, 2017
Colas, cigarettes: North Korea airline diversifies as threats mount of sanctions
Even after disembarking from North Korea's Air Koryo plane at Pyongyang airport, it is difficult to miss the airline's brand. The Air Koryo conglomerate makes cigarettes and fizzy drinks, besides owning a taxi fleet and gas stations — and all have the same flying crane logo as the carrier.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Apr 15, 2017
Same same but different
'What will you do after you leave your job?'
A prophesied disaster (likely) won’t strike Japan this weekend
A viral manga prediction of a July 5 disaster has gripped Japan with anxiety and triggered an economic impact, but experts warn that while such dates are unreliable, the threat of a massive earthquake remains real. 
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake jars Tokara Islands amid flurry of seismic activity
A strong quake struck off the Tokara Islands on Thursday afternoon, with the island chain having recorded around 1,000 earthquakes since a burst of seismic activity first began on June 21.
Japan to require flight passengers to keep power banks within sight
The transport ministry has announced new regulations requiring flight passengers to keep power banks within sight to mitigate fire risks while on board planes.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Residents of Tokara Islands begin evacuation as seismic swarm continues
Details about evacuations from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, is seen written on a whiteboard in the city of Kagoshima on Thursday.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.
As Southeast Asia heats up, a Japanese cooling giant sees a major opportunity
An employee of Daikin Cambodia explains the use of different tools during an air conditioner installation training session in Phnom Penh. Daikin is one of Japan’s oldest air conditioning companies, but as Japan’s population falls, the firm is keying in on overseas growth.

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