Tokyo Disney to get Toy Story hotel
Like its sibling at Shanghai Disney, the new hotel will get a big boost from the upcoming premiere of Toy Story 4.
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ANA adds Vienna, with Lufthansa links
Japan's ANA is starting non-stop service to Vienna, which it will use as a hub for connections to Lufthansa affiliates' European networks.
Kyoto gets Japan's first 'dispersed hotel'
A Kyoto hotel spreads its facilities over a neighborhood to give its guests an opportunity to experience local culture
ANA tests remote-control pushback tug
Remote-controlled tugs are starting to make inroads at airports in Japan and elsewhere.
First Dreamliner now a Japan exhibit
The first-ever 787 has found a final home at a Japanese museum, near where its wings and fuselage were built.
Oaso Station, Saitama Prefecture, Japan (Where Gumbo was #288)
Gumbo was at Oaso Station on the Chichibu Railway in Japan
Japan: New hostel is old sleeping car
Japan's roll of alternative lodgings grows again with a hostel created from former sleeping cars.
Dinosaurs take over robot hotel
No illusion: those are dinosaurs at Registration, and they speak four languages at a Tokyo-area hotel.
Japan: Airbnb and hotels work together
Despite strong rivalry elsewhere, in Beppu, Japan the two sides are collaborating to draw more visitors to the area.
New Japan service: Hands-free luggage
A new service offers to move your bags from airport to hotel to other hotels and back to the airport, leaving you free.
Japan gets a Peanuts hotel
Charlie Brown's fans get a new home in Kobe, Japan, where a small hotel has taken a big step into the Peanuts universe.
Japan eases rules on tax-free shopping
Japan makes it easier for visitors to shop tax-free in hopes of a big increase in spending.
Hawaiian, JAL ask OK for joint venture
Two airlines seek to extend their networks and increase Hawaii tourism.
Japan thrill: ride with a ninja cabbie
A Japanese taxi company offers a variety of fun-themed cabs
Japan launches Hello Kitty bullet train
Hello Kitty hits the rails as Japan Railways' latest character-themed train set.