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• Kiyosu castle faithfully reconstructed

  Travel › 04:33 AM JST - 23rd November

  While the 1960s bring to mind images of hippies, Woodstock, students on the street, the Beatles on a rooftop and Jimi’s guitar on fire, the…

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• Etihad to launch flights to Tokyo in March

  Travel › 06:47 AM JST - 21st November

  While many airlines continue to struggle amid the prolonged recession, Middle Eastern carriers are flying high and looking to Japan. Etihad Airways has announced plans…

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• Continental Airlines launches new flat-bed seats

  Travel › 07:01 AM JST - 20th November

  Continental Airlines’ first aircraft with new flat-bed BusinessFirst seats took to the skies Sunday, operating as flight CO98 from Hong Kong to New York/Newark. The…

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• Singapore Airlines to begin twice-daily flights to Haneda airport

  Travel › 04:00 AM JST - 19th November

  Singapore Airlines is to launch twice-daily flights between Singapore and Tokyo Haneda airport in October 2010, complementing the current twice-daily Tokyo Narita services, one of…

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• JAL to offer premium economy service on Narita-Sydney route

  Travel › 04:01 AM JST - 18th November

  Japan Airlines (JAL) will introduce a premium economy class service on the Narita-Sydney route starting from Dec 1. The once-daily flight, also equipped with the…

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• Airlines hoping Haneda-Beijing route may become gold mine

  Travel › 03:52 AM JST - 16th November

  The start of regular daily charter flights between Tokyo and Beijing in October has raised expectations that the route will prove lucrative for airlines in…

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• JTB’s 2010 Sunrise Tour lineup now on sale

  Travel › 05:54 AM JST - 14th November

  Sales for the new 2010 lineup of JTB Sunrise Tours, featuring more than 3,000 variations and tours for visitors to Japan, have started as of…

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• Skynet Asia to offer discount airfares for foreign tourists

  Travel › 03:24 AM JST - 13th November

  Skynet Asia Airways Co said Thursday it will start offering a discount fare for foreign tourists from Dec 1, enabling them to fly on all…

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• Komaki: Culture, sex and death

  Travel › 03:49 AM JST - 12th November

  Thirty minutes north of Nagoya, in the heart of the commuter belt, lies Komaki. This town was formed around the castle built by Oda Nobunaga…

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• Growing number of female golfers in Japan could boost tourism

  Travel › 05:30 AM JST - 10th November

  The popularity of golf among Japanese women could prove a boost to Asia's ailing tourist industry, according to a report released Monday. Analysts believe tour…

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• Budget hotels struggling to accommodate demanding guests

  Travel › 06:11 AM JST - 8th November

  Budget hotels, once known as places with narrow baths and beds, are transforming themselves by installing outdoor bathtubs, high-grade furniture and other distinctive services. The…

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• JAL to cut 61 weekly int'l passenger flights by January

  Travel › 04:56 AM JST - 6th November

  Japan Airlines Corp said Thursday it will cut 61 weekly round-trip passenger flights on 10 international routes and three cargo flights on one route from…

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• Continental Airlines, ANA announce alliance partnership

  Travel › 05:27 AM JST - 5th November

  Continental Airlines and ANA have signed an alliance agreement allowing both carriers to strengthen cooperation just after Continental’s joining the Star Alliance on Oct 27.…

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• Asia travel to rebound modestly in 2010, group says

  Travel › 04:57 AM JST - 4th November

  Tourist arrivals to Asia are expected to shrink as much as 5% this year before rebounding modestly next year, but full recovery will only set…

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• JAL to scrap 16 unprofitable routes

  Travel › 03:33 AM JST - 3rd November

  Japan Airlines Corp is planning to stop flying more than 16 unprofitable domestic and international routes by the end of next June as part of…

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• Local railway companies decorating cars to lure passengers

  Travel › 06:19 AM JST - 1st November

  Regional private railways plagued by severe financial conditions due to the falling birthrate and the popularity of automobiles are revamping and decorating secondhand cars from…

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• New Disney cruise ship to feature world's 1st on-board 'water coaster'

  Travel › 05:01 AM JST - 31st October

  Disney Cruise Line unveiled an outline this week of its newest cruise ship, which features a high-speed flume ride billed the world's first on-board ''water…

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• Harvest Festival in Tochigi a perfect weekend getaway

  Travel › 03:17 AM JST - 30th October

  It’s like hanami in the vineyards. That’s the best way to describe next month’s Harvest Festival at Coco Farm and Winery in Tochigi Prefecture. For…

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• Niseko starts first snowfall of season campaign

  Travel › 04:25 AM JST - 29th October

  In anticipation of the first snowfall of the coming winter season in Hokkaido, the Hilton Niseko Village has prepared a special campaign valid through Monday,…

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• ANA Mohican jet returns to skies after 20 years

  Travel › 05:36 AM JST - 28th October

  The skies of Japan will turn nostalgic on Dec 1 when ANA starts operating a 767 in its former Mohican livery on flights between Tokyo…

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