Travel news
Nikon exec drugs gal in Tokyo hotel, snatches underwear
Apr 24th
Tokyo Metropolitan Police on April 18 arrested an office worker at camera maker Nikon for giving a sleeping pill to a girl he met on a matchmaking site and stealing her underwear, reports the Sankei Shimbun(Apr. 18). More >
Japanese look to new fish processing sources
Apr 23rd
Last year Norway exported nearly 60,000 tonnes of mackerel to China, which then sells a lot of processed fish to Japanese companies. But rising labour costs in China have forced Japanese importers to look for other countries that process fish. More >
Jetstar’s cheap fares lure Japanese visitors
Apr 17th
JETSTAR’S Japan offshoot says it will shake up domestic travel in Japan and also provide a big boost to Australian inbound tourism. Jetstar Japan, which will begin flying from July 3, yesterday announced fares from as low as $46 linking Tokyo and Osaka, and said its everyday prices would be about half what customers were paying now. More >
Tourism forum opens in Japan amid sceptism
Apr 16th
The international travel and tourism industry’s annual summit opened in northern Japan on Monday, as the sector moves to recover from a year filled with economic turbulence and natural disasters. More >
JAL to recruit graduates next April
Apr 10th
Japan Airlines Co. will recruit about 230 new graduates for fiscal 2013 from next April, resuming new graduate recruitment for the first time in three years as it recovers from its January 2010 bankruptcy. More >
