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Snoopy museum to open in Tokyo in 2016
Published on 01/08/2015
» TOKYO — The world's second museum dedicated to Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the rest of the Peanuts gang will open in Tokyo's Roppongi shopping and entertainment district in March 2016 for two and a half years only, Sony Creative Products Inc, the iconic comic strip's exclusive agent in Japan, said.
Microwavable dog food to hit Japan shelves
Published on 21/05/2015
» TOKYO — For dog lovers whose hard-to-please pets cause them stress because they simply refuse to eat their daily fare, one innovative company appears to have found a unique answer: the first ever microwavable dog food, said to bring out the aroma dogs cherish.
Japanese humanoid robots start work
Published on 19/07/2015
» TOKYO — Humanoid robots have started work in a bank in Tokyo and a hotel in the southwestern island of Kyushu on the back of a growing demand for them amid concerns over a labour shortage in Japan's aging society.
Japan plans to double revenue from foreign tourists
Published on 05/06/2015
» TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Friday that the government has plans to double revenue from foreign tourism to 4 trillion yen (1.08 trillion baht) a year and create 400,000 jobs as the country seeks to turn tourism into the major driver of the nation's economy.
Spending by tourists to Japan hits record
Published on 30/04/2015
» TOKYO — Spending by foreign travellers in Japan in the January-March period hit a record 706.6 billion yen (196 billion baht), up 64.4% from a year earlier, the government said Thursday.
Nepal to reopen damaged heritage sites
Published on 28/05/2015
» KATHMANDU — Nepal has decided to reopen next month three world heritage sites that have been off-limits to tourists since last month's devastating earthquake, officials said.
Nepal reopens World Heritage sites
Published on 16/06/2015
» BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL — Nepal has announced the reopening of Unesco World Heritage sites in Kathmandu Valley, seven weeks after a deadly quake that killed 8,787 people and damaged hundreds of cultural monuments and some key trekking trails in the country where tourism employs about a million people.
Nepal projects 40% drop in tourist arrivals
Published on 17/06/2015
» KATHMANDU — Massive earthquakes in April and May that killed 8,792 people and caused extensive damage to cultural heritages and infrastructure along key trekking routes in Nepal are projected to decrease the number of tourist arrivals by at least 320,000 in 2015, the Tourism Ministry said Wednesday.
Philippines woos Japanese investors amid Duterte's visit
Published on 26/10/2016
» TOKYO - Philippine officials sought more Japanese investments on Wednesday in such areas as manufacturing, infrastructure, agriculture and energy, a day after President Rodrigo Duterte arrived in Japan for a three-day visit.
Alcohol to be exempt from liquor tax for tourists in Japan
Kyodo News, Published on 21/08/2016
» The Japan Tourism Agency plans to exempt domestically produced alcoholic drinks such as sake from the liquor tax for foreign tourists as part of efforts to boost regional economies, agency officials said on Saturday.