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Bird flu outbreak hits zoo events linked to Year of Rooster in Japan
Published on 18/12/2016
» TOKYO - The recent outbreak of a highly virulent strain of bird flu in Japan has taken a toll on bird exhibits and events at zoos nationwide ahead of the Chinese zodiac Year of the Rooster in 2017, a survey by Kyodo News showed Sunday.
Japan to use English traffic signs amid rise in tourist accidents
Published on 15/12/2016
» TOKYO - Japan plans to introduce English traffic signs next year in response to an increasing number of accidents involving foreign drivers amid the ongoing tourism boom.
Tokyo's Haneda airport to undergo large-scale renovation
Published on 27/11/2016
» TOKYO - Tokyo's Haneda airport will undergo a large-scale renovation in response to an expected surge in flight numbers ahead of Tokyo's hosting of the Olympics and Paralympics in the summer of 2020, officials at the Transport Ministry said.
Japanese job-matching company focuses on SE Asian students
Kyodo News, Published on 20/10/2016
» TOKYO - A job-matching company is pairing students from Southeast Asian nations, especially Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam, with Japanese employers via an online service.
Japan to test biometric payments for tourists
Kyodo News, Published on 28/09/2016
» TOKYO - Japan will begin a trial cashless payment service using biometric technology for foreign tourists from Oct 1, the Japanese economy ministry said on Wednesday.
Hitachi starts trials humanoid robot at Haneda airport
Published on 04/09/2016
» TOKYO - Hitachi has started trials of its EMIEW3 humanoid robot at Tokyo's Haneda airport to aid foreign visitors to Japan.
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.
Few passengers use fast lane service at Tokyo airport
Published on 13/08/2016
» TOKYO - Few passengers are using the fast lane immigration service at Narita international airport four months after Tokyo's main gateway became the first Japanese airport to introduce the service, the Transport Ministry and the airport operator said Saturday.
Tokyo trials lower flagfall for taxis
Kyodo News, Published on 05/08/2016
» TOKYO - The transport ministry said on Friday it started allowing taxi services to charge a lower, minimum fare of 410 yen (about 140 baht) on a trial basis at four locations in Tokyo.
Popular Japanese mascot back to work in quake-hit Kumamoto
Published on 06/05/2016
» KUMAMOTO, JAPAN - The popular black bear character Kumamon has resumed activities as the official mascot of Kumamoto, three weeks after the southwestern Japanese prefecture was devastated by the first of two major earthquakes.