Authorities in Kyoto have announced plans to significantly increase hotel lodging taxes as the city seeks to address local conce ...

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Record numbers of tourists flocked to Japan last year, figures showed Wednesday, as the weak yen bolstered the appeal of the ...

Authorities have also taken steps beyond Kyoto, including introducing an entry fee and a daily cap on the number of hikers ...

Kyoto authorities announced Tuesday plans to hike lodging taxes, as Japan's ancient capital seeks to assuage grumbles from ...

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Japan on Monday evening warned of a possible tsunami following an earthquake of around 6.9 magnitude, that struck the ...

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