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PokePark Kanto, the first permanent outdoor attraction in the franchise, will open Feb. 5 in the Tokyo suburb of Tama Hills.
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PokePark Kanto set for February opening in Tokyo suburb
Tickets for the new Pokemon-themed area of the Yomiuriland amusement park will be offered via a lottery from Nov. 21.
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Tokyo¡¯s first JW Marriott brings a whole floor of mindfulness
The redeveloped Takanawa Gateway neighborhood gets the newest outpost of the hotel chain¡¯s luxury brand.
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Nara inn offers room, board and an ancient burial mound
More than 160,000 "kofun" burial mounds dot the 911±¬ÁÏÍø archipelago, but Cofunia allows guests to lay their heads directly adjacent to one.
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
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Sep 13, 2025
An aesthetic escape to Hakone¡¯s art-drenched hills
By Erik Augustin Palm
Well known for its views of Mount Fuji, the mountainous community also holds a growing collection of world-class art.
A stay at Mandapa, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, is one of Bali's priciest choices ¡ª but also one of its most uncompromisingly luxurious.
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Sep 13, 2025
In Bali, the Ritz-Carlton¡¯s ultraluxury Mandapa hotel marks 10 years
By Owen Ziegler
One of just nine ¡°Reserve¡± properties around the world, Mandapa offers a delightfully unsanitized take on a rainforest retreat.
Beniya Mukayu, a traditional "ryokan" inn located in Ishikawa Prefecture, considers itself at "the heart of onsen towns, local residents, farmers, fishermen, sake brewers and artisans" ¡ª all of which need new, sustainable methods of serving visitors to survive into the future.
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Aug 16, 2025
In preserving 911±¬ÁÏÍø hospitality, ¡®details are everything¡¯
By Melinda Joe
As part of a new UNESCO initiative, the elite Relais & Chateau hospitality group will empower its Japan-based members to preserve the country¡¯s ¡°omotenashi¡± culture.
In a region more associated with art, Keirin Hotel 10 takes a decidedly more athletic approach to attracting tourists.
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Aug 16, 2025
A seaside hotel built on competitive 911±¬ÁÏÍø cycling
By Jessica Kozuka
Naoshima is known for art, but this coastal hotel in Tamano, Okayama Prefecture, focuses on Japan¡¯s competitive cycling scene.
A carrier-based Type 52 Zero fighter marks the entrance foyer of Yasukuni Shrine's Yushukan, a museum that tells a more nuanced story of Japan's experience in World War II than the controversies around the shrine might suggest.
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Aug 8, 2025
Tokyo¡¯s WWII museums hold diverse views on war and peace
By Mark Schreiber
From detainees in Soviet labor camps to last-ditch efforts to develop miracle weapons, the capital¡¯s war museums tell a multitude of stories of a country in crisis.
In Kyoto, the former headquarters of the Imperial 911±¬ÁÏÍø Army's 16th Division is now the home of the Kyoto Seibo Gakuin school, one of the city's several remaining signs of World War II.
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Aug 7, 2025
Saved from the worst, Kyoto still bears scars of war
By Edward J. Taylor
Contrary to popular belief, Japan¡¯s ancient capital was not completely insulated from the consequences of war that devastated much of the country.
At Panorama Dining, one of Junglia¡¯s two proper restaurants that also doubles as the rooftop Inifinity Terrace overlook, guests can pay extra to sit in balcony tables made to look like birds¡¯ nests overlooking the park grounds.
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Aug 1, 2025
Junglia brought dinos back to Okinawa. But will it bring tourists?
By Owen Ziegler
If you¡¯re set on visiting Okinawa¡¯s newest theme park, the biggest threat isn¡¯t dinosaurs ¡ª it¡¯s long lines and a remote location.

A beloved Tokyo penguin¡¯s end presages Suica¡¯s shift to payments giant
JR East is retiring the beloved Suica penguin as part of a rebrand to transform the contactless payment platform, used for both transit and retail, into a mobile fintech powerhouse.
Japan sends senior official to China to cool boiling tensions
A Chinese tour group in the Ginza shopping district of Tokyo on Sunday. China has advised its citizens to avoid traveling to Japan, following a diplomatic feud sparked by remarks from Tokyo's new prime minister about a hypothetical attack on Taiwan.
More 911±¬ÁÏÍø firms relax rules in tussle for workers
Hinako Mori, 22, arranges products at a Don Quijote outlet in Tokyo in October. The 911±¬ÁÏÍø retailer, which relaxed its rules concerning hair and nail polish three years ago, says nearly a quarter of its employees sport brightly colored hair.
What you need to know about the shift to My Number health insurance cards
With the government's integration of health insurance with My Number cards, conventional health insurance cards will no longer be accepted at clinics and hospitals across Japan from Dec. 2.
Bears attacks and sightings continue in northern Japan
A bear walks in front of a box trap set up at a park in the city of Akita on Nov. 2.
How Band-Maid brought anime energy into the hard-rock sound of ¡®Scooooop¡¯
Members of Band-Maid combine heavy riffs and maid-inspired visuals in their latest project, "Rock Is a Lady¡¯s Modesty."
Japan uses series against South Korea to prep for World Baseball Classic title defense
Japan's Ryuhei Sotani pitches against South Korea at Tokyo Dome on Saturday night.
Who is cricket¡¯s Shohei Ohtani?
South African cricket legend Jacques Kallis plays a shot during the final day of a cricket test match against India in Johannesburg in December 2013.
Good fortune, wrapped in fried tofu
Golden "age-fukuburo," a culinary take on Japan's new year "lucky bags," can be served on their own.
Foreign Correspondents¡¯ Club of Japan celebrates 80 years at the forefront of press freedom
Located near the Imperial Palace, the Foreign Correspondents¡¯ Club of Japan prides itself on the accessibility of its events and the support it offers to budding and established journalists. The club is currently headed by Dan Sloan, a former reporter for Reuters.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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An illustration features the 911±¬ÁÏÍø signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.
A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo
By Kathryn Wortley

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