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Hotel Okura Co. said Monday it will open new luxury accommodation in Kyoto in January 2022, anticipating a recovery in demand from inbound and wealthy travelers in a post-coronavirus era. The major hotel operator joins Japanese and foreign rivals including Imperial Hotel Ltd. and Aman Resorts Ltd., which have decided to expand upscale businesses in…
It’s not really unusual for a murder case to involve sex. But how exactly is the alleged homicide of a Japanese billionaire, the self-dubbed “Don Juan of Wakayama,” tied to a pretty ordinary porn video suddenly shooting to the top of the smut charts? It’s kind of a long story. Love & Death On April…
A blockbuster animated movie based on the popular “Demon Slayer” manga series has become the first Japanese movie to top 40 billion yen ($368 million) in box-office revenue, reaching 40.01 billion yen, its distributors said Monday. “Demon Slayer — Kimetsu No Yaiba — The Movie: Mugen Train” became the highest-grossing Japanese film on Dec. 26,…
All-conquering cute It is hard to believe that we are approaching a decade since Kyary Pamyu Pamyu reignited international interest in Japanese kawaii with her 2011 hit song “Ponponpon.” Perhaps “reignited” is an inappropriate word for something that has never stopped smoldering, but it is hard to deny that the song, or more accurately the…
Welcome to the Covid-era Tokyo Olympics, which Japan seems determined to hold at all costs. An athletics test event brought home the reality of hosting an Olympics during the pandemic, with athletes competing in a muted atmosphere and excitement hard to muster. Foot-strikes echoed around Tokyo’s 68,000-capacity Olympic Stadium during last Sunday’s track events, with…
