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Kyoto to hike lodging tax, set maximum rate at 10,000 yen per night

KYOTO, Jan.

Japan PM travels to Malaysia, Indonesia for summit talks

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (C) and his wife, Yoshiko, arrive at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on Jan. 9, 2025. (Kyodo)

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan.

Kyoto eyes raising city lodging tax to up to 10,000 yen per night

Japanese woman, world's oldest person at 116, dies

Tomiko Itooka is pictured in May 2024. (Photo courtesy of the Ashiya municipal government)(Kyodo)

KOBE, Jan.

Japan set to record-high average temperature in 2024, 2nd year in row

Japan PM says he is willing to hold talks with Trump at early date

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks at a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2024. (Kyodo)

TOKYO, Dec. 24 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday expressed his willingness to meet with U.S.

Honda, Nissan aim to merge under holding company in 2026

(From L) Presidents of Nissan Motor Co., Honda Motor Co. and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. -- Makoto Uchida, Toshihiro Mibe and Takao Kato -- attend a joint press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 23, 2024. (Kyodo)

TOKYO, Dec. 23 Kyodo - Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co.

Japan's former Emperor Akihito turns 91

Photo taken on Dec. 11, 2024, shows former Emperor Akihito (L) and his wife former Empress Michiko in Tokyo. (Photo courtesy of Imperial Household Agency)(Kyodo)

TOKYO, Dec.

Trump open to meeting with Japan PM Ishiba in mid-January

TOKYO, Dec. 19 Kyodo - U.S.

Japan foreign visitors top 33 mil. in Jan.-Nov., break annual record

Kaminarimon gate in Tokyo's Asakusa district is crowded with visitors on Dec. 18, 2024. (For editorial use only)(Kyodo)

TOKYO, Dec.

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