Tokyo

Tokyo's Suica & Pasmo cards explained

Japan’s Suica and Pasmo cards are your ticket to ride on Tokyo’s JR trains, private subway lines an…

Hotel review: Park Hyatt Tokyo

Tokyo's Park Hyatt — yes, the one from the movie Lost in Translation — is one of the bes…

ANA Crowne Plaza, Tokyo Narita Airport

At the end of a recent visit to Japan, but faced an early flight from Tokyo's Narita International A…

Up close with JAL's new business seat

Ahead of Japan Airlines launch of its new business class seat, which will debut on JAL's long-distan…

AU-Japan open skies agreement: Haneda flights?

Australian airlines now have the option to use Tokyo's city-centre Haneda international airport as a…

Typhoon Roke to disrupt Japan flights

High winds and storm surges from Typhoon Roke will delay and cancel flights at key Japanese internat…

Jetstar Japan is Qantas' new low-cost Asia play

The Jetstar brand is spreading its ever-expanding tentacles into Japan, with Qantas announcing that …

More SQ flights to China, Japan, India

In brief: Singapore Airlines is increasing its flights from Changi airport, with additional connecti…

Qantas to outsource flights to "Jetstar Japan"?

Jetstar and Qantas' oneworld alliance partner Japan Air Lines (JAL) are setting up a new Japan-based…

The best airline lounges in the world

What's the world's best airline lounge, and how do you get in? Travel guidebook company Frommers pic…

Qantas resumes direct Sydney-Tokyo flights

Qantas will recommence direct flights between Australia and Japan from Tuesday April 19 –…

Sendai Airport, devastated by tsunami, reopens Apr

Sendai Airport, which was damaged in Japan's  March 11 earthquake and then flooded under metres…

Peninsula Hotels offers one-day 'art experiences'

Something that many if not most business travellers have in common is the rush-rush-rush of each tri…

Is it safe to travel to Japan during April?

Travellers with trips booked to Japan during April are now asking the question: is it safe to travel…

Is it safe to go to Japan yet?

Business travellers with appointments, suppliers and counterparts in Japan are making decisions abou…

Safe to travel to Japan, say UN regulators

In an unusual coordinated joint statement, four UN safety and human health regulators (IAEA, ICAO, I…

Jetstar cuts Japan flight schedule

Jetstar -- the main Australian carrier into Japan -- has halved its Tokyo flights from fourteen to s…

Tokyo earthquake hit as plane was on runway

A commercial airline pilot tells what it felt like in his plane as the magnitude 9.0 earthquake hit …