Some Japanese businesses are charging multiple times their usual prices amid a record influx of tourists. “Japanese and non-Japanese-type segregation will bring unpleasant tension and discontent … We need to be very careful about that.” Leaving a bad taste While tourism industry insiders believe Japan should capitalise on inbound visitors’ increased purchasing power, some are sceptical that two-tiered pricing is …
TOKYO — Japan used a visit by the Chinese foreign minister on Wednesday to protest Beijing’s increased activity and what it calls infiltration around disputed East China Sea islands. “The situation is extremely serious,” Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato told reporters after meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who arrived in Tokyo on Tuesday for a two-day visit. Kato …
