Today, the confectionery known as “tree cake” because of the resemblance to a trunk with rings is considered a symbol of longevity and prosperity in Japan, where Baumkuchen festivals are regularly ...

Sri Lanka is looking to relax food import controls Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya said, after widespread flooding of key farming areas by Cyclone Ditwah which has swept away crops.

Park Hyatt Tokyo—of "Lost in Translation" fame—just reopened after a year-and-a-half closure. T+L was the first to stay.

And then, there’s the Park Hyatt Tokyo, which reopened last week after a 19-month closure to undergo a very thoughtful, ...

Join Tom from Take Time to Travel as he explores The Hotel Celestine Ginza in Tokyo. Get an in-depth room tour, see luxury amenities like a Nespresso maker, high-tech Japanese toilet, and Bulgari ...

The hotel’s 171 rooms received a major redesign by Studio Jouin Manku, featuring new Japanese art, Noguchi lamps, and a custom palette of black-anthracite and green General Manager Fredrik Harfors ...

A consortium led by private-equity firm KKR KKR0.63%increase; green up pointing triangle & Co. has sold its holdings in a Hyatt Regency luxury hotel in Tokyo for over $800.0 million to an unidentified ...

What’s on your doorstep? The stately hotel sits within Blue Front Shibaura, a new waterfront development in a district that isn’t always the obvious choice for a Tokyo stay, yet offers a surprising ...

A consortium led by private-equity firm KKR & Co. has sold its holdings in a Hyatt Regency luxury hotel in Tokyo for over $800.0 million to an unidentified buyer, people familiar with the situation ...

The mayor of Maebashi, the capital city of Gunma prefecture in eastern Japan, on Tuesday tendered her resignation after her repeated hotel visits with a senior city official, assembly members said.

Visiting Tokyo for the first time can feel like stepping into the future and the past at once. This vast, ever-shifting metropolis is all about contrasts: centuries-old shrines tucked beside glass ...