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Facial Recognition Coming to Tokyo Airports in July

April 20, 2021

Facial Recognition Coming to Tokyo Airports in July Two of Japan’s main international airports will start using a new facial recognition system called “Face Express”. Therefore international passengers no longer have to show their tickets or passports when boarding. Narita and Haneda airports, which are both used by travellers flying into Tokyo, plan to have the system ready before the start of the Tokyo Olympic Games in July 2021. The new system means that airport […]

Harry Potter Theme Park Coming to Tokyo in 2023

February 9, 2021

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Harry Potter Theme Park Coming to Tokyo in 2023 Tokyo is getting its own Harry Potter theme park in the first half of 2023. The new park will open in Nerima, and will replace the 94-year-old Toshimaen theme park. Except for its hot springs, Toshimaen will close on August 31. Kyodo reports that Seibu Railway Company, which owns the theme park, has signed a deal to sell a large part of the site to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government […]

Japan Airlines Now Helps Passengers Avoid Babies

October 13, 2019

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Japan Airlines Now Helps Passengers Avoid Babies Japan’s second largest airline, Japan Airlines (JAL). Now lets passengers see where children under the age of 2 will be sitting. A “child” icon can now be seen on seats with small children in the airline’s booking system. However, the airline says that the icon might not appear if the seat was booked through another business like a travel agency or as part of a tour group, or […]

Tokyo Named World’s Safest City

September 27, 2019

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Tokyo Named World’s Safest City for 3rd Year in a Row The Economist Intelligence Unit has found that Tokyo is the safest city in the world for the third year in a row. Tokyo has the world’s best digital security and the world’s second-best health security. Measured by things like access to healthcare and the quality of the air and water. Singapore is the world’s second-safest city. It has the world’s best infrastructure security, measured […]

Tokyo Celebrates 1 Year Until Olympic Games

August 3, 2019

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Tokyo Celebrates 1 Year Until Olympic Games The Tokyo Olympics are one year away. On July 24th 2019, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe welcomed thousands of politicians, sponsors and fans to a huge hall in central Tokyo. In order to see speeches, music and dance performances. Also to see the gold, silver, and bronze medals that will be used in the games for the first time. The medals were created by Japanese designer Junichi Kawanishi. The front […]