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KKday and JR East Make Tohoku Bookable After US$70m Raise
KKday and JR East are bringing Tohoku operators online with rail-pass bundles, and a white-label channel for partners is next, after a US$70m raise.
Sanjita Mazumdar
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Tokyo’s Ocean raises ¥500M as Japan tax-free refunds change 1 Nov
Tokyo startup Ocean has raised about ¥500 million from backers linked to Yamato and H.I.S., eleven days before Japan's tax-free refund rules change.
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ZIPAIR puts BlueWX AI turbulence forecasts in cockpit via Starlink
ZIPAIR pilots can now check AI turbulence risk by altitude in flight, with the forecast delivered over Starlink. The model comes from ANA research.
Daksh Sharma
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Weekly Digest: Agoda, Dextr AI’s US$6.7M and Thailand’s THIM app
Agoda's AI assistant, Dextr AI's US$6.7M seed, Thailand's THIM app, Japan's US$343.1B tourism pact and Skift's call for a single AI conversation.
Daksh Sharma
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Retail brand MUJI’s first-ever hotel opens its doors for China
Retail brand Muji has branched out into hospitality with its first ever Muji Hotel in Shenzhen, China. The Japanese retailer is best-known for its minimalist homeware products, and the hotel’s…
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ITB Asia announces landmark partnership with Japan National Tourism Organisation
ITB Asia has inked a milestone partnership with the Japan National Tourism Organisation of Singapore. The memorandum of cooperation with Asia’s leading travel trade show looks to propel Japan up…
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Travel Sprint: Our Pick of Japan’s 10 Coolest Travel Startups
Countries across the world are bracing their economies for enthusiastic tourists & adventurers and Japan is not falling behind in the race. According to a source, Japan had 13 million tourists visiting the…
Adarsh Srivastava
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