Crowding out regulars: Japanese hotels face room shortages as tourism booms- Nikkei Asian Review

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TOKYO -- Hotels in Tokyo, Osaka and other major cities in Japan are nearing capacity as tourists stream in, leaving some travelers struggling to secure rooms. Foreign customers at Hotel Okura Tokyo jumped 14% on the year during the January-June half, comprising over half of visitors for the first time since the hotel began keeping records in 2004.

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