Hate airport bag check-ins? Japan firm to lighten Osaka tourists' load

Delivery service handles luggage from hotels to airport in home country

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Kansai International Airport is the main international gateway for Osaka, which will host the 2025 World Expo. (Photo by Arisa Moriyama)

IYO SENGA, Nikkei staff writer

OSAKA -- A Japanese courier plans to start a service next year that lets international tourists send their baggage ahead of them when they return home.

Travelers in Osaka using the service from Airporter will not need to lug their suitcases and check them in at Kansai International Airport.

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