Nikkei Markets
Hong Kong shares edge up as US rate-cut hopes linger
Chinese airlines gain after reporting June operational data
Travel & Leisure
Business trends
Travelers beware: Japanese inns now taking vacations of their own
Labor shortage and exhausted staff force ryokan to close on some days
Arts
'Ukiyo-e cafe' to turn classic paintings into high-tech period plays
Yokohama recruits Japan's Blue Man Group to draw rugby fans and Olympic tourists
Companies
China's Fosun considers $940m rescue for Thomas Cook
Club Med operator thinks it can revamp iconic British tour company
Life
Japan's Shikoku named a top Asian destination by Lonely Planet
Known for Naruto whirlpools and 88-temple pilgrimage, island draws new notice
Food & Beverage
Supersize beef bowls fuel rally in Japan's Yoshinoya
Shares hit one-year high after return to quarterly profit
Business trends
Stay in an authentic Japanese castle -- if you can spare $9,000
700-year-old fortress in Ehime and another in Nagasaki prepare for tourists
Startups
Hong Kong travel activities startup Klook ready to take on Europe
Platform faces off with fellow SoftBank-backed venture GetYourGuide
Companies
Japanese curry chain tries to sell Indians their own creation
Adapting its dishes to suit local taste buds market may be challenging
Consumer
Why Japan's 'wandering salarymen' spending boom has been a bust
As habits shift, less overtime does not mean more traffic at cheap eateries
Trade war
China returns to familiar playbook in discouraging travel to US
Beijing has throttled outbound tourism to other countries when relations cool
Business trends
China's marathon mania sees sports gear makers pick up pace
Market for long-distance events forecast to be worth more than $18bn by 2020
Companies
India's Oyo to build Indonesian tech team
Fast-growing budget hotel chain sees local development as a must even amid talent shortage
Company in focus
Club Med's Chinese owner Fosun bets billions on family fun
Conglomerate aims to turn Western icons into reliable moneymakers
Travel & Leisure
Kura Sushi USA files for IPO on Nasdaq
American subsidiary of Japanese chain plans to operate 290 restaurants
Travel & Leisure
Hotel Okura to enter Russia in 2022
Japanese hospitality and hot spring baths on offer at property near Moscow airport
Startups in Asia
Budget hotel chain RedDoorz challenges SoftBank-backed Oyo
Big data puts Southeast Asian hospitality disruptor on the map
Sharing Economy
Boat-hailing app tests waters in Japan's Mediterranean
New service designed to fill need for ferrying tourists and residents alike
Life
Thailand's famed 'Rose of the North' is wilting
Ancient Chiang Mai is suffering from over-development and pollution
Economy
Japan's rural economies cash in on foreign tourists
Visitors spent over 1 trillion yen outside big cities in 2018, government says
