TOKYO -- Foreign luxury hotel brands are following a rise of overseas travelers to Japan, causing the average rate at non-Japanese properties in Tokyo to rise nearly 60% in five years.
Global brands focus on five-star lodgings as labor and material costs soar

Hilton opened its ultra-luxury Waldorf Astoria Osaka in April. (Hilton)
TOKYO -- Foreign luxury hotel brands are following a rise of overseas travelers to Japan, causing the average rate at non-Japanese properties in Tokyo to rise nearly 60% in five years.