Luxury hotels pop up in Japan for Western visitors

Property developers tap tourism boom to diversify income sources

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Halekulani Okinawa expects that foreigners will account for three out of 10 guests in the future. (Photo by Hiroyasu Oda)

HIROYASU ODA and RIHO NAGAO, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Real estate companies in Japan are busy building luxury hotels that will charge more than $250 a night, perceiving a shortage of top-of-the-line accommodations due to a surge in international travelers, particularly from the U.S. and Europe.

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