Olympic glow turns to gloom for Seibu's Prince Hotels

Mainstay business hit by double whammy of delayed games and tourism drop

20200324N Shinagawa Prince Hotel

The Prince Hotel in Tokyo's Shinagawa district, one of the largest hotels in Japan. 

KENTARO TSUTSUMI, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- The postponement of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo is particularly painful news for railway operator Seibu Holdings, whose hotel operations had buoyed its stock in the run-up to the games but have now become a drag amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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