I spent 4 nights at a robot hotel in Tokyo. The future of hospitality is here — but it still needs fine-tuning.

I spent 4 nights at Yotel Tokyo Ginza, a hybrid robot hotel in Tokyo. The robot room service and check-in was novel, but it ...

How a forgotten hotel is helping transform one of Africa’s most expensive cities

Artists are transforming Luanda’s abandoned spaces — from hotels to factories — into creative hubs, redefining Angola’s capital as an emerging center for contemporary art and cultural renewal.

In Japan's old capital, bank turns to local development in test of Suga's revival drive

A bank in a suburb of Osaka is investing in local development and setting a growth target for its home prefecture, offering a new model for how banks could operate under Prime Minister Yoshihide ...
Montgomery Advertiser

Equal Justice Initiative opens new downtown Elevation Convening Center and Hotel

After months of construction, The Equal Justice Initiative's Elevation Convening Center and Hotel has embarked on its first ...
IGN

Abandoned Auger Mine Locations

It’s not possible to access Auger Mines until you complete the main mission, Shadow of the Mountain. If you stumble upon an Auger Mine before completing Shadow of the Mountain, you’ll be unable to ...
Asia News Network

In Japan, abandoned baggage being reused, given away to cope with storage, disposal costs

TOKYO – Suitcases are being left behind at airports and hotels across Japan in greater numbers as more and more tourists visit the nation. With limited storage space available and high costs ...
Polygon

All abandoned Auger mine locations in Borderlands 4

The world of Borderlands 4 has many secrets to uncover, the abandoned Auger mines being one of them. Why were they abandoned? We don’t know! However, we do know that if you find an Auger mine and ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Japan’s Seibu Prince to Buy Boutique Hospitality Brand Ace Hotel

Seibu Prince Hotels Worldwide reached a deal to acquire the parent company of Ace Hotel, betting that the influential lodging brand can help the firm expand globally. Seibu Prince, based in Tokyo, ...
Navy Times

Navy officer pleads guilty to murdering wife at Japanese hotel

Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Olsen pleaded guilty to killing his wife at a Japanese hotel in 2024. (Staff Sgt. Joshua Magbanua/Air Force) A senior U.S. Navy officer has pleaded guilty to killing his wife, ...
THE WEEK

8 hotels that show off the many facets of Japan

There are two sides to Japan. Travelers marvel at the advanced technology and infrastructure — it's often said the country is "living in the future" — but this is also a place bound by tradition and ...
Johnny Jet

Japan’s Unwanted Luggage: How Abandoned Suitcases Became a Travel Problem

I’ve been fortunate to travel to Japan multiple times. It’s an amazing country and each time I go I admire how polite, clean and orderly everything is. However, there’s a surprising new trend ...
The Escapist

McDonald’s Japan cuts its Pokémon promo short after bulk food orders abandoned by fans

Sometimes I open my window and scream into the street, “Why can’t Pokémon fans be normal?” I’ve done this pretty much once a month since the poo flinging incident of 2012, when the winner of a ...