It will hold a lottery whose winners can receive an electronic gift worth 8,000 yen ($60), half the price of obtaining a passport valid for 10 years. The Japan Tourism Agency on April 19 said ...

But when organizers proposed an 8,000-yen price tag for the all-day ticket, Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura pushed back, saying that the price was too high and that a compromise had to be reached.

The hotel offers a standard cabin with a bed width of 100cm for 4,000 yen (£21.17/$27.04) per night. And a premium cabin for ...