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PHUKET

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 1, 2021
Phuket opens for business in push to save vital tourism industry
Before the pandemic, tourism contributed about 20% of Thailand¡¯s gross domestic product ¡ª about double the global average.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 16, 2021
Phuket reopening plan offers model for Asia as travel bubbles burst
Tourism-reliant Thailand aims to allow quarantine-free entry for vaccinated travelers to its prime destination from July 1.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 5, 2021
Phuket sees mass vaccination drive ahead of the rest of Thailand
The island aims to deliver shots to at least 460,000 people as it gears up for July 1, when vaccinated overseas visitors will no longer be required to quarantine.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 4, 2020
Cheap holidays target locals across tourism-reliant Southeast Asia
With cash flow drying up at Thailand¡¯s popular beach resort of Phuket, hotels are racing to restart tourism ¡ª starting with local travelers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Apr 23, 2019
Thai navy tows floating home of fugitive U.S. ¡®seasteader¡¯
Thailand¡¯s navy on Monday began towing to shore the floating cabin of a fugitive U.S. citizen and his Thai girlfriend, both prominent members of the ¡°seasteading¡± movement who face possible death sentences for setting up their offshore home.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Feb 15, 2019
Phuket: A destination that can just about be anything you want it to be
It was only after the third run to the bathroom that regret started to set in over my beachside lunch ¡ª a veritable smorgasbord that included a green curry chock-full of seafood, tom yum hot-and-sour soup and a smattering of side dishes, all enjoyed in view of the dazzling Andaman Sea.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Apr 5, 2014
Phuket puts Peranakan heritage back on map
As evidenced by all the Chinatowns dotted around the globe, over the centuries China has seen many of its people seek new lives in other parts of the world. And from about 1400, Southeast Asia was especially popular for Chinese emigrants who had a yearning for foreign shores.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Authorities urge continued caution after heavy rain in Chiba leaves eight dead
A local resident walks past a 7-Eleven convenience store in a flooded area after heavy rain in the city of Oamishirasato, Chiba Prefecture, on Friday.
Takaichi drops ¡®remorse¡¯ in her first war memorial address
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks onstage during a memorial service ceremony marking the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, at Budokan Hall in Tokyo on Saturday.
U.S. to tell partners they must pick sides in AI race with China?
People march as they protest against Pax Silica, a U.S.-led initiative, in Manila on Thursday.
Â鶹´«Ã½ inflation paradox is creating winners and losers
Chieko Sugai at her home in Murakami, Niigata Prefecture
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Takaichi needs Aso on her side to solidify position in LDP
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a Liberal Democratic Party meeting alongside LDP Secretary-General Shunichi Suzuki (left) and LDP Vice President Taro Aso in Tokyo earlier this month
Ikarigata closer to emulating older brother Fujinokawa than many think
The future Fujinokawa (third from left) and Ikarigata (right) compete against each other at ages 5 and 3, respectively.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
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