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“If you see a step up, it’s time to change your shoes,” said Llew Thomas, our tour leader, as we entered the guesthouse. Wooden geta sandals were lined up in a row but slipping into them was no easy feat. It required balance and dexterity to remove our boots and step up without touching the mud-flecked entrance floor again. Wearing the right footwear in the right place is huge in Japan; there are even special plastic sliders for the lavatory.

From cultural quirks to dining-room etiquette, our writer shares her experiences and offers tips for first-time travellers

Many Tokyo-bound passengers prefer to fly to Haneda as it is closer to the city centre than from Narita.

Despite new remote and virtual tower systems, the tallest ATC towers in the world offer real-life sight lines of the planes they route.

Only four people survived when Japan Airlines Flight 123 crashed in 1985

Finavia airports will connect Finland to the rest of the world with more than 140 international routes in summer 2024. During the upcoming summer season, eight new and returning international routes will open at the airports. Airlines are also adding new weekly services to popular summer destinations.

A passenger on Japan Airlines flight 123 took a photo of an air stewardess with an oxygen mask on her face moments before the plane crashed near Mount Osutaka on August 12, 1985

ANA revealed to the press its new domestic-spec Boeing 787-10 on March 25th, distinguished by its size, fuel efficiency, and superior transport capacity.

ANA revealed to the press its new domestic-spec Boeing 787-10 on March 25th, distinguished by its size, fuel efficiency, and superior transport capacity.

NARITA, Chiba -- International air travel may be recovering after the coronavirus pandemic, but Japans two largest airlines are still flying less out