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Japan's ancient city of Kyoto has officially announced it will raise the cap on its accommodation tax tenfold to 10,000 yen, ...

KYOTO, Japan -- The municipal government of Kyoto said Tuesday that it will raise hotel lodging taxes to as much as 10,000 ...

The collected money under the new plan would be used to improve infrastructure in the city, such as increasing public ...

Kyoto City in western Japan plans to raise its accommodation tax to up to 10,000 yen, or about 63 dollars, a night, according to sources familiar with the matter.

The city government of Kyoto said Tuesday it will raise its lodging tax for people staying at hotels and other accommodations ...