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Japan looks to expand travel market from Hawaii

By Allison Schaefers

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Mar 05, 2013

~~<p>It was a sign of the times that Aya Hara, assistant sales director of the luxury Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo, made her first pitch to Hawaii travel sellers Monday during a Japan Showcase seminar sponsored by the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO).</p>
<p>&quot;In Hawaii there are many people that are close to Japan,&quot; Hara said. &quot;It has become a really important market for us.&quot; </p>
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It was a sign of the times that Aya Hara, assistant sales director of the luxury Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo, made her first pitch to Hawaii travel sellers Monday during a Japan Showcase seminar sponsored by the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO).

"In Hawaii there are many people that are close to Japan," Hara said. "It has become a really important market for us."  Login for more...



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