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Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Batters Southern Region, Leaving Widespread Damage 3

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Chiayi's Budai Township around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall to the southern region. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday.

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H.I.S.'s office on Hawaii trip in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - People visit Japanese travel agency H.I.S. Co.'s office specializing in traveling to Hawaii, in Osaka City on June 22, 2014.

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H.I.S. opens office specializing in Hawaii trips

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese travel agency H.I.S. Co. holds an opening ceremony for its office near JR Osaka Station in Osaka City specializing in travel to Hawaii, on June 22, 2014.

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H.I.S. affiliate to rebuild Laguna Gamagori marine resort

NAGOYA, Japan - Hideo Sawada (C front), chairman of major Japanese travel company H.I.S. Co., joins other guests at a tape-cutting ceremony in Gamagori, Aichi Prefecture, on Aug. 1, 2014, after announcing a business restructuring plan for the central Japan city's Laguna Gamagori marine resort by H.I.S.-affiliate Laguna Ten Bosch Co.

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H.I.S. to take over LAGUNA GAMAGORI's facilities

NAGOYA, Japan - H.I.S. Co. Chairman Hideo Sawada, H.I.S.' wholly-owned LAGUNA TEN BOSCH Co. President Yasuhiro Tatsumi and Aichi prefectural Gov. Hideaki Omura (from L) put their hands together at Aichi Prefectural Government Office on June 24, 2014, as LAGUNA will succeed business operations of LAGUNASIA theme Park and other amusement facilities of LAGUNA GAMAGORI in the central Japanese prefecture starting August.

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H.I.S. charter flight service

NARITA, Japan - The first charter flight service of Asia Atlantic Airlines Co., a Bangkok-based unit of Japanese tour operator H.I.S. Co., arrives at Narita airport near Tokyo from Bangkok on Aug. 20, 2013.

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H.I.S. charter flight service

NARITA, Japan - The first charter flight service of Asia Atlantic Airlines Co., a Bangkok-based unit of Japanese tour operator H.I.S. Co., arrives at Narita airport near Tokyo from Bangkok on Aug. 20, 2013.

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H.I.S. announces restructuring plan for Huis Ten Bosch

SASEBO, Japan - Japanese travel agency H.I.S. Co. Chairman Hideo Sawada, who took office as the new president of Nagasaki Prefecture's theme park operator Huis Ten Bosch Co., speaks to reporters in the city of Sasebo in the prefecture, on March 26, 2010. H.I.S. announced a restructuring plan for the struggling theme park operator and said it aims to have the park return to profitability by 2011.

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H.I.S. to aid Huis Ten Bosch turnaround

SASEBO, Japan - Hideo Sawada (L), chairman of travel agency H.I.S. Co., speaks about the company's financial assistance to struggling theme park Huis Ten Bosch during a news conference in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Feb. 12, 2010, with Sasebo Mayor Norio Tomonaga sitting by his side.

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H.I.S. to aid Huis Ten Bosch turnaround

SASEBO, Japan - Hideo Sawada, chairman of travel agency H.I.S. Co., speaks about the company's financial assistance to struggling theme park Huis Ten Bosch during a news conference in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Feb. 12, 2010. Sawada said he intends to move the park's business into the black in two years at the earliest.

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H.I.S. to sell Huis Ten Bosch stake to Hong Kong fund

The Dutch-themed Huis Ten Bosch seaside resort is pictured in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture in southwestern Japan, on Aug. 30, 2022. Japanese travel agency H.I.S. Co. said the same day it will sell its entire stake in the resort to Hong Kong private equity firm PAG for 66.6 billion yen ($480 million).

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H.I.S. to sell Huis Ten Bosch stake to Hong Kong fund

The Dutch-themed Huis Ten Bosch seaside resort is pictured in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture in southwestern Japan, on Aug. 30, 2022. Japanese travel agency H.I.S. Co. said the same day it will sell its entire stake in the resort to Hong Kong private equity firm PAG for 66.6 billion yen ($480 million).

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H.I.S. to sell Huis Ten Bosch stake to Hong Kong fund

The Dutch-themed Huis Ten Bosch seaside resort is pictured in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture in southwestern Japan, on Aug. 30, 2022. Japanese travel agency H.I.S. Co. said the same day it will sell its entire stake in the resort to Hong Kong private equity firm PAG for 66.6 billion yen ($480 million).

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H.I.S. to sell Huis Ten Bosch stake to Hong Kong fund

The Dutch-themed Huis Ten Bosch seaside resort is pictured in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture in southwestern Japan, on Aug. 30, 2022. Japanese travel agency H.I.S. Co. said the same day it will sell its entire stake in the resort to Hong Kong private equity firm PAG for 66.6 billion yen ($480 million).

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H.I.S. to sell shares in Huis Ten Bosch resort

Photo taken on July 21, 2022, shows the Dutch-themed Huis Ten Bosch seaside resort in the Nagasaki Prefecture city of Sasebo, southwestern Japan. Japanese travel agency H.I.S. Co. aims to sell its shares in the resort as the Tokyo-based company has seen its earnings deteriorate over a prolonged slump in overseas travel due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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H.I.S. to sell shares in Huis Ten Bosch resort

Photo taken on July 21, 2022, shows the Dutch-themed Huis Ten Bosch seaside resort in the Nagasaki Prefecture city of Sasebo, southwestern Japan. Japanese travel agency H.I.S. Co. aims to sell its shares in the resort as the Tokyo-based company has seen its earnings deteriorate over a prolonged slump in overseas travel due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Travel agency opens info center for foreign tourists in Osaka

Akira Hirabayashi (3rd from R), president of Japanese travel agency H.I.S. Co., cuts the ribbon at a ceremony in Osaka, western Japan, on April 4, 2015, to open an information center for tourists from abroad. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Travel agency opens info center for foreign tourists in Osaka

Japanese travel agency H.I.S. Co. opens an information center for tourists from abroad in Osaka, western Japan, on April 4, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese fashion industry group names "Best Dresser" awardees

Photo taken at a hotel in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2015, shows five recipients of this year's Best Dresser awards given by the Men's Fashion Unity industry group -- (from L) Naomichi Suzuki, mayor of Hokkaido's Yubari city; Hideo Sawada, chairman of travel agency H.I.S. Co.; comedian and Akutagawa literary award winner Naoki Matayoshi; actress Yo Yoshida; and actor Tori Matsuzaka. Another awardee, Charlotte Kate Fox, an American actress who won popularity after playing a heroine in a TV serial drama, was absent due to poor health. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Travel agency H.I.S. to build new hotel at central Japan theme park

Hideo Sawada, chairman of Japanese travel agency H.I.S. Co., speaks at a press conference in Gamagori, Aichi Prefecture, on Nov. 16, 2015, about plans to introduce a new hotel within about two years at Laguna Ten Bosch, a marine resort in the central Japanese city that the travel agent has taken over to restructure its business. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Travel agent seeks to revive slumping seaside resort in Japan

A cruise ship resembling the Thousand Sunny pirate ship in the popular Japanese comic series "One Piece," as seen on Aug. 7, 2015, is one of the major attractions that travel agent H.I.S. Co. has introduced to revive marine resort Laguna Ten Bosch in Gamagori, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, since taking it over a year ago. Business at the theme park, formerly known as Laguna Gamagori, had been in tatters due to low patronage. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Travel agent seeks to revive slumping seaside resort in Japan

Lagunasia, with a large swimming pool as seen on Aug. 7, 2015, is part of the marine resort Laguna Ten Bosch in Gamagori, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, that travel giant H.I.S. Co. is working on to revive after taking it over a year ago. Business at the marine resort, formerly known as Laguna Gamagori, had been in tatters due to low patronage. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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H.I.S. announces restructuring plan for Huis Ten Bosch

SASEBO, Japan - Japanese travel agency H.I.S. Co. Chairman Hideo Sawada, who took office as the new president of Nagasaki Prefecture's theme park operator Huis Ten Bosch Co., speaks to reporters in the city of Sasebo in the prefecture, on March 26, 2010. H.I.S. announced a restructuring plan for the struggling theme park operator and said it aims to have the park return to profitability by 2011. (Kyodo)

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H.I.S. to aid Huis Ten Bosch turnaround

SASEBO, Japan - Hideo Sawada (L), chairman of travel agency H.I.S. Co., speaks about the company's financial assistance to struggling theme park Huis Ten Bosch during a news conference in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Feb. 12, 2010, with Sasebo Mayor Norio Tomonaga sitting by his side. (Kyodo)

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H.I.S. to aid Huis Ten Bosch turnaround

SASEBO, Japan - Hideo Sawada, chairman of travel agency H.I.S. Co., speaks about the company's financial assistance to struggling theme park Huis Ten Bosch during a news conference in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Feb. 12, 2010. Sawada said he intends to move the park's business into the black in two years at the earliest. (Kyodo)

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H.I.S. affiliate to rebuild Laguna Gamagori marine resort

NAGOYA, Japan - Hideo Sawada (C front), chairman of major Japanese travel company H.I.S. Co., joins other guests at a tape-cutting ceremony in Gamagori, Aichi Prefecture, on Aug. 1, 2014, after announcing a business restructuring plan for the central Japan city's Laguna Gamagori marine resort by H.I.S.-affiliate Laguna Ten Bosch Co. (Kyodo)

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H.I.S.'s office on Hawaii trip in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - People visit Japanese travel agency H.I.S. Co.'s office specializing in traveling to Hawaii, in Osaka City on June 22, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Mobile robot "temi"

Photo taken in Tokyo on Oct. 17, 2019, shows a mobile robot called "temi" that is capable of avoiding obstacles, unveiled by H.I.S. Co. The Japanese travel agency will launch the robot developed by temi USA Inc. on Nov. 1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Dinosaur robots at Tokyo hotel

Photo taken in December 2017 shows dinosaur robots displayed at the reception desk of a hotel in Tokyo operated by travel agency H.I.S. Co. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Robot cafe

Photo shows a coffee serving robot grabbing a cup at H.I.S. Co.'s cafe in Tokyo's Shibuya district on Jan. 30, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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H.I.S. recruiting tour guides amid change in industry

H.I.S. Co. holds a briefing in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2017, for people who want to work as tour guides for the major travel agency. Japan's tour guide market will be liberalized on Jan. 4., with a national license no longer required. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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H.I.S. recruiting tour guides amid change in industry

H.I.S. Co. holds a briefing in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2017, for people who want to work as tour guides for the major travel agency. Japan's tour guide market will be liberalized on Jan. 4., with a national license no longer required. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Robots to attend to hotel customers

Dinosaur robots attend to a man posing as a customer during a demonstration on Dec. 7, 2017, at an hotel in Tokyo's Edogawa ward set to open on Dec. 15. Major travel agency H.I.S. Co. will operate the hotel, the first of its kind in Tokyo, amid a chronic manpower shortage in the hotel industry. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Dinosaur robots welcome clients at hotel near Tokyo Disneyland

Photo taken March 15, 2017, shows the front desk of a hotel near Tokyo Disneyland, operated by major travel agency H.I.S. Co. Two dinosaur robots welcome clients there. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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H.I.S. to be referred to prosecutors for illegal overtime

The building housing the Tokyo headquarters of H.I.S. Co. is pictured on the evening of Jan. 31, 2017. It was reported Feb. 1 that Japan's labor authorities plan to refer the major travel agency and those responsible for working hours to prosecutors on suspicion of requiring employees to do illegal overtime. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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ANA, H.I.S to lead spaceship businesses in Japan

(From L) Hideo Sawada, chairman of major travel agency H.I.S. Co., Shuji Ogawa, chief of PD Aerospace Ltd., and Shinya Katanozaka, president of ANA Holdings Inc., pose for photos in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2016. H.I.S. and ANA Holdings said they will invest in Nagoya-based start-up PD Aerospace to initiate spaceship businesses in Japan, including space travel and space transportation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo