Review Journal
Monday, June 01, 1998
Tokyo service begins
Northwest Airlines will usher in
nonstop service from Tokyo to Las Vegas with a
flight's arrival today.
By Hubble Smith
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Shusuke Ogihara, member of the
Japan-America Society of Nevada and a legal
assistant with Woods & Erickson law firm,
said direct flights from Japan will greatly
benefit Las Vegas. "If we let Japanese people
know about the real Las Vegas, that it's not all
gambling, more people will come here," he
said. Japan sends about 6.6 million
tourists a year to the United States, Ogihara
said, but 2 million to 3 million of them go to
Hawaii. But those numbers are declining because
the Japanese are finding Hawaii to be too
expense, he said.
The economic problems in Japan
will only help Las Vegas because "many
people realize it's more affordable and more
reasonable to go to a resort outside of
Japan," Ogihara said. Hong Kong used to be a big
destination for Japanese travelers, but since
China took control, police officers walk the
streets with rifles, which is intimidating to the
Japanese, Ogihara said.
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