Ninety-two municipal governments across Japan have considered introducing lodging taxes at hotels and traditional Japanese ryokan inns, results from a recent Kyodo News survey showed.A total of 42 municipalities have either already introduced or plan to introduce lodging taxes, with the figure likely to rise as many aim to utilize the levies to develop tourism infrastructure amid surging inbound arrivals.The survey conducted between June and July garnered responses from a total of 1,723 local governments, or 96 percent.To introduce a lodging tax, local governments must enact an ordinance an…READ FULL ARTICLE
