Capsule hotels, often called pod hotels, originated in Japan. I've stayed in a capsule ... Since the pods are small, travelers store their belongings in lockers. They were spacious enough for ...

But that is also raising prices for Kojima’s staff and other Japanese business travellers. Capsule hotels, a Japanese institution, offer claustrophobic bed-sized pods, often double-stacked in rows.

Japan now has two hotels run almost entirely by robots. The Hen'na Hotels are owned by low-cost travel agency H.I.S. Co. The hotels are in Nagasaki and Tokyo, Japan. There are robots to help you ...

OSAKA--U.S.-based hotel giant Marriott International Inc. is targeting budget-conscious travelers with the introduction of mid-priced hotels to Japan under the brand name of Four Points Flex by ...