Japan hotel to close for 10 days in row to give employees time off

A popular hotel in southwestern Japan will close for 10 straight days in January at a cost of 200 million yen ($1.77 million) in revenues to give its employees time off, in the belief that the unusual measure will help to secure quality human resources.Officials at the 647-room Suginoi Hotel in Beppu, one of the world's largest hot spring resorts in Oita Prefecture, said the hotel will be closed from Jan. 9 through Jan. 18 to allow around 800 staff to take holidays."It is difficult to take consecutive days off if you work in the hotel industry," said Kenji Azuma, 69, an official in charge o…READ FULL ARTICLE