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US hotel in Japan refuses Cuba ambassador
Source: BBC News
US hotel in Japan refuses Cuba ambassador
14 November 2018
A US-owned hotel in Japan has been criticised by Japanese authorities after it denied the Cuban ambassador a room over fears it would violate US sanctions on Cuba.
The Hilton Fukuoka Sea Hawk told Ambassador Carlos Pereria he could not stay last month because it could not accommodate Cuban government guests.
That prompted a Cuban complaint.
Japanese officials in the city have since told the hotel it was illegal to refuse rooms based on nationality.
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-46207147
