As another long term resident of Tokyo (10 years and counting), I honestly can't understand why Patrick would recommend anyone give their business to APA Group.

As others in this thread have mentioned, this hotelier group is abhorrent. They are led by an anti-Semitic, anti-Korean, anti-Chinese history revisionist. The hotel leaves its disgusting diatribe in their company issued magazines conveniently laid out in every room within their hotels. This is just the tip of the iceberg: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APA_Group_(Japan)#Controversy. Here's another link: https://www.ft.com/content/d35ec458-df07-11e6-86ac-f253db779....

Given Patrick is a long-term resident of Japan, it's shocking to me that he isn't aware of this, or he simply doesn't care.

For anyone reading this, please do not support that company. It may seem a small thing, but this ruined the entire tone of the post for me.