Kazuhiko Otani, President of Hotel Operator New Otani, Dies at 78

The Yomiuri Shimbun

18:59 JST, January 8, 2025

Kazuhiko Otani, president and chief executive officer of hotel operator New Otani Co., died of esophagus cancer on Tuesday. He was 78.

Born in Tokyo, he was a grandson of Yonetaro Otani, the founder of Hotel New Otani. He became the company’s fourth president in 1993.