Tokyo Metro will begin one-man operation at Yurakucho Line Kotake-Mukaihara Station to Shinkiba Station on August 6. One-man operation is already in place at Wakoichi Station to Kotakemukaihara Station, and preparations are also underway at Kotakemukaihara Station to Shinkiba Station. The entire Yurakucho line will now be in one-man operation. There will be no change…
Month: July 2022
Seibu Railway launches 700 yen round-trip pass from Tokyo to Kawagoe. City’s 100th anniversary campaign
Seibu Railway is running the “Seibu Kawagoe Pass! Seibu Kawagoe Pass! Special Kawagoe Trip Campaign” is being conducted until December 28. This campaign commemorates the 100th anniversary of Kawagoe City’s establishment as the first city in Saitama Prefecture in 1922. In addition to the existing hard tickets, electronic tickets are now available through “Klook,” an…
Chisan Premium Kyoto Kujo opens in September. 194 rooms in 6-minute walking distance from Kujo Station. Includes a large public bath.
Solare Hotels will rebrand and open Chisan Premium Kyoto Kujo (15-1 Higashi-Kujo Kamigoryocho, Minami-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture) on September 1. In conjunction with this rebranding, the company has begun accepting reservations through its official website. The eight-story building has a total of 194 rooms, with a total of 9 types of guest rooms, mainly…
Korean Air to Operate Daily Haneda-Kimpo Service from July 25
Korean Air will begin daily service on the Haneda – Gimpo (Seoul) route on July 25. The route, which had been suspended due to the new coronavirus, resumed twice weekly flights on June 29, and has now been switched to daily service. The new daily service will be operated by Airbus A330-200 and Boeing 737-900…
“Platform for Responsible Recruitment of Foreign Workers (JP-MIRAI)” 2022 Member Activity Report
summary Date: July 5, 2022 Organized by: Responsible Foreign Worker Acceptance Platform (JP-MIRAI) Secretariat Location: International Conference Hall, 2nd floor of JICA Ichigaya Bldg. and webinar via Zoom Main Participants speaker Opening Remarks: Akihiko Tanaka, JICA President Guest Speech: Mr. Gen Nakatani, Advisor to the Prime Minister for International Human Rights Affairs Guest Speech: Mr….
President Tanaka meets with UNDP President Steiner
JICA President Akihiko Tanaka met with UNDP (United Nations Development Program) President Achim Steiner in Tokyo on July 13. President Tanaka and President Steiner confirmed the significance of the joint communications at the UNDP-JICA Special Forum “Human Security and Africa’s Challenges” hosted by Nikkei on the same day, and exchanged views on further strengthening collaboration…
A selection of 10 beautiful diving sites in Turkey. Over 8000 km of coastline along the Black Sea, Marmara Sea, Aegean Sea and Mediterranean Sea.
Uchanbaluk, Kaş Antalya Located on the Turkish Riviera, Kaş has 21 dive sites. Among them is Uchanbaluk, with depths ranging from 55 to 71 meters, making it an unmissable spot for divers, and the wreckage of an Italian bomber, the Savoia Maketi SM 79, which was shot down during the bombing of Mace during World…
Peach offers “Peachiru Shiyoze” sale with one-way prices starting at 990 yen for 29 domestic routes
Peach will hold a Peachiru Shiyoze” sale for 29 domestic routes. The sale period is from 10:00 p.m. on July 20 to 11:59 p.m. on July 25, and the boarding period is from August 16 to December 22. The sale includes 29 routes, including Hokkaido, Sendai, Nagasaki, Miyazaki, and Okinawa, with one-way fares starting at…
JAL launches new “Narita Airport International Sakura Lounge” as a paid lounge service
JAL has launched the “Narita Airport International Sakura Lounge” as a new target lounge for its “pay lounge service” introduced at some overseas airports. The pay-per-use lounge service is being marketed as an optional service for international flights with options such as “JAL Bid Upgrade” and “Paid Advance Seat Selection”. The “Sakura Lounge”, which was…
Shinkansen Explorer, In-depth feature on the West Kyushu Shinkansen! Magazine completely renewed from Vol. 64
Ikaros Publishing will release Vol. 64 of “Shinkansen EX (Explorer),” Japan’s only magazine specializing in high-speed railroads, on July 21. Starting with Vol. 64, the contents have been completely revamped under the motto “more in-depth and detailed. In addition to the 16-page expansion, the number of articles was greatly increased by replacing the advertisement page…