Month: August 2022

JAPAN has added a map display function to the user-contributed “Minna no Weather” service of the iOS version of its Yahoo! Minna no Weather is a user-participation type service that allows users to post weather conditions of their location with comments. The service itself has been available for some time, but the new feature added…

Impress Corporation will release “Airline Management: Strategies and Practices,” an industry research book that explains the history of deregulation in the airline industry and its structure and characteristics as an industry, on September 21. 320 pages, A5 size, priced at 2,640 yen. An electronic version will also be available. The book is designed for those…

Mitsui Fudosan will open a shopping center, Mitsui Shopping Park LaLaport Sakai (22-1 Kuroyama, Mihara-ku, Sakai, Osaka), on November 8. It is tangentially located on National Route 309, near the Mihara North and Mihara South Interchange on the Hanwa Expressway. In the center of the facility is Fansta X Stadium, an indoor stadium court where…

The Oirase Natural Tourism Resource Study Group will conduct the “Oirase Keiryu Nature Tour by Grislo,” utilizing the “Green Slow Mobility,” a small group electric bus that runs at 20 km/h. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is currently constructing a tunnel to bypass the Oirase Stream (Route 102) in Towada-Hachimantai National Park…

In conjunction with the launch of its new membership program, Cathay Pacific Airways will offer a special autumn promotion to Cathay Pacific MUFG Gold Mastercard cardholders. New members enrolling during the period will receive a variety of awards, including bonus miles of up to 16,000 miles and discounts on airline tickets. The new Cathay membership…

Ikaros Shuppan will release “Gekkan Airline “October 2022 issue on August 30, 2010, 196 pages with A4 extra pages, priced at 1,540 yen. The special feature is “Nippon no Airline”. Nippon’s 25 airlines show a rich expression in terms of their networks, fleets, and above all, their profiles as airlines. While the demand recovery trend…

OWLTEC has released a light frame hammock from its new outdoor brand “ebi. It comes in two colors, black and field beige, and is priced at 21,800 yen. This light frame hammock is approximately 64% lighter than the conventional “OWL-HAMMOCK01” series, but is also strong with a load capacity of 100 kg. A storage bag…

In mid-August, Rakuten Mobile began offering 4G and 5G communication services for the first time atop Mt. Fuji. 5G communication service is available near Mt. Fuji Kenga-mine (3776m above sea level), and 4G communication service is available on the Hachi-mori (round-the-mountain tour). In addition to the summit, 4G communication services are now available on three…

JALUX launched a new series of bags and collaborative goods with “Tokyo Skytree” on August 26 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of its fashion brand “TABITUS” (TABITUS). In addition to JAL Shopping, the official mail order site of Japan Airlines, they will also be available at TABUTUS+ STATIOM in Yurakucho JAL Plaza and BLUE SKY…