JR Kyushu has announced its operation plan for September 6, 2011, due to the approach of Typhoon No. 11. Kyushu Shinkansen (Mizuho/Sakura/Tsubame) trains between Hakata and Kumamoto will be suspended from the first departure, and those between Kumamoto and Kagoshima-Chuo will operate with reduced frequency from the first departure. On conventional lines, trains on the…
Month: September 2022
JCB card launches New “Toy Story” design
JCB will add a “Toy Story” design to the “Disney★JCB Card” issued in partnership with Walt Disney Japan. The card, which allows use of the “Disney Card Club” members-only program, features card information integrated on the back of the card as of late July, as well as a JCB touch payment function as standard equipment….
Contributing to the improvement of power supply and promoting the use of renewable energy in Uzbekistan
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has signed a project finance loan agreement with Shamol Zarafshan Energy Foreign Enterprise Limited Liability Company, which is implementing a wind power generation project in the Republic of Uzbekistan. This is the first project to be implemented in Uzbekistan since JICA resumed its overseas investment and financing operations, and…
Vice President Yamada meets with First Deputy Prime Minister Minh of Vietnam
On August 23, during his visit to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, JICA Vice President Junichi Yamada met with the country’s First Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh. At the beginning of the meeting, both sides were pleased to meet again for the first time since May 2022, and First Deputy Prime Minister Minh expressed…
Mitsui Outlet Park to Host “Earth-Friendly Skate Parks” Event
Mitsui Outlet Park will open skate parks with artificial ice panels at five facilities (Kisarazu, Hokuriku Oyabe, Shiga Ryuoh, Yokohama Bayside, and Kurashiki) for a limited time. The new skate park is a sustainable skate park that “looks like ice but isn’t.” Unlike most ice rinks, it is made of resin, so it does not…
JAL Discout Sale on Domestic Flights and Accommodation Packages: Up to 30,000 yen off
JAL will hold a time sale on domestic air tickets and a time sale on dynamic packages that include domestic air tickets and accommodations. Both sales will run from September 6 at 0:00 to September 26 at 23:59. The domestic air tickets are valid from October 1 to 29, and the dynamic packages are valid…
Malaysia Airlines offers up to 15% off on tickets departing from Tokyo and Osaka until September 26
Malaysia Airlines is offering up to 15% off on tickets from Tokyo and Osaka to destinations beyond Malaysia through September 26. The promotion is valid for departures from September 10 to June 30, 2023. The following tickets (destinations and round-trip fares) are currently on sale. Reservations can be made through the official website. read more…
Emergency Relief Aid for Flood Damage in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Emergency Relief Aid for Flood Damage in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan -Delivery of Donated Goods Emergency relief supplies provided by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for flood damage in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan have been delivered to the country. The emergency relief supplies to be provided to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan…
“China Festival 2022 Sapporo” October 8 ~ 9
The China Festival Executive Committee will hold “China Festival 2022 Sapporo” on October 8-9. From 2:30 p.m., an exchange meeting between junior and senior high school students will be held at Kita 3-jo Plaza in Sapporo, connecting three Hokkaido high schools and three junior high schools in China online, led by the North Japan Chinese…
“AEON Tennocho Shopping Center” Opens in Yokohama
Aeon Retail Co., Ltd. will hold the grand opening of “Aeon Tennocho Shopping Center” (3-5 Kawabe-cho, Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture) on October 18. The entire building will be rebuilt from the former AEON Tenno-cho store, which was temporarily closed in 2020, to create an experiential lifestyle store with the latest formats. The store will…