The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Record of Discussions (R/D) with the Mongolian government on October 4 in Ulaanbaatar for the technical cooperation project “Cyber Security Human Resources Development Project. Mongolia has seen dramatic progress in informatization and digitization over the past 30 years, resulting in economic development. At the same time, however,…
Month: October 2022
One-day glamping “Relaxing” with auto camping in Takashima City, Shiga Prefecture, opens on October 7.
Hongo Kogyo will open a day glamping facility “Relaxing” (683-1 Terakubo, Makino-cho, Takashima, Shiga) in Takashima City, Shiga Prefecture, on October 7. At “Relaxing,” guests can soak in a Shigaraki-ware bath and experience a barrel sauna, as well as enjoy a BBQ featuring local products and a tour of nearby tourist attractions on rental EV…
Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Shotaro Ikenami, a historical novelist born in Asakusa. Special exhibitions, tours of places related to Ikenami, sales of goods, etc.
Taito City, Tokyo, will hold a commemorative project from January to December 2023 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Shotaro Ikenami, a local author of historical novels. Shotaro Ikenami was born in January 1923 in what is now Taito-ku, Tokyo, and spent his childhood in Asakusa and Ueno. He left behind many…
ANA’s “Front Open Carry-on” packed with high functionality. Carry-on compatible 40L
ANA Trading has launched the “Front Open Carry” (28,000 yen), an original product incorporating functions sought by travelers. It is available on the official e-commerce site “ANA STORE/ANA Shopping A-style” and on the shopping site “ANA STORE@SKY” which can be accessed from Wi-Fi in domestic flights and lounges. This bag can hold a 15.6″ PC…
JR East, “Touch de Ekinaka” points back for 140 yen worth of admission fee when entering and shopping at 13 stations.
JR East will launch “Touch and Get Points Back for Ekinaka Admission! as a year-round service on October 5. If you use Suica registered with JRE POINT to enter an automatic ticket gate at a participating station through “Touch de Ekinka” and make purchases totaling 1,000 yen or more at participating stores, and then exit…
Ishikawa Prefecture to Support Nationwide Travel “Ishikawa Travel Discount Campaign” from 11. Specialty products will be presented to those who stay overnight in the prefecture.
Ishikawa Prefecture has launched a national travel support website. Ishikawa Prefecture has named its nationwide travel support the “Ishikawa Travel Discount Campaign,” which runs from October 11 to December 20 (including check-out on December 21). The campaign will subsidize 40% of the price of a trip to Ishikawa (up to 8,000 yen for travel products…
Hokkaido’s nationwide travel support, coupon dealers can be searched on the web. Visualized maps are also available.
Hokkaido will hold the nationwide travel support “HOKKAIDO LOVE! Discount” from October 11 to December 20 (including check-out on December 21). As in other prefectures, 40% of the price of a trip to Hokkaido will be subsidized (up to 8,000 yen for travel products that include transportation, and up to 5,000 yen for other travel…
JICA Chair Lecture at the National University of Maldives
summary Dates: Thursday, September 22, 2022 and Sunday, September 25, 2022 Organizers: JICA, National University of Maldives Place: Auditorium, National University of Maldives (Republic of Maldives) Main Participants Kazuo Kuroda Dean and Professor, Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University Mohammad Sharief, Vice Chancellor, National University of Maldives Midori Takeuchi, Ambassador of Japan in the…
Vacation STAY launches two campaigns to earn Rakuten points for domestic and international lodging reservations.
Vacation STAY, a lodging and private accommodation reservation site operated by Rakuten LIFULL STAY, has launched two campaigns for domestic and international lodging reservations to earn “Rakuten Points. The outline is as follows. Details are listed on the web pages of each campaign. Commemorating the 100,000th registered room! 100,000 Point Split Campaign In commemoration of…
MAP, enabling reservations and purchases of Shinkansen and limited express tickets for East Japan Railway’s Shinkansen and conventional lines.
The “Yahoo! Transfer Guide” transit search application and “Yahoo! MAP” map application provided by Yahoo Japan Railway Company have started a partnership with “Ekinet,” an Internet reservation site provided by JR East, and “JR East View Dynamic Rail Pack,” which allows reservations by combining Shinkansen and limited express trains and accommodations. MAP”, which allows users…