Osaka City is aiming to switch underground and open a new station in spring 2023 for the JR Tokaido Line branch line subway conversion project and the Umekita new station installation project. The line will begin operating on an underground route on February 13, 2023, and the level crossing located at the intersection with the…
Month: December 2022
Signing of a loan agreement for a waste power generation and treatment project in Binh Duong Province, Vietnam (overseas investment and loan): Contributing to the realization of a recycling-oriented economy by reducing the risk of environmental pollution
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) provided a loan of up to US$7 million to the Binh Duong Water Environment Joint Stock Company (BIWASE) of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on December 9. The agreement has been signed. The loan will contribute to the “Initiative for Overseas Investment and Loan to ASEAN” (*1) announced by…
Special tour of Nagashima/Igawa Dam by Oigawa Railway and Igawa Line. Sneak into the inside of the dam, which is usually closed to the public.
Oigawa Railway, in cooperation with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism’s Nagashima Dam and Chubu Electric Power Company’s Shizuoka Hydro Center, will conduct special tours of undisclosed areas. The tour will take visitors on the Oigawa Railway between Senzu Station and Igawa Station to Nagashima Dam (Kawane Honmachi, Haibara-gun, Shizuoka Prefecture), the only…
JR West to conduct pre-opening tour of Osaka Station (Umekita area)
On February 5, JR West will hold “Umekita Underground Exploration,” a tour of the platforms and other facilities of Osaka Station (Umekita area), scheduled to open in spring 2023. The tour is limited to 135 people (elementary school students and older only), and if the number of participants exceeds the limit, a lottery will be…
Mitsui Outlet Park to Start Selling Fukubukuro (Lucky Bags) by the End of the Year! A “fortune-telling grab bag” containing a trip or gourmet food worth 300,000 yen will also be available for pre-sale before the end of the year and on New Year’s Day after the New Year.
Mitsui Outlet facilities (Mitsui Fudosan and Mitsui Fudosan Commercial Management) will pre-sell “fukubukuro” (goodie bags) from December 26 to 31. They will also be on sale after the new year from January 1 to 3, 2023. Details of pre-sale products are available on the websites of Sapporo Kitahiroshima, Iruma, Makuhari, Kisarazu, Tama Minami-Osawa, Yokohama Bayside,…
Royal warranted Champagne “Joseph Perrier” is now served at JAL international first class lounges.
JAL has changed the brand of champagne served in the international first class lounges at Haneda and Narita. The new offering is Cuvee Royale Brut from Joseph Perrier, a champagne house imported by JALUX. This is the first time since 2014 that the JAL First Class Lounge has renewed its champagne offerings. Joseph Perrier is…
Can you do laundry today? Wear a coat? Yahoo, “Life Advice Information” to solve weather-related life problems.
Yahoo Japan has started providing “lifestyle advice information” on the weather page of the Yahoo! JAPAN app to support users’ daily activities, such as “Do I need a coat?”, “Can I dry my laundry outside?”, and “Should I bring an umbrella? JAPAN” app, open the weather page from the weather icon at the top of…
Ondes, sauna-specific glasses that resist heat and cracking
OWNDAYS has released heat-resistant, crack-resistant sauna glasses that can be worn in the sauna. The price is 8,800 yen (including lens fee). Uses completely custom-made lenses that can accommodate left-right differences and astigmatism. The Wellington-type design is suitable for everyday use, and uses heat-resistant, shape-change-resistant materials and heat-resistant lenses that do not fog up easily….
Determination of Terms and Conditions for the Issue of the 70th Japan International Cooperation Agency Bonds
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) (President: Akihiko Tanaka) announced today that it has determined the terms and conditions of the 70th issue of JICA Bonds (Domestic FILP Agency Bonds) as follows Japan International Cooperation Agency Bond No. 70 Issue amount: 10 billion yen Term: 10 years (redeemable on September 17, 2032) Issue date: December 23,…
USJ, new attraction themed on Doraemon the Movie. An Immersive Adventure in the Sky!
Universal Studios Japan will open an attraction themed on the latest “Doraemon the Movie: Nobita and the Utopia in the Sky” (March 3, 2023) for a limited time from February 23 to September 3, 2023. Following the “STAND BY ME Doraemon 2” XR Ride held as a special event in 2020, the 42nd film in…