In Kigali City, the capital of Rwanda, there are concerns about traffic congestion, increased traffic accidents, air pollution, and other environmental impacts caused by the increase in the number of vehicles owned due to population growth. The government of Kigali revised the “Kigali City Transportation Master Plan” at the same time as the “Kigali Urban…
Month: March 2023
Project for Capacity Building in Landscape Management for Reducing Deforestation and Climate Change Resilience in Priority Watersheds
In Timor-Leste, deforestation has been rapidly progressing since 1975, and it is estimated that about 184,000 hectares of forest have been lost in the 10 years since 2003. CBNRM” (Community-Based Natural Resource Management Mechanism). In this project, JICA’s technical cooperation and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) will collaborate to implement CBNRM in 74 villages in…
Mobile Suit Gundam Mercury Witch EXPO starts today! HG Aerial Permet Score Six also exhibited for the first time Admission free!
Gundam Project is holding “Mobile Suit Gundam: Witches of Mercury EXPO” at Shibuya Cast (1-23-21, Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo) from March 10 to 12. Admission is free. In commemoration of the program’s second season airing in April, the event will look back on the first season. Inside the Shibuya Cast facility, visitors will be able to…
Coleman Announces New Model and Color from Large-Capacity Boston Bag Series “TRAVEL
Coleman (Newell Brands Japan) will sequentially release a new model “Backpack Boston 50” and new colors of “Boston Bag LG” and “Boston Bag MD” from its large-capacity Boston Bag series “TRAVEL. The Backpack Boston 50 is a gusset-type Boston bag with a central main zipper that opens wide to the side portion; it has a…
Signing of a grant aid gift agreement for Ukraine: provision of a wide range of equipment and materials to meet urgent rehabilitation needs
On March 9, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Grant Agreement (G/A) with the Government of Ukraine for a grant of up to 22.44 billion yen for the “Emergency Rehabilitation Program. The Russian military invasion of Ukraine, which began on February 24, 2022, has been protracted. Since October of the same year, missile…
Tokyu Hotels Comfort Members, Diamond and Black memberships are now available. Redemption rates increase up to 9%.
Tokyu Hotels will renew its “Comfort Members” membership service, available at its hotels nationwide, on July 1. The Comfort Members program allows members to earn and redeem points for lodging, restaurants, and other services, as well as discounts on lodging rates and members-only plans. This time, the membership status has been renewed. In addition to…
Commemorative goods for the opening of the Sotetsu-Tokyu Shin-Yokohama Line” limited to Shousen. Total of 8 kinds, including passcases and clear files.
Shosen will release “Sotetsu/Tokyu Shin-Yokohama Line Opening Commemorative Goods” as a Shosen limited edition on March 16. The lineup includes a total of eight types of products, including clear files with designs of Sagami Railway and Tokyu Corporation trains and a touch-and-go pass case for IC card tickets, all with the opening PR logo mark….
Tokyo Metropolitan Transportation Bureau to sell a limited number of 3,000 Toei Asakusa Line Type 5300 Retirement Commemorative Tickets
Tokyo Metropolitan Transportation Bureau will release “Arigatou Type 5300 Toei Marugoto Kippu” on March 13, limited to 3,000 tickets. The price is 700 yen for adults and 350 yen for children. The Toei Asakusa Line Type 5300 was introduced in 1991 at the timing of the start of mutual direct service with the Hokuso Kaihatsu…
Dispatch of International Emergency Relief Team and Expert Team to the Oil Spill Damage off Mindoro Island, Republic of the Philippines (First Report)
Dispatch of International Emergency Relief Team and Expert Team to the Oil Spill Damage off Mindoro Island, Republic of the Philippines (First Report) At the request of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines, JICA will dispatch an international emergency relief team and a team of experts to the oil spill damage caused by…
We took a look at the commercial area of Tokyo Midtown Yaesu, which opened today. In-depth report with many photos!
Tokyo Midtown Yaesu (2-2-1 Yaesu, Chuo-ku, Tokyo), a complex in front of Tokyo Station, will have its grand opening on March 10. The bus terminal on the second basement floor and the commercial area on the first basement floor were already partially opened in advance in September 2022, but the commercial area and other areas…