On April 14, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Grant Agreement (G/A) with the Government of Ukraine for up to 53,072 million yen for the Emergency Recovery Plan (Phase 2). JICA has been providing close support to the people of Ukraine, who are forced to live in harsh conditions due to the prolonged…
Month: April 2023
JAL lowers fuel surcharge. Hawaii 21,300 yen, Korea 3,500 yen.
JAL has applied to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism for a revision of the applicable amount of the “fuel surcharge. The surcharge will be applied to tickets issued between June 1 and July 31. The two-month average Singapore kerosene market price for February-March 2023 was $103.03 per barrel. Multiplying this by the…
Disney Cruise Line, the luxury cruise ship of your dreams, motif items to appear at Disney Store for the first time
Walt Disney Japan will release Disney Cruise Line, a collection featuring the Disney Cruise Line, at Disney Stores nationwide on April 21. Some products will be available only at limited stores. This will be the first sale in Japan of luxury liner “Disney Cruise Line” merchandise, including items that were only available in the U.S.,…
WILLER offers “Weekday Bullet Trip” with up to 57% discount on highway buses. Tokyo-Osaka is 4,500 yen one way.
WILLER EXPRESS launched the “Weekday Bullet Trip” on April 14 on the “WILLER TRAVEL” reservation website, offering up to 57% discount on the WILLER EXPRESS express bus. Departure dates are limited to weekdays from April 14 to July 13 (some Fridays only) on a total of 16 routes including major cities such as Tokyo-Osaka, Tokyo-Nagoya,…
I want 40th anniversary souvenirs at Tokyo DisneySea. I tried the cute & tasty special menu!
Here, we would like to check out the items that will be available for a limited time only, from snacks to goods to new mechanisms for interacting with the cast members to fully enjoy the 40th anniversary. Tokyo Disney Resort is currently running the “Dream Go Round” anniversary event celebrating its 40th anniversary for 352…
Coleman, 2 types of sleeping bags for family camping. Glazed color with recycled fabric.
Coleman (Newell Brands Japan) will release the Family 2 IN 1/C5 (glazed) and Family 2 IN 1/C10 (glazed) sleeping bags for family camping, featuring newly recycled fabric and glazed colors. The C5 is priced at 14,850 yen and the C10 at 13,750 yen. Both products are generously sized at 168 cm wide and feature a…
The second APA Hotel to open in front of Shizuoka Station in March 2025. 418 rooms with large bath and open-air bath
APA Group announced that it has acquired a site (1-5 Sakae-cho, Aoi-ku, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture) for its second hotel development in front of Shizuoka Station. The hotel will be named “APA Hotel ” (tentative name), with 418 guest rooms, and is scheduled to open in March 2025. The APA Hotel , which opened in…
Super Tamade x Doctor Yellow “tacky cute” tote bag filled with Osaka souvenirs
JR Tokai has released a tote bag featuring a collaboration between Doctor Yellow and Osaka’s Super Tamade as a recommended travel plan on the “EX Travel Contents Portal” for EX service members (Smart EX, Express Reservation, J-WEST). The price is 2,000 yen per person. Those who sign up for this plan will receive a “tacky…
Aeon is now offering a full lineup of affordable outdoor products, including sunshades priced in the ¥5,000 range! Visit the “easy-camping” themed special sales area!
Aeon will begin full-scale sales of its private brand “Home Cody” outdoor products at up to 350 “Aeon” and “Aeon Style” stores (in Hokkaido, Hokuriku Shinetsu, Kanto, Tokai, Kinki, Chu-Shikoku, Kyushu and Okinawa areas) and on “Aeon Style Online” from April 13. In addition, special sales areas for outdoor goods will be set up at…
Weekend Ekiben] Ofuna Station “Ajisai Chirashi -Aji Chirashi with Aji Sushi
The “Ajisai Chirashi – Aji no Oshizushi Iri” (Aji Chirashi with Aji Sushi) is a boxed lunch from Ofunaken, a long-established company that has been selling station bento at Ofuna Station since 1898, ten years after the station opened. It consists of a colorful chirashi-zushi with many ingredients on a bed of sweet vinegared rice…