The Metropolitan Expressway has compiled a traffic congestion forecast for the Golden Week period (April 29-May 7) in 2023. During this year’s Golden Week holiday period, traffic congestion is expected to increase due to the concentration of business traffic, etc. on April 21, 27, and 28 before Golden Week as well as on May 3,…
Month: April 2023
Three NEXCO companies to increase the number of EV charging stations at SA/PAs to over 1,000 by FY2025.
NEXCO East Japan, NEXCO Central Japan, and NEXCO West Japan have announced a plan to increase the number of quick chargers at SA/PAs used by electric vehicles (EVs) to approximately 1,100 by FY2025. In addition to adding e-Mobility Power as a joint operator to promote higher output and multiple chargers, a system that allows the…
Okinawa Prefecture Extends Nationwide Travel Assistance “Discover Okinawan Sai NEXT” to July 20, 2012, Subsidizing up to 5,000 yen per night
Okinawa Prefecture will extend its national travel support through July 20. Okinawa’s nationwide travel support “Discover Okinawa Sai NEXT” resumed on January 10 after the New Year and was originally scheduled to run through March 31, but has been extended through July 20 (including check-out on July 21). However, check-ins between April 29 and May…
Singapore Airlines Business Class with Japanese cuisine! We actually flew on board!
Check out the Business Class seat! Full-flat and comfortable Business Class seats on the Airbus A350-900 aircraft we flew with have 40 seats. All of the wrap-around seat pots have direct aisle access and are arranged in a 1-2-1 configuration. 76-inch (approx. 193 cm) full-flat seats have fluffy pillows and warm linens. Side panels allow…
Hokkaido extends nationwide travel support “HOKKAIDO LOVE! Discount” through July 14
Hokkaido will extend its national travel support through July 14. The “HOKKAIDO LOVE! Discount,” a nationwide travel support program for Hokkaido, resumed on January 10 after the New Year and was originally scheduled to run through March 31, but has been extended through July 14 (including check-out on July 15). However, check-ins between April 29…
Belle Maison opens “Disney Fantasy Shop” pop-up at JR Shinagawa Station for a limited time.
Senshukai and JR East will open a pop-up store of “Disney Fantasy Shop by Belle Maison” at JR Shinagawa Station for a limited time. The period is from April 1 to 20. This year’s lineup will mainly feature items designed exclusively by Belle Maison to celebrate the Walt Disney Company, which will celebrate its 100th…
Snow Peak x Chaco collaboration sandal “LOWDOWN SLIDE SP” available in limited quantities
Snow Peak will collaborate with footwear brand Chaco to release the LOWDOWN SLIDE SP on April 21 in limited quantities. The price is 9999 yen. Based on Chaco’s “Lowdown Slide” (Lowdown Slide), the Snow Peak name and logo asterisk are simply placed. Slip-on type with no webbing at the calf, the LOWDOWN SLIDE features arch…
Awaji-ya celebrates 25th anniversary of its hitappa-meshi. Collaboration plush strap of Papatako, Akashi Tourism PR captain, on sale.
To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the release of “Hittari Dako Meshi,” Awajiya will release “Akashi Tourism PR Captain Papatako x Hittari Dako Meshi Collaboration Plushie Strap” on April 5, 2012, in collaboration with “Akashi Tourism PR Captain Papatako” and “Akashi Tourism PR Captain Papatako”. The price is 1,500 yen. Hippippadako-meshi was created in 1998…
Signing of Yen Loan Agreement for Bolivia: Contributing to the improvement of health, medical care, and vulnerable group protection policies through financial support
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Loan Agreement (L/A) of up to 15 billion yen with the Government of the Plurinational State of Bolivia in La Paz on March 30 for the “Emergency Assistance Loan for New Coronavirus Infections”. This project will provide financial support to Bolivia, which is experiencing serious socioeconomic impact…
Local Souvenir Selection] “Lemon Milk” and “Hatsukoi Sugar” as Tochigi Souvenirs
Tochigi Nyugyo “Kanto, Tochigi Lemon This dairy beverage was born shortly after the end of World War II in the Showa era, when sweet foods were precious. It has been popularly known as “lemon milk,” a soul drink that Tochigi Prefecture is proud of. Kanto Milk, the original manufacturer at that time, went out of…