On June 14, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Record of Discussions (R/D) with the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco on the technical cooperation project “Blue Growth-type Aquaculture Development Project. Sea fisheries are one of the industries that support Morocco’s economy. While nearly 90% of Morocco’s fisheries production comes from the Atlantic…
Month: June 2023
ESTA application for travel to the U.S., official smartphone application now available. Japanese language support
On June 21 (local time), the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released “ESTA Mobile” (Android/iOS), an application for electronic travel authorization system (ESTA) applications from smartphones and tablets. The new application allows users to apply, check their status, and save their profile using the application, whereas before it was only possible to apply via…
Museum Collection” featuring paintings by Van Gogh and Monet in eco-bags, 9 patterns in all.
Diamond Corporation launched the “Museum Collection” of eco-friendly bags from the British brand KIND BAG. Made from 100% recycled PET bottle material, the lineup includes 9 patterns with designs of various artworks from around the world, such as Van Gogh’s “Iris,” Monet’s “Walking, Woman with a Parasol,” and Ukiyo-e prints. Each is priced at 2,640…
Setouchi Island Stays Suo Oshima opens in August. SUP, sea kayaking, paddling, fishing, and cycling are available on the 1.2 km-long beach.
Setouchi Brand Corporation, a member of the Setouchi DMO, will open a villa-type glamping facility, Setouchi Island Stays Suo Oshima (1256 Hirano, Suo Oshima-cho, Oshima-gun, Yamagata Prefecture) in August. Located within the Seto Inland Sea National Park, it has blue ocean and white sand beaches. The beach is approximately 1.2 km long, and the entire…
Hotel Package Includes Orion Beer Factory Tour and Tasting. Okinawa “Hotel Orion Motobu Resort & Spa
Hotel Orion Motobu Resort & Spa (148-1, Bise, Motobu-cho, Kunigami-gun, Okinawa Prefecture) will offer a stay plan with a tour of Orion Happy Park from July 16 to September 30. The tour includes a factory tour and tasting at “Orion Happy Park,” which is difficult to reserve, and includes transportation to and from the hotel….
ANA also propeller-driven aircraft with “Oni no Kiri no Kai Proppu” operation on DHC-8-Q400.
ANA will launch a special decal aircraft, “Oninon Blade Ploop,” tied up with the anime “Oninon Blade,” on July 14. The aircraft is a turboprop Bombardier DHC-8-Q400, and a total of three aircraft (registration codes: JA844A, JA846A, and JA850A) will be in service during July. The first flight is scheduled to be NH1153 from Itami…
Ekiben “Crayon Shin-chan no Obento” sold in Shin-Osaka and Kyoto. Uses ingredients from Akita Prefecture, the birthplace of his father Hiroshi.
JR Nishinippon Food Service Net is selling Akita ekiben “Crayon Shin-chan no obento” (1,480 yen) at its Shin-Osaka and Kyoto station kiosks, “Tabi-bento”. Sales Stores Travel Bento Ekiben Nigiwai (in Shin-Osaka Station, Ekimarche Shin-Osaka) Travel Bento Ekiben Nigiwai Alde (in Alde Shin-Osaka Station, Shin-Osaka) Traveling bento ekiben Nigiwai Kyoto (Kyoto Station, West Exit, North-South Free…
Tobu Railway Offers Baggage Delivery Service and Parking for Spacia X Riders
Tokyo Skytree Station Park & Ride If you wish to drive your own car from your home to Tokyo Skytree Station, where Spacia X stops, you can use the Tokyo Skytree Town Parking Lot in the building adjacent to the station. Applications can be made up to three days prior to the departure date, and…
Hotel Mystays Atsugi” opened on July 31. 172 rooms in a 6-minute walk from Hon Atsugi Station.
Mystays Hotel Management will take over the business of an existing hotel and begin operating it as Hotel Mystays Atsugi (1-1-8 Sakae-cho, Atsugi City, Kanagawa Prefecture) on July 31, accepting reservations from June 23. Located a 6-minute walk from Hon Atsugi Station on the Odakyu Line, 10 minutes from the Atsugi Interchange on the Tomei…
Special “YORUMO-DE” summer event at Toyokawa Inari, one of the three major Inari shrines in Japan. The theme is “Summer Festival for a New Era.
Enka mairi project executive committee 2023 and Motemachi will hold a special summer period of “Japan’s Three Great Inari YORUMO-DE” at Toyokawa Inari (1 Toyokawa-cho, Toyokawa City, Aichi Prefecture) under the theme “Summer Festival of the New Era”. The first half of the festival will run from July 21 to August 5, and the second…