Month: August 2023

On July 28, Walt Disney Japan released “Disney’s Illusion Island: The Mysterious Adventures of Mickey & Friends” exclusively for Nintendo Switch. The price is 5478 yen for the packaged version and 5400 yen for the downloadable version. Mickey & Friends are in an action-adventure game set on the island of Monos. The island is in…

Car navigation application “Yahoo! Car Navi” (Android version) provided by Yahoo Japan now supports “Android Auto,” which enhances the convenience of working with Android devices. The large screen supports safe and comfortable driving by displaying illustrations of intersections and alerting drivers to pause and zone 30 areas. Just by starting “Yahoo! Car Navi” on an…

Iwatani Corporation will release “OUTDOOR HEATER,” an outdoor heater directly connected to cassette gas, from its outdoor brand “FORE WINDS” on August 1, and is accepting pre-orders on its online site from July 28. The price is open and the direct sales price is 12,800 yen. This direct-coupled cassette gas outdoor heater was the first…

Kyoritsu Maintenance reopened the “Natural Hot Spring, Kaga no Yuusen Dormy Inn Kanazawa” (2-25 Horikawa Shinmachi, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture). The hotel has a total of 296 guest rooms, and can be reached in approximately 2 minutes on foot from the East Exit of JR Kanazawa Station. The natural hot spring baths on the top…

Kiddy Land has announced a Marie design item from Disney’s “Stylish Cat” in time for World Cat Day on August 8. The items will go on sale at Kiddy Land and Disney Avenue stores nationwide on August 5. The online store Harajuku Kiddy Land will accept pre-orders from 12:00 p.m. on July 31. The key…

Vision has added China and Hong Kong to its unlimited 5G coverage area for its Global WiFi overseas WiFi router rental service. Rates are 3270 yen for China (3070 yen for early bird discount) and 2870 yen for Hong Kong (2670 yen for early bird discount). If 5G is not available, data communication will be…

On July 28, Aoyama Trading launched the “Mickey Mouse & Minnie Mouse Collection” to commemorate Disney’s 100th anniversary. It will be available at Suit Square and The Suit Company stores, as well as at the official online store. This collection features a PC bag with illustrations of Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse. The lineup also…

Fujikyu Corporation will conduct a summer excursion campaign from August 5 to September 18 for the “Onsen Musume Project,” a collaborative initiative with four hot spring resorts in Kawaguchiko, Yamanakako, Atami, and Hakone. The four hot spring resorts are divided into two areas, Kawaguchiko and Yamanakako, and Atami and Hakone, and a keyword rally will…

Tokyu Resorts & Stay will reopen Tokyu Stay Shibuya (8-14 Shinsen-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo) on August 1. Tokyu Stay Shibuya, which opened in January 1999, has undergone a complete renovation of all floors. Bathrooms have been renovated, and all guest rooms are equipped with a washer/dryer, refrigerator-freezer, microwave oven, and mini-kitchen. In addition, to meet the…

HERALBONY, an art lifestyle brand by Heralbony, will release Mickey & Friends art items to celebrate International Friendship Day on July 30. The company has contracted with welfare facilities and artists with intellectual disabilities in Japan and abroad, and is developing HERALBONY, which is based on activities such as copyright management of over 2,000 pieces…