Month: September 2023

On August 26, Hilton Japan, Korea, and Micronesia held the grand opening of Hilton Okinawa Miyakojima Resort (550-7 Hirara Kugai, Miyakojima City, Okinawa Prefecture), its first foray into the remote islands of Japan. The first beach resort hotel developed by Mitsubishi Estate and Kajima Corporation, it is located in the Tulliver area surrounded by coral…

Hilton has announced plans to open the Canopy by Hilton Okinawa Miyakojima Resort in the spring of 2026. This boutique hotel will be located adjacent to the Hilton Okinawa Miyakojima Resort, which will open in June 2023, and will be the first entry of the “Canopy by Hilton” brand into the Asia-Pacific region. The hotel…

JR West will hold a “Get 1,000 points with ICOCA for Apple Pay” campaign from August 28 to October 15! Campaign” from August 28 to October 15. Points will be awarded in late November. To earn the points, you need to enter through the WESTER application. To enter, you must issue a new Apple Pay…

Disney Animation Immersive Experience,” currently on view at Mori Arts Center Gallery & Sky Gallery, has been extended through September 18. It will open in North America in December 2022, and will run from April in Roppongi, Tokyo. Japan is the first country where this event, created by Walt Disney Animation Studios and Lighthouse Immersive…

Yahoo! Weather, an app for smartphones (iOS version), began offering a feature that visually shows the presence and transition of linear precipitation zones in its rain cloud radar; the Android version was launched earlier in July. A linear precipitation zone is a phenomenon that brings torrential rainfall over a wide area, and caused extensive damage…

AEON MALL will open “Jiyugaoka du Aone” (2-15-4 Jiyugaoka, Meguro-ku, Tokyo) on October 20. This commercial facility with two underground floors and four floors above ground was built on the former site of the Peacock Store supermarket. Peacock Store will reopen on the second underground floor. In addition, 25 specialty stores and restaurants will operate…

On August 28, Sega released “Disney Villains & Disney Characters 2023” in the Sega Lucky Lottery Online. The lottery can be accessed from a PC or smartphone, and a no-hassle raffle can be drawn. The products available range from Prize A booklet to Prize F card set, and cost 800 yen per draw (plus 500…

The “Medi Qtto” series of compression socks sold by Reckitt Benckiser Japan has introduced its first Disney pattern. On August 28, 2012, the company launched “Sleeping Medi Qtto Fluffy and Curly Pajama Leggings. The price is open. The “Medi Qtto Fluffy and Curly Pajama Leggings Disney” are pajama-type leggings that allow users to take care…

NEXCO Central Japan will launch a new drive plan (travel product), “Early Travel ‘Gifu Travel Coin Drive Plan’”. The period of use is from September 1 to November 30, and it can be purchased on the website from August 25. The package includes an unlimited two- or three-day expressway pass within Gifu Prefecture and a…

Osechi, three-tiered multi-tiered boxes with honey and Pooh motifs! The special “Osechi, 3-tiered Osechi ‘Winnie the Pooh’” (25,900 yen), featuring honey and Pooh motifs in a Pooh-shaped Osechi box, also makes an appearance. This is a luxurious set for adults. This set comes with a honey-patterned furoshiki (wrapping cloth). The first layer, “Japanese Celebration Stacks,”…