The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has selected a total of 68 projects for the SME/SDGs Business Support Program, for which it invited applications in September 2023 (see attached list of selected projects). 57 out of 68 projects are for small and medium-sized enterprises. The total number of projects supported to small and medium-sized enterprises…
Month: December 2023
DXCUP2024, a DX business contest for Japanese and Mongolian technical college and university students, was held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. ｜ News & Media
Date: Saturday, December 9, 2023 Location: Blue Sky Hotel, Ulaanbaatar On Saturday, December 9, 2023, DXCUP 2024, a business plan contest using DX technology to contribute to solving social issues in Mongolia, was held with the aim of promoting DX and developing ICT and digital engineering personnel in Mongolia and Japan. The contest was open…
Tokai Kisen to Operate Tokyo-Tateyama High Speed Jet Boat Seasonally from February to March
Tokai Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. will operate a seasonal high-speed jet boat service between Tokyo and Tateyama. The service will run from February 3 to March 31, 2024. The route differs between February 3-March 24 and March 25-31, with one route centered on Tateyama and leading to Oshima and Atami, and another route centered on Tateyama…
Traffic regulations for Senso-ji temple’s Hatsumode 2024, Kaminarimon-dori/ Namiki-dori closed to vehicles from Jan. 31 to Jan. 3.
Regulation Date December 31, 2023 from 9:30 p.m. to midnight January 1, 2024 from approximately 0:00 am to 4:00 pm and from approximately 9:30 am to 5:00 pm January 2, 2024, approximately 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. January 3, 2023 from approximately 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Since Kaminarimon-dori and Namiki-dori will be closed to…
Senso-ji Temple, Tokyo, provides official live streaming of the temple’s precincts, showing how crowded it will be for Hatsumode 2024.
Senso-ji Temple (2-3-1 Asakusa, Taito-ku, Tokyo) will hold its New Year’s Day top prayer card giving ceremony from January 1 to 7, the first visit of 2024. From the 1st to the 3rd, when a large number of visitors are expected, the temple grounds will be closed and admission will be restricted. Due to the…
JAL Cabin Crew Members Participate in the Japanese Chestnut Project in Enshu, Shizuoka! Helping to Preserve Japanese Chestnuts and Spread Their Deliciousness to the World
JAL, which has bases throughout Japan, has been continuously implementing regional revitalization initiatives (currently the “JAL Furusato Project”), and in August 2020 launched the “JAL Furusato Ambassadors,” cabin crew members selected through an in-house recruitment process who move to the area to promote initiatives in their respective regions. In December of the same year, JAL…
Moritosola Hakone, a private villa exclusively for dogs. All 12 rooms are equipped with a natural hot spring and dog pool.
C.N. Value Management will reopen the “Private Dog Villa Moritosora Hakone” (439-2, Owakudani, Hakone-cho, Ashigarashita-gun, Kanagawa Prefecture) exclusively for guests accompanied by their dogs on March 16, 2024. In advance of this, the company began accepting reservations through “Inuyado,” operated by Booking Resort. Located about 35 minutes by car from the Hagikubo Interchange on the…
The illustration is reproduced exactly as it was! At the Hyperion Lounge, you can enjoy a “Disney Palpalooza” drink!
At Tokyo Disneyland, the special event series “Disney Palpalooza” will begin on January 10. The theme of the first installment, “Minnie’s Funderland,” is “a fantasy world filled with Minnie Mouse’s favorite things she dreamed of.” The Hyperion Lounge at the Disney Ambassador Hotel will offer drinks inspired by the parfaits that appear in Minnie’s dream…
Pink ribbons and rich cheese flavor are the key! The Minnie menu at Disney’s Palpalooza is overflowing with cute and delicious!
Tokyo Disneyland will host “Minnie’s Funderland,” the first installment of the special event series “Disney’s Palpalooza” from January 10 to March 19, 2024 Some special menu items will be available starting December 26. You can taste them prior to the event. The “Minnie’s Pretty Pasta Set” (1,980 yen) at the Plaza Pavilion Restaurant is, as…
The Minnie Menu at Disney’s Palpalooza is pink! Pink! Pink! You definitely want to take a picture of this cuteness before you eat!
Tokyo Disneyland will host “Minnie’s Funderland,” the first installment of the “Disney Palpalooza” special event series from January 10 to March 19, 2024! The theme is “Minnie Mouse’s fantasy world filled with her favorite things she dreamed of” and the park will be transformed into a Minnie Mouse-like world! The special menu is also decorated…