Month: December 2023

Vietnamese food and food stall tables are now available as palm-sized figures! A total of 5 types to collect and enjoy the feeling of traveling!

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KenElephant will release “Vietnam Miniature Collection” in late December, featuring miniature figures of Vietnamese food and café tables. The food lineup includes four kinds of food: chee, Vietnamese fruit platter, pho, and Vietnamese coffee. A set of a café table and colorful chairs familiar from Vietnamese food stalls and street cafes are also available. When…

Malaysia postpones introduction of “Digital Arrival Card” pre-registration prior to entry, starting with arrivals on January 1, 2024.

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Tourism Malaysia has announced that the introduction of the Digital Arrival Card, originally scheduled for December 8, has been postponed and will now be effective for arrivals on January 1, 2024. Pre-registration of digital arrival cards is mandatory for all foreign national passengers entering Malaysia (excluding exempted persons), and Malaysian permanent resident holders and Malaysian…

1,350 new aircraft to be built in Northeast Asia by 2042; ANA’s 777X to be delivered mid-2025 as planned

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On December 6, Boeing Japan gave a presentation on the commercial aircraft market in Northeast Asia. The presentation was led by Darren Hulst, Vice President of Marketing, Commercial Aircraft Division. The demand for new aircraft over the next 20 years, through 2042, is 42,595 worldwide. Of these, 76% (32,420) are expected to be single-aisle aircraft…

Seminar & Symposium Report ｜ News & Media

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Once again, teaching Japanese “Kaizen” to young Libyan entrepreneurs and government officials via Tunisia (co-sponsored by JICA and WFP, with the cooperation of the Tunisian Ministry of Industry). summary Conference Title: 2nd “Kaizen” Workshop for Libya Dates: November 13 – 17, 2023 (Group 1) and November 20 – 24, 2023 (Group 2) Organized by: JICA…

50 Years of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation 1] “We Want to Remain a True Partner” Interview with Mr. Hayakawa, General Manager, Southeast Asia and Oceania Department ｜ News & Media

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This year, Japan and ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) celebrated the 50th anniversary of their friendship and cooperation. Taking advantage of this occasion, this three-part series will look back on the trust and development that Japan and JICA have built with ASEAN, and will feature a vision of the partnership for the future. In…

East Japan Railway Company (JR East) Emergency stop of Shinkansen trains even earlier in the event of an earthquake. Early earthquake detection system improved.

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JR East has introduced the “Shinkansen Early Earthquake Detection System” for the safe operation of the Shinkansen, a system that detects earthquakes promptly and stops the trains in an emergency. Based on research results from the Railway Technical Research Institute, the process of estimating the earthquake scale after earthquake detection has been improved, and verification…

New colors for the clear-colored “Lightning Cable,” available exclusively at FamilyMart, with USB-C type also making its first appearance.

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FamilyMart has released “Lightning Cable A to L 1.2m” (1980 yen) and “USB-C Cable A to C 1.2m” (1480 yen), the third in the clear color series. Lightning cables are now available in new colors, clear blue and clear purple, in addition to the reissue of clear lime. In addition, for the first time, USB-C…