BANDAI Vendor Division will release “Disney Morinaga Pakuncho Miniature Charm” featuring Morinaga’s cream-filled biscuit snack “Pakuncho”. The package and cookie are miniaturized as they are. Priced at 300 yen, they will be available at Gashapon Bandai official stores and Gashapon vending machine series nationwide from the third week of January. A total of eight designs…
Month: January 2024
The “Kyun♥ Pass”, which allows unlimited rides on the Shinkansen for 10,000 yen on weekdays, is finally on sale! Up to 20% discount at NewDays, station buildings, car rentals, and more!
On January 14, JR East will release a weekday-only one-day pass, “JR East Tabikyun♥ Early Bird Pass. The price is 10,000 yen (no limit on the number of tickets or age), and is available only through Ekinet. From February 14 to March 14, weekdays only, unlimited one-day rides on ordinary and rapid trains, Shinkansen and…
The name of the regionally linked IC card to be introduced in Hamadori and Southern Fukushima Prefecture is “LOCOCA”. Service to begin this spring.
Shin Joban Kotsu and JR Bus Kanto have decided on “LOCOCA” as the name of the regionally linked IC card to be introduced around spring 2024 in the Hamadori and Kenan areas of Fukushima Prefecture. LOCOCA is a 2-in-1 card that offers a variety of discounts and bus commuter passes and other services unique to…
New Merchandise for Shiki Theatre Company’s Disney Musical “Beauty and the Beast. The second popular costume charm features Belle and the Beast as well as Gaston.
New merchandise for the Shiki Theatre Company’s Disney musical “Beauty and the Beast,” currently playing at the Maihama Amphitheater, will be available on January 13. It will go on sale at 4:15 p.m. on the same day. This is the second in a series of popular “costume charms,” priced at 900 yen each. The charms…
USJ, in cooperation with Osaka Prefecture, donates to the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake Relief Fund. Relief and Recovery Support for Victims
The company will donate a total of 32 million yen, consisting of 30 million yen in relief funds and 2 million yen donated by its employees, for the relief of those affected by the disaster and for the reconstruction of the affected areas. The full text of USJ’s comments is as follows Universal Studios Japan…
Weathernews, the first cherry blossom forecast. Widely earlier than normal, Kanto area blooms more than a week earlier than normal.
Weathernews released the “First Cherry Blossom Bloom Forecast. Spring is expected to arrive early in 2024, with earlier-than-normal blooms forecast for a wide area. The earliest date is March 16 in Fukuoka, followed by Tokyo on March 17, about one week earlier than normal in the Kanto region and northward. After that, blooming will begin…
Salon Adam et Ropé x L.L.Bean to Launch 24SS Limited Colors in Bespoke Tote Bags. A total of 6 types inspired by the beauty of the waterfront and the movement of light.
On January 12, JUN released a special-order color of the “Glossary Tote” from SALON adam et rope’ in collaboration with outdoor brand L.L.Bean. The brand is currently accepting reservations on its official website, and the product is scheduled to go on sale in early March. The two companies have been collaborating on an ongoing basis,…
Danboru Honpo launches lightweight, easy-to-assemble cardboard tables and chairs
Danboru Honpo has released an “outdoor set” that includes a table and four chairs. It is available on the Danboru Honpo website for 3,880 yen, and on other e-commerce sites for 3,980 yen. The set consists of an assembled table and chairs made of corrugated cardboard. The table is completed by placing the top panel,…
Kodansha to give away a total of 20 preview invitations to Tokyo DisneySea “Fantasy Springs” before its opening.
Kodansha will hold a preview invitation campaign for Fantasy Springs, the new theme port at Tokyo DisneySea that will open on June 6. Follow the official X (@ZUKAN_MOVE) of “Kodansha’s Moving Picture Book MOVE” and “Kodansha’s Moving Picture Book MOVE,” an illustrated book series mainly targeting preschoolers to upper elementary school students, and repost the…
Lucifer” Unibear from Disney Store! His muscular expression is so cute!
Walt Disney Japan has released a new line of “UniBEARsity” characters original to the Disney Store in Japan. The motif is Lucifer, the cat owned by the mother who appears in the movie “Cinderella,” and the cute items with a muscular expression are all available. The lineup includes an M-size plushie (4,400 yen), a plushie-specific…