Month: February 2024

JR West will conduct a verification experiment of “pikuraku PORTER,” a new baggage delivery service using smart lockers, as a new service following the current “pikuraku” service, in which customers receive items purchased on e-commerce sites at smart lockers, from March 4, 2012. The verification experiment will be conducted from March 4, 2012. The verification…

NEXCO Central Japan will conduct a campaign offering free coffee at some SA/PAs on the Tomei Expressway and other highways. The campaign will run from February 19 to March 19, and coffee will be offered from 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. each day. This is a new initiative to prevent accidents involving fatalities due to…

On February 16, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) announced the registration of four new “Michi-no-Eki” stations for the 60th registration, all of which are scheduled to open within the 2024 fiscal year, except for Michi no Eki Yachiho Kogen, scheduled to open in September. Based on applications from municipalities, etc., Michi-no-Eki…

UNIQLO will release “Hello Kitty 50th Anniversary UT” from its graphic T-shirt brand UT in late March. A commemorative collaboration with Hello Kitty, which will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2024, the design is inspired by the 1970s, when Kitty was born. The lineup includes a total of five retro and pop styles (XS-3X each),…

JR Tokai will hold a project to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Tokaido Shinkansen Line. The Tokaido Shinkansen began service on October 1, 1964, and this year marks its 60th anniversary. From April 1 to May 8, a project to collect episodes related to the Tokaido Shinkansen will be conducted. Some of the stories…

On February 16, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and the three NEXCO companies announced that they will conduct a social experiment of the Commuter Pass on expressways in six prefectures in Japan (Hokkaido, Niigata, Yamanashi, Ishikawa, Kagawa, and Nagasaki prefectures). The Commuter Pass offers up to five discounts on designated sections regardless…

On February 16, the three NEXCO companies, JB Honshi Kosoku, and Miyagi Prefecture Road Public Corporation announced that from FY2024 onward, no holiday discounts will be applied during Silver Week. This is in response to the government’s “Package of Measures to Prevent and Curb Overtourism,” which outlines policies for various reviews to diversify and equalize…

PARCO will open the nation’s first “Chiikawa Ramen Pork” at Nagoya PARCO (3-29-1 Sakae, Naka-ku, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture), inspired by a ramen shop that appears in a comic book. The shop will open on March 19, with the closing date yet to be determined. Chiikawa Ramen Ton” is a ramen restaurant featuring the “Ro”…

Hakugen Earth will release two bi-color types of “B-Style Pleated Type Cool Comfort” nonwoven fabric masks on March 1. The colors are “milk tea beige x terracotta” and “ash pink x gray,” both in packs of seven. Air permeability is seven times that of conventional non-woven masks. The mouthpiece is made of an air-through material…

JR West will launch the “Kobe-Osaka Railway 150th Anniversary Project” in April to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the opening of the railroad between Kobe and Osaka stations on May 11, 1874. As a first step, events related to the history of this section will be held at Kobe and Osaka stations on May 11,…