JR West, JR West Real Estate Development, and JR West Osaka Kaihatsu have decided on “Umekita Green Place” as the name of the above-ground facility at Osaka Station (Umekita area), which is being developed for full opening in spring 2025. The urban shopping center “Umekita Green Place” will have a site area of approximately 12,500m2…
Month: February 2024
Hotel New Otani, Graduation Travel Plan 2024: rental of a Cheki printer + 5,000 yen per day for use within the hotel
Hotel New Otani Tokyo (4-1 Kioicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) will offer “Dream Hotel Graduation Trip 2024” until March 31. The plan includes a rental service of Fujifilm’s INSTAX mini Link 2, a smartphone printer from the INSTAX “Cheki” series, and a ¥5,000 per person per night voucher to use the hotel’s facilities. This is a graduation…
KDDI makes Maritime available outside its territory. Starlink’s Services for Maritime
KDDI has begun offering its maritime Internet access service “MARITIME” (Maritime) outside its territory. MARITIME is a satellite broadband “Starlink” (Starlink) service for the maritime market. the service was launched in July 2023, but the system revision has expanded the available area. The maximum download speed is 220 Mbps. On February 13, MARITIME began providing…
A large collection of Disney cat characters! Marie, Figaro, and Cheshire Cat items are now available from 3Q Mart!
3Q Mart will release items featuring three popular Disney cat characters in time for Cat’s Day (February 22), with the first item to be released in late February and the second to be released in the spring. The new collection is based on the theme of “Meow Meow Meow,” and features Marie from “Fashionable Cat,”…
JR West “Arigatou Hokuriku Line (Tsuruga-Kanazawa) Commemorative Ticket” goes on sale. With the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line extension
JR West released two types of “Arigatou Hokuriku Honsen (Tsuruga-Kanazawa) Commemorative Tickets” in conjunction with the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line between Kanazawa and Tsuruga on March 16, 2012. To thank those who have used the Hokuriku Line in the past, a set of tickets with nostalgic specifications and mounting paper is available, and…
The Expanding “Maternal and Child Health Handbook” Circle Born in Japan, Spreading from Indonesia to the World | News & Media
The Maternal and Child Health Handbook (MCH handbook)*1, which records the health of a mother and child from pregnancy to delivery and the growth of the child, was created in Japan in 1948, soon after World War II, and has been used in about 50 countries around the world. In Indonesia, one of the first…
Second Roadside Station in Tateyama, Chiba! Just before opening, we took a look at “Michi no Eki Green Farm Tateyama”. Noen Cafe opens its first store in Minami-Boso.
The grand opening is scheduled for February 16 at 12:00 p.m., but prior to the opening, a pre-opening was held for the public from February 9 to February 13. On the final day, February 13, it was also open to the press. Located at the tip of the Boso Peninsula, Tateyama City is blessed with…
APA Hotel Ueno Okachimachi Ekimae Minami opens. 182 rooms in 2-minute walking distance from the station, including train view rooms overlooking the train tracks.
APA Hotel opened “APA Hotel ” (3-9-8 Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo) on February 14. This is the 17th building in Taito Ward and the seventh in the Ueno area. Located a 2-minute walk from Okachimachi Station on the JR Yamanote Line/Keihin Tohoku Line, it is situated between Ueno and Akihabara. With access to 4 stations and…
Centrair, on February 22 (Ninja Day), “Tokugawa Ieyasu and the Hattori Hanzo Ninja Squad” will enliven the airport.
Centrair (Central Japan International Airport) will hold a ninja-related event in collaboration with “Tokugawa Ieyasu and Hattori Hanzo Ninja Squad” on February 22 (Ninja Day). Tokugawa Ieyasu and the Hattori Hanzo Ninja Squadron will see off passengers and trains departing from Centrair. Since July 2018, Centrair has been running the “SAMURAI x NINJA Airport Project”…
Kinokuniya to sell a total of five types of tote bags and lunch bags using British “Liberty Print”.
Kinokuniya will release its second Kinokuniya original item using the “Liberty print” of the British brand Liberty on February 15 at some of its stores (the official online store is currently selling the item in advance). The lineup includes tote bags that can be used for shopping and outings around town, as well as kitchen…