Maison de FLEUR, a brand developed by Stripe International, will launch the “Disney Marie Collection” in time for Cat’s Day on February 22. The collection stars Marie, the kitten from the Disney movie “Stylish Cat,” and features cute items in pink and white tones. The lineup includes a round pouch (4,400 yen) with a fluffy…
Month: February 2024
Demonstration experiment of double-connected truck parking lot reservation system at Nasu Kogen SA (uphill) on Tohoku Expressway. Free of charge, ETC 2.0 required.
NEXCO East Japan will conduct a demonstration experiment of a double-connected truck parking lot reservation system at the Nasu Kogen SA (uphill) on the Tohoku Expressway from 12:00 p.m. on March 19. The parking mass is for three vehicles, and there is no charge for its use. Full trailer-coupled vehicles exceeding 21 meters in length…
Coach, Dinosaur Lexie’s “Elliot” watch and Apple Watch strap
Coach will release the “ELLIOT” watch and Apple Watch strap starring the iconic character “Rexy” on February 16. They will be available at Coach watch retailers nationwide and at H°M’S” Watch Store official online store. From the brand’s new standard collection “Elliott,” two models, 41mm and 36mm, will be introduced. Each is priced at 25,300…
Grant Aid Agreement Signed for Samoa: Construction of an education and training building and related equipment and materials for the Faculty of Health Sciences at the National University of Samoa to contribute to strengthening the development of healthcare professionals ｜ News & Media
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Grant Agreement (G/A) with the government of the Independent State of Samoa on February 12 in Apia, the capital of the Independent State of Samoa, for a grant of up to 2,401 million yen for the “Facility Improvement Project for the Faculty of Health Sciences of the…
Limited sale of 20 “Telephone Card Vending Machines” installed in Tokaido Shinkansen trains. Includes a replica of a nostalgic telephone card.
JR Tokai Retailing Plus will start selling telephone card vending machines, which were once installed in Shinkansen trains, at the JR-PLUS online store on February 19, starting at 10:00. The price is 29,800 yen per unit and limited to 20 units. In addition to the main unit, a paper replica of eight different phone cards…
Travel Talk Switch” saves on overseas call charges
PANNAM Travel SIM has launched “Travel Talk Switch” to save on overseas call charges. The service allows users to make international calls on their iPhones (iOS 14 or later) at a lower rate than the rates charged by cell phone companies by installing a dedicated application. The Lite plan will be sold for 2,200 yen…
Mobile Suica” can be recharged from docomo d-payment, and d-points can be earned.
On February 13, NTT DOCOMO and East Japan Railway Co., Ltd. launched a linkage between “d-payment” (Android version), an application provided by DOCOMO, and “Mobile Suica” operated by East Japan Railway Co. In addition to being able to apply for a new Suica card from the d-payment application, users will be able to charge Suica…
Booking.com ranked Niseko Town, Hokkaido, as the No. 1 most comfortable travel destination in Japan. Half of the top 10 are in the Chubu area.
Booking.com has released its list of the 10 Coziest Travel Destinations in Japan, based on the percentage of 15,511 accommodations that won the Traveller Review Awards 2024 based on more than 309 million word-of-mouth reviews. The city with the highest percentage is Niseko Town (Hokkaido), which was not ranked in the top 10 in 2023,…
Toei Subway Revises Shinjuku Line Schedule. Express service to increase again, mainly on weekday evenings.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Transportation Bureau will implement a timetable revision on the Shinjuku Line on March 16 (March 18 for weekday schedules). On weekdays, one nonstop train departing from Motoyawata Station at 9:00 a.m. will be replaced by an express train, and from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., the number of express trains departing from…
JTB launches accommodation plan with tickets to Ghibli Park, including admission to the new “Valley of the Witches” area opening on March 16.
JTB will release a ticketed travel product, “Let’s Walk in Ghibli Park! which includes admission to the new Ghibli Park area, “Witches’ Valley,” which opens on March 16. JTB, an official partner of Ghibli Park (1533-1 Ibarake Mawarima Otsu, Nagakute City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan), will sell travel products with tickets from the time of its…