Weathernews released the “Second Cherry Blossom Bloom Forecast. The forecast is for an earlier than normal bloom north of the Kanto region and a normal bloom west of the Tokai region. The earliest bloom is expected in Tokyo on March 20, slightly later than the first forecast of March 17. The forecast remains unchanged, with…
Month: February 2024
JCB Card S” with Disney design is now available. No annual fee and more than 200,000 locations in Japan and overseas
JCB has partnered with Walt Disney Japan to issue the Disney-designed “JCB Card S” from February 1. The “JCB Card S” has no annual fee, offers up to 10% point rebate, and comes with the “JCB Card S Club-Off” benefit service that can be used at more than 200,000 locations in Japan and abroad. The…
Mitsui Garden Hotel Kyoto Sanjo Premier opens July 31. Five floors above ground and one below, 185 rooms in total.
Mitsui Fudosan and Mitsui Fudosan Hotel Management will open Mitsui Garden Hotel Kyoto Sanjo Premier (45-1 Hishiya-cho, Sanjo-dori Higashinotoin Higashi-iru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto City) on July 31. This is the 10th Mitsui Garden Hotels “Premier Series” facility in Japan, and reservations began being accepted on February 1. Three courtyards have been created within the building, and…
Ise Bay Ferry offers free service from Toba to Irago on April 4! 60% discount for those 60 years old “60th Anniversary Event”.
Isewan Ferry will celebrate its 60th anniversary on April 4 with a free passenger fare day for all flights and a discount campaign. On April 4, the anniversary of the founding of the company, passenger fares (1,800 yen) from Toba (Mie Prefecture) to Irago (Aichi Prefecture) and special room usage fees (400 yen) on the…
JINS Launches New Models for Spring 2012 from “JINS TODAY” Glasses to Wear in Season
JINS will release the new JINS TODAY 24SPRING model for spring 2024 from JINS TODAY on February 1 at JINS stores nationwide and JINS online store. This series offers eyeglasses that fit in with seasonal fashion. This season, “Quiet Luxury,” which refers to elegant, understated and simple dressing, is a major trend. Glasses are an…
USJ x Blade of Demon’s Ride XR ride again starts today! Natsuki Hanae, who plays Sumijiro and is actually experiencing the park for the first time, also came to the park: “Burn your heart, with the fire of immortality!
Universal Studios Japan revived the VR roller coaster “Blade of Oni no Kai XR Ride: Infinite Train of Dreams,” which allows visitors to experience the world of the anime “Blade of Oni no Kai” from February 1, 2012. This attraction, which was so popular that it was introduced in 2021 and recorded a 99% satisfaction…
LUUP, normal rate calculation is changed to “per minute elapsed” again; plans with 30-minute calculation continue to exist as subs.
Luup will revise the rates for its small mobility rental service “Luup” on March 1. The regular fee will again be unified to “basic fee 50 yen + 15 yen per minute. In November 2023, the regular rate was set at “200 yen per 30 minutes” in the Tokyo, Kyoto, Yokohama, Kobe, Nagoya, and Hiroshima…
Nagasaki Bus to Sell Free Tickets through Jorudan Transfer Guide. Includes special offers at all 25 facilities.
JORDAN released mobile tickets for “1-day PASS Plus” and “24-hour PASS Plus” planned and operated by Nagasaki Jidosha on February 1. The “1-day PASS Plus” is priced at 500 yen for adults and 250 yen for elementary school students and younger, and the “24-hour PASS Plus” is priced at 700 yen for adults and 350…
JICA x JAXA! Co-Creation Expands Possibilities for Space Technology x Development Cooperation ｜ News & Media
April 2024 will mark 10 years since JICA and JAXA concluded a partnership agreement. Mr. Masahiro Nakamura, Director of JAXA Bangkok Representative Office, and Mr. Shunsuke Takahi, Director of STI-DX Office, Governance and Peacebuilding Department, JICA, will talk passionately about what this partnership, which has brought out the potential of development cooperation and space technology,…