Month: April 2024

Nozomi” Shinkansen trains during GW will have no unreserved seats for 11 days from April 26 to May 6; reservations are required.

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JR Tokai and JR West will operate the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen Nozomi bullet trains (between Tokyo and Hakata) with all reserved seats (no nonreserved seats) during Golden Week in 2024. This service will be available for 11 days from April 26 to May 6. By eliminating the non-reserved seats normally provided in cars 1-3,…

Narita Airport’s international passenger volume reached its highest level since its opening, both for the month of March and for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023.

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Narita International Airport announced the airport operation status for March 2024. International passenger volume was 2.76 million (86% of the same month in 2019), of which 1.8 million were international passengers (116% of the same month in 2019). This was the highest single month since the opening of the port. Meanwhile, the number of Japanese…

Utsunomiya Line service suspended on Kuki – Furukawa from 21:00 on April 28 to 8:00 on April 29. Due to track switching work for river improvement.

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JR East will suspend service between Kuki Station and Furukawa Station on the Utsunomiya Line due to the Furutone River Bridge replacement work. The period is from 9:00 p.m. on April 28 to 8:00 a.m. on April 29. During the period, the trains will turn around from Kuki Station to Ueno, from Shiraoka Station to…

Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, Web Ticket “Summer Early Bird Special 10” with discount up to 10 days in advance

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Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, operated by Tateyama Kurobe Kanko, will start selling the “Summer Early-bird discount 10 (ten)” web ticket, which offers a discount for reservations made 10 days in advance, on May 1. The period of use is from July 1 to August 31. During the summer season, the highlights are the sightseeing water…

Signing of Yen Loan Agreement for Nigeria: Contributing to Food Security through Promoting the Implementation of Agricultural Sector Reforms ｜ News & Media

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The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Loan Agreement (L/A) with the government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on April 24 in Abuja, the capital of the country, for a loan of up to 15 billion yen for “Emergency Assistance for Food Security. This project aims to reform the agricultural sector system, improve…

Rakuten Travel launches “Sakidori Summer” campaign, offering up to 50,000 yen off coupons for overseas tours, until May 10.

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Rakuten Travel will launch the “SAKIDORI SUMMER” campaign from April 25 to May 10, 2012, offering great deals on international summer travel. A limited number of coupons will be distributed, including up to 50,000 yen off the price of overseas tours to popular destinations such as Hawaii, Korea, and Taiwan. In addition, a campaign offering…