Tokyo Disney Resort will hold the “Fantasy Springs New Chapter Begins Exhibition” at the 2nd floor Trails & Tracks at Ikspiari. This coincides with the launch of the new themed port “Fantasy Springs” on June 6. The period will run from June 6 to September 30, and reservations for June 6-30 will be accepted beginning…
Month: April 2024
Bags and travel accessories made from reused Tokaido Shinkansen seat fabric are now available. Zabuton, gadget pouch, and neck pillow are also available.
On April 25, Ace Luggage released bags and travel goods made from reused Tokaido Shinkansen (N700A) seat fabric. The mochette fabric, which was scheduled to be discarded, was cleaned, and the reusable portions were selected and sewn in Japan. The fabric has a short, bristled texture that is pleasant to the touch and resistant to…
Apple Watch case, a reproduction of the first-generation INFOBAR, goes on sale to the general public. You can make calls and charge the battery while wearing it.
KDDI will release a limited quantity of the first-generation INFOBAR-shaped Apple Watch Case as part of the “au +1 collection” on May 17. It will be available at KDDI directly-managed stores/au Style/au shops/UQ Spot and au Online Shop nationwide. The Apple Watch case is a faithful reproduction of the first-generation INFOBAR (NISHIKIGOI), the most popular…
JR Tokai and 3 other companies to open Hyatt luxury hotel in Nara
JR Tokai, JR Tokai Real Estate, and JR Tokai Hotels have been selected as the preferred negotiators for the “Nara Prefecture Selection Project for Small and Medium Enterprise Halls and Other Accommodation Projects” being solicited by Nara Prefecture. Under the business concept of “Being NARA Neighbors Neighbors!”, the three companies aim to construct the hotel…
povo2.0, unlimited use/high capacity plan for ¥3,278/month now available!
On April 25, KDDI and Okinawa Cellular began offering “12 times unlimited data usage (7 days)” and “300GB additional data (90 days)” with povo2.0. The plans cost 9834 yen each. As the name suggests, the “Unlimited Data Usage (7 days) 12 times” plan is a set of 12 times of unlimited usage for 7 days,…
Rakuten Points and Accor Rewards Points support mutual exchange.
Rakuten Group has partnered with Accor, which operates more than 40 hotel brands in 110 countries around the world, to support the mutual exchange of Rakuten points and Accor’s loyalty program ALL – Accor Live Limitless reward points. It will be possible to exchange points from ALL to Rakuten points after June, and from Rakuten…
Suica no Penguin” chocolate mousse cake exclusively available at Ecute Shinagawa
Queen Bee Garden will release a chocolate mousse cake featuring “Suica’s Penguin” on April 26, exclusively at the Ecute Shinagawa branch of its directly managed store, Patisserie QBG. The bitter chocolate mousse is filled with cocoa sponge and vanilla mousse made with Ukrainian sunflower honey, and the face of the “Suica penguin” is decorated with…
Cathay Pacific Airways unveils its first Pre-Eco flight, scheduled for introduction in 2024. Equipped with line-of-sight headrests and 4K monitors.
Cathay Pacific has unveiled a mock-up of the premium economy class it will add to its Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, scheduled for introduction by the end of the year. The new seats feature leather headrests with privacy wings to shield the driver’s eyes from the surrounding environment, seat cushions for adjustable seating comfort, storage for small…
Casio releases Iniesta’s signature model, the G-SHOCK DW-5600AI.
Casio Computer Co. will release the G-SHOCK DW-5600AI wristwatch, a signature model of soccer player Andres Iniesta, on May 11. The watch will be priced at 18,700 yen, and reservations will be accepted from May 1. Iniesta played for the Spanish national team and the prestigious FC Barcelona for many years, and since 2018 he…
Be careful of nemophila traffic congestion on expressways in the first half of GW 2024; NEXCO East Japan’s traffic congestion forecaster explains peak days and times.
NEXCO East Japan held its first regular press conference for FY2024 on April 24, and Yuta Tanaka, the eighth-generation traffic congestion forecaster of the Kanto Branch explained the traffic congestion forecast during Golden Week (April 27 to May 7). The number of traffic congestion is expected to increase to 114 times (+32 times) in the…