Odakyu Electric Railway will sell a limited number of 300 Limited Express Romance Car GSE (Type 70000) premium XR cards on Makuake from December 13 to January 13, 2025. The price is 33,000 yen, with an optional “rare number priority right” for 22,000 yen, which can be used for one-digit, zoromatico, and kiri-number serial numbers….
Month: December 2024
JR East announces the results of “Ekiben Aji no Jinin 2024” to determine the top ekiben! The overall winner is Yamagata Prefecture’s “Gyuuniku Domanju Salt Flavor
On December 16, JR East announced the results of “Ekiben Aji no Jinjin 2024,” a contest to revitalize local communities through ekiben, mainly in the company’s service area. There were 61 entries from Tokyo and 16 prefectures, and the total number of votes cast this time was 17,025. As a result of public voting via…
Tokyo Station Limited Souvenir Sweets Available at Gransta Tokyo: Top 10 New Products for 2024: ……?
JR East Cross Station Development Company announced the “Top 10 Tokyo Station Limited Souvenir (Sweets) Sales Ranking” available at Gransta Tokyo. The data was compiled for new products launched in 2024 that are sold throughout the year. Sweets recommended as souvenirs for the year-end and New Year’s holidays are ranked in the list. In addition,…
JR East offers savings on limited express tickets for conventional lines with JRE POINT. Tokyo – Atami/Kamisuwa/Nakanojo, etc. “Weekday Hita Hita Tabi” at “guess station” Vol. 2
East Japan Railway Company (JR East) will launch the second campaign, “Weekday Hita Hita Tabi at Recommended Stations,” in which JRE POINT can be used to save on limited express tickets on conventional lines to “Recommended Stations,” stations that employees recommend during this season. The period is limited to weekdays from January 14 to March…
Oedo Onsen Monogatari, “Banquet Plan” at five inns in Tohoku and other regions, from 11,000 yen per night with two meals
Oedo Onsen Monogatari Hotels & Resorts is offering a “Banquet Plan” at five inns nationwide. The period covered is through February 28, 2025. Apart from the popular gourmet buffet plan, this banquet plan allows you to enjoy hot springs and kaiseki cuisine. It can be used for various occasions such as New Year’s gatherings, reunions,…
Kurobe-Unazuki Canyon Route Abandoned for Opening to Public in 2025. Kurobe Gorge Railway “cannot foresee when the entire route will be open to the public.”
Toyama Prefecture announced on December 13 that it will postpone the opening to the public and the release date of travel products for the Kurobe Unazuki Canyon Route, which connects Zelkidaira to Kurobe Dam in Kurobe Gorge, until after the 2026 season. Details will be announced as soon as the full opening date of the…
Oakley pop-up store at Hakuba Happo One Ski Resort. The latest goggles and helmets are available for rent and purchase!
Hakuba Tourism Development will open a pop-up store where visitors can experience and purchase the latest items from the sports and lifestyle brand OAKLEY at Hakuba Happo One Ski Resort (Kitashiro, Hakuba Village, Kitaazumi-gun, Nagano Prefecture) from December 28 to April 6, 2025. At the pop-up store “OAKLEY BASE,” visitors can rent the latest goggles…
COP29 Side Event] High-Level Meeting of the International Development Finance Club (IDFC) Supporting Climate Change Risk Management Practices: The Role of Financial Institutions Beyond Information Disclosure ｜ News & PR
reporter Name Affiliation Title Ryo Hibiya Specialist Contractor, Environmental Management and Climate Change Group, Global Environment Department summary Date: November 19, 2024 Organized by: International Development Finance Club (IDFC) Name of venue (pavilion name): International Development Finance Club (IDFC) Pavilion speaker Name Affiliation Title Claire Echalier Program Director, Development Finance, Institute for Climate Economics (I4CE)…
Sumitomo Mitsui Card offers a campaign to win points worth 10,000 yen for Visa touch payment with a smartphone. If it’s your first time, 7% of your spending will be returned.
Sumitomo Mitsui Card will hold a campaign from December 16 to January 31, 2025, to win V Points worth 10,000 yen for using Visa touch payment on smartphones, limited to eligible cards. If you spend a total of 500 yen or more on Visa touch payment on your smartphone, 1,000 people will be selected by…
Science-Based Climate Policymaking and Implementation in Asia ｜ News & PR
reporter Name Affiliation Title Ryo Hibiya Specialist Contractor, Environmental Management and Climate Change Group, Global Environment Department summary Date: November 18, 2024 Organized by: Ministry of the Environment, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) Co-organized by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Name of venue (pavilion…