Month: January 2025

JALPAC will launch a campaign to earn double “Tour Miles” for domestic and international tour bookings and purchases on the 25th of every month starting in January. In addition to flight miles, the campaign offers double tour miles (2 miles per 100 yen), which is normally 1 mile per 100 yen. In addition, various campaigns…

Sunflower Daisetsu Retires from Oarai Route The new LNG-fueled Sunflower Kamui debuted on January 21 on the Sunflower route between Tomakomai Port in Ibaraki Prefecture and Tomakomai Port in Hokkaido. Meanwhile, the existing ferry “Sunflower Daisetsu” will cease regular service and leave the route in place of the “Kamui. The “Daisetsu” has long been in…

Snow Peak will release the Land Nest Shelter, a 2-room shelter that is easy to set up even for camping beginners, on January 25. It is priced at 87,780 yen. Symmetrical front-to-back tent based on the frame of the Randonnest Dome. The living room and bedroom are integrated, and the bedroom is a suspended inner…

UNIQLO will launch the new “mofusand” collection from UT of graphic T-shirts in early April. This collaboration is the “Bread Nyan” series, in which fluffy kitten cats appear wearing various kinds of bread. Croissants, sandwiches, coronets, pizzas, croquette burgers, and other items are all depicted in cute and slightly surrealistic designs inspired by fashionable bakeries….

As the year 2025 begins, information on the latest gourmet spots is pouring in. In an area I have taken the liberty of naming the “Waikiki Meat Battleground,” a new yakiniku restaurant called “Han’s Kitchen” has appeared. A yakiniku restaurant with a branch in Japan, it quickly became a popular restaurant after opening its first…

UNIQLO will release Pokemon UT, a graphic T-shirt in collaboration with Pokemon, in late March. The “sketch-style design” Pokémon that gained popularity last summer are gathered again. Pikachu and other unique Pokémon are depicted in a relaxed or energetic manner with cute phrases. The lineup includes four types for men (XS-4XL) at 1,500 yen each…

Develop will open a container hotel, HOTEL R9 The Yard Ebino (522-3 Mukae, Ebino, Miyazaki Prefecture), on February 14. Prior to the opening, the company will start accepting reservations for the hotel from 3:00 p.m. on February 7. Located along Route 268, about 6 minutes by car from the Ebino IC of the Kyushu Longitudinal…

World Party has announced the 2025 spring/summer collection for its own brand KiU, which will be available for pre-order at the official KiU online store on January 17, and will go on sale sequentially from February 1. In the brand’s biggest renewal in its history, the brand aims to go from being a “poncho shop”…

ace will release in mid-January a business bag series “Rapportem” suitable for carrying PCs and peripherals from its bag & luggage brand “ace. Developed a series of functional business bags called “Rapportem,” suitable for carrying PCs and peripherals essential for hybrid work that combines teleworking and coming to work. The lineup also includes a size…

Zoff will release Zoff PROTECT 2WAY SUNGLASSES, anti-pollen sunglasses with a removable hood, on January 31. Priced at 8,800 yen, the lenses can be changed to include power lenses for an extra charge (from 3,300 yen). It will be available at Zoff stores nationwide and at the official online store. The official online store is…