The JICA Overseas Cooperation Volunteers will celebrate its 60th anniversary in 2025, after the first 29 members were sent to five countries (Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Kenya) in 1965. To date, JICA Overseas Cooperation Volunteers have utilized their skills and experience to serve people in developing countries in more than 190 positions in…
Month: February 2025
Lodging program for 100 people to rent out the Nemophila at the National Hitachi Seaside Park
On February 10, Ibaraki Prefecture and Earth Travel Mito launched the “Nemophila Blossom Viewing Ibaraki Tour,” an overnight program that includes special admission to the National Hitachi Seaside Park (3173 Midori-cho, Tachikawa, Tokyo) outside of its opening hours. This is one of the “Hana Zekkei” promotions promoted by Ibaraki Prefecture. For five days only, 100…
JR West Announces Expo Commemorative ICOCA. Collaboration goods limited to visitors, including Myakmyak x Familia, Kinchor, and others.
JR West and JR West Dairy Service Net announced the officially licensed products to be sold at the West Gate of the Official Store in the Expo 2025 Osaka-Kansai venue. Many Shinkansen and train items are available, including a plush doll that transforms into a Myakmyak, a plush plush toy of a plush station attendant…
Logos, three types of antique style energy storage LED lanterns. Can be used to charge smartphones and have a “flickering mode” like candlelight.
Logos Corporation, which develops the outdoor brand “LOGOS,” released three types of the “Bamboo Flickering Lantern” series of energy-storing LED lanterns featuring an antique-style design on January 30. All three items are equipped with a “shimmering mode,” which is reminiscent of flickering candlelight, and feature a rotary switch for stepless dimming. The power bank function…
Ken-O Expressway 4-lanes, Satte IC to Goka IC, begins operation. The maximum speed is increased to 80km/h. The section in Saitama Prefecture is completed.
NEXCO East Japan and the Kanto Regional Development Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism announced that the construction of the four-lane project (Kuki Shiraoka JCT to Daiei JCT) on the Ken-O Expressway (Metropolitan Inter-City Expressway) between the Satte IC and Goka IC has been completed and the four lanes are operational….
MILESTO renews washable travel goods in dull colors, including a 4-way neck pillow with a hood so no one can see your sleeping face
BRUNO will release a total of four renewed travel goods from the MILESTO UTILITY series of the MILESTO travel brand on February 12. MILESTO UTILITY” is a washable travel item made of spandex material that is stretchable and comfortable to the touch. It is now available in three new colors: blue-gray, gray-gray, and black. read…
The most popular Happy Hour in Waikiki!
I would like to make February “Happy Hour” month, a month for citizens to enjoy themselves on a slightly lower budget. In the U.S., it is customary for men to give flowers to women and take them out to dinner on Valentine’s Day, but this is a difficult task with the high cost of living….
Start your new life with “Fashionable Cat” Marie’s lunch bags and tumblers! Pale ivory and pink, perfect for spring coordinates!
Walt Disney Japan will release a new collection “NEW LIFE RIBBON STYLE” at the Disney Store on February 11. The lineup includes items perfect for a new spring lifestyle, based on the motif of Marie and the ribbon from the Disney movie “Stylish Cat. The lineup includes an onigiri case (2,000 yen) for lunchtime use,…
Mickey, Baymax and Pooh become toy cameras! Kenko Tokina “Pieni M” 5 designs in total
Kenko Tokina will release the Pieni M digital toy camera with Disney design in May. The key feature is its ultra-compact, classic design. When the camera is turned on, Disney characters appear on the screen and character voices are played. It also has a monitor for taking pictures, and can be carried around like an…
Braun “Series 9 Electric Shavers” at 40% off; top-of-the-line model with 0.05mm deep shave.
Amazon (Amazon Japan) is having a time sale on the Braun Electric Shaver Series 9. Normally priced at 49,800 yen, it is 40% off at 29,800 yen at the time of writing. A 2022 model of Braun’s top-of-the-line shaver with an advanced head that allows for an extreme 0.05 mm deep shave. The unit comes…