KIX has been undergoing a large-scale renovation in phases for the first time since the opening of the port in 1994, and Phase 3, the construction of the terminal’s main functions, has been completed in advance of the Osaka-Kansai Expo, which opens in April. On March 15, Kansai Airport opened to the press the newly…
Month: March 2025
The Paris Life of Mami Araki: Winter in Latvia, Norway, and Sweden. A White Christmas in Helsinki, Norway
From the beginning of December 2024 to the beginning of January 2025, I was in Latvia, Finland, and Sweden. This time we are going to Finland. From Riga, Latvia to Helsinki, Finland is a one-hour flight. The flight arrived in no time at all. Like Riga, Helsinki is also a bit of a letdown with…
JAL Hometown Ambassadors and Supporters] JAL Hometown Supporters also participated in the cultivation! Bread using Otoyo Town’s “Silver Fungus Beans” was unveiled and a tasting event was held.
JAL, which has bases throughout Japan, has been continuously implementing regional revitalization initiatives (currently the “JAL Furusato Project”), and in August 2020 launched the “JAL Furusato Ambassadors,” cabin crew members selected through an in-house recruitment process who move to the area to promote initiatives in their respective regions. In December of the same year, JAL…
Hong Kong Disneyland 20th Anniversary events begin in June. New floats, special merchandise & food.
Hong Kong Disneyland Resort will launch “The Most Magical Party of All,” an anniversary event celebrating the park’s 20th anniversary, in June. To coincide with the event, a new logo and latest images were released to celebrate the 20th anniversary. Newly unveiled is the new “Friendtastic!” parade on Main Street USA! (Friendtastic!) float. The parade…
Starting tomorrow, all Nozomi 3 cars on the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen “Nozomi” lines will have reserved seats. Non-reserved seats go to two cars.
JR Tokai and JR West will change No. 3 car from non-reserved seats to reserved seats for all “Nozomi” trains on the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen on the occasion of the March 15 timetable revision. This change will increase the number of reserved seats per train by 85, and each train will have three green…
No holiday discounts for three consecutive holidays after FY2025. Expressway companies announced the exemptions.
The three NEXCO companies, JB Honshi Kosoku, and Miyagi Prefecture Road Public Corporation announced the dates for the exclusion of holiday discount offerings in FY2025. The policy of exempting holiday discounts during busy periods has continued in order to equalize tourism demand and disperse traffic, and it was decided to continue this policy for FY2025,…
Unlimited Ride + Round Trip Shinkansen “Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Ticket” goes on sale April 1. From/to Kansai and Chugoku area
JR West and JR Tokai will release the “Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Ticket” (2025 edition), a special value-added excursion set, on April 1. The Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route is a mountain sightseeing route that offers spectacular views of the 3000-meter-high Tateyama Mountain Range and Kurobe Dam by taking six different vehicles including cable cars, buses, and…
Second Mock African Union (AU) Conference Launch Event Held, Call for Participants Now Open ｜ News & PR
The launch ceremony of the second “Mock AU” organized by the Mock AU Executive Committee (a voluntary student organization) and co-organized by JICA, UNDP and Sophia University was held on March 3 at Sophia University. More than 100 people participated in the ceremony, both in person and online. The handover from the first Mock AU…
How Did Humans Reach Hawaii 1,000 Years Ago? Living with the Earth, Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Polynesian Traditional Voyaging Canoe “Hokule’a
Have you ever heard of a hokule’a canoe? The hōkūle’a was restored by the Polynesian Nautical Society in 1975 to revive this art of navigation. Hokulea, which means “star of happiness” in Hawaiian, is constructed without using nails, and all parts are tied together with ropes. It is believed that humans arrived in Hawaii from…
Commuter Pass offers up to half price on expressways regardless of the day of the week or time of day. Starts in April in 6 prefectures nationwide.
On March 14, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and the three NEXCO companies announced that they will begin accepting applications for the Commuter Pass social experiment to be conducted on expressways in six prefectures in Japan (Hokkaido, Niigata, Ishikawa, Yamanashi, Kagawa, and Nagasaki) from March 17, at 2 pm. The content of…