Takarajimasya will release the May issue of “SPRiNG” on March 22 with a special Hello Kitty tote and cooling pouch as a special supplement. The price is 1,650 yen. The tote bag features a simple monotone design. The size is 20 x 11 x 31 cm (W x D x H), which is easy to…
Month: March 2025
President Tanaka Meets with Pacific Islands Forum Secretary-General Wanga ｜ News & PR
JICA President Akihiko Tanaka met with Baron Dibabesi Wanga, Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum, at JICA Headquarters on March 10. At the beginning of the meeting, President Tanaka expressed his pleasure at meeting Secretary General Wanga again for the first time since the 10th Pacific and Islands Summit (PALM 10) in 2024, thanked…
Osaka Metro to Begin Facial Recognition Gate Service at Almost All Stations, March 25; Requires Digital Train Ticket and Smartphone App
Osaka Metro (Osaka City Rapid Transit) will start offering a walk-through face recognition ticket gate service on March 25. Facial recognition ticket gates compatible with the service are installed at 130 of the 134 stations. By registering a facial image with the Osaka Metro “e METRO” smartphone application and linking the registered information with a…
Suica Penguin” Yuzu Shichimi cans and coffee blends. Commemorating the expansion of IC service in Nagano Prefecture, collaboration with local companies.
JR East Cross Station Retail Company will release two types of collaborative products between Suica penguins and local companies on March 15 to commemorate the expansion of Suica stations in Nagano Prefecture. Both products are available in limited quantities and will be handled at NewDays, NewDays Mini, and NewDays KIOSK in Nagano Prefecture. Suica’s Penguin…
Multifunctional one-shoulder bag from Takarajimasya and Scandinavian brand “moz”. Plenty of storage & a size that is easy to use every day.
Takarajimasya will release “moz ONE SHOULDER BAG BOOK” on April 2. The price is 2,990 yen. The first multifunctional one-shoulder bag from the Scandinavian brand “moz” is now available. The key point of this bag is its easy-to-use size for daily use, focusing on capacity and fit to the body. 34 x 7.5 x 21.5…
A total of 22 new restaurants open, including the first specialty restaurant in the Kansai region specializing in hot and spicy hot sauce. NAMBA NANNAN” underground shopping center to be renewed on March 27.
Osaka Underground Mall will reopen on March 27 the commercial facility “NAMBA NANNAN” (5-chome, Namba, Chuo-ku, Osaka City), which is directly connected to Osaka Metro Namba Station. Directly connected to the “Namba Plaza” on the ground level, which will have its grand opening around the same time, the new facility will allow local business people…
Hanshin Electric Railway to Introduce New Type 3000 Series Express Train in Spring 2027. Seat reservation service will also begin.
Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd. announced that it will introduce a new express train, the 3000 Series, in the spring of 2027 to begin seat reservation service as the company celebrates its 120th anniversary on April 12. The new express train, Series 3000, is designed to be a train that is close to “Taisetsu,” or…
Yurikamome to start QR code boarding pass “Yurikamome Enjoy Pass” and touch payment from March 17.
Yurikamome will begin offering the Yurikamome Enjoy Pass, a QR code ticket, and credit card touch payment service at all 16 stations on March 17. The Yurikamome Enjoy Pass is a ticket that can be purchased online in advance and used at all 16 Yurikamome stations by holding the QR code displayed on the terminal…
Hilton to open first branded Kanto location, Hilton Garden Inn Yokohama Minatomirai, in the first half of 2026.
Hilton has announced that Hilton Garden Inn Yokohama Minato Mirai (6-3-4 Minato Mirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture) will open in the first half of 2026. The Hilton Garden Inn brand has more than 1,000 locations in 64 countries and regions, and this is the second Hilton Garden Inn in Japan and the first in the…
Ekiben (boxed lunch) shops outside the ticket gates and ekisoba (buckwheat noodle) shops inside the ticket gates” at Osaka Station. Once again, the reason for the new establishment.
Visit to Ekiben store and Ekisoba store at Osaka Station! Actual food report I immediately headed to Osaka Station to visit the site. On March 7, the opening day of the traveling bento shop, I visited …… at 11:00 a.m. There were always three or four groups of people in the crowd, and six bento…