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…
Month: March 2025
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…
Kärcher’s OC 5 Handy CB, a mobile high-pressure cleaner that requires no power or water source
Kärcher Japan will release the OC 5 Handy CB, a cordless mobile high-pressure cleaner that requires no power or water source, on March 31, 2012, and is available for pre-order on Amazon for 14,980 yen. This cordless high-pressure cleaner weighs 0.76 kg, and its lithium-ion battery with a maximum allowable pressure of 2.4 MPa enables…
3COINS, “Disaster Prevention Goods” starting at 330 yen. Water tank/warm sheets/portable toilets/compressed underwear, etc.
3COINS launched new products in its “SOBANI” series of disaster prevention goods on March 10. Based on the concept of items that can always be kept close by in case of emergency, the new lineup features simple-looking, easy-to-use designs for everyday use. They can be used not only in times of disaster, but also for…