Sumitomo Mitsui Card, Visa Worldwide Japan, Nippon Signal, and QUADRAC will conduct a demonstration experiment on May 31, 2012 at the Fukuoka City Subway, using “stera transit,” a public transportation solution provided by Sumitomo Mitsui Card, to demonstrate the use of Visa’s touch payment system to pass through an integrated ticket gate. The experiment will…
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a glamping experience at Seaside Terrace Chiba Kamogawa
Seaside Terrace Chiba Kamogawa, which had its grand opening on March 18, is the perfect location to enjoy such glamping. The facility has four domed tents and two private villas, and this time the author, a camping novice, stayed in a domed tent with her children to experience glamping. Outdoor and nature activities are popular…
Duffy & Friends menu now available at Tokyo DisneySea
From June 16 to September 7, Tokyo DisneySea will offer “Duffy & Friends’ Tasty Summer Surprise” merchandise and menu with souvenirs designed to show Duffy & Friends relaxing with a refreshing juice during the hot summer. The plush costume depicts Cookie Ann, Duffy, Shellie Mae, and Ol’ Mel serving their special juice, which is a…
Preparing for Climate Change Disasters through the Development of Earth Observation Satellites in Vietnam
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Loan Agreement (L/A) with the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on May 23 in Hanoi for up to 18,871 million yen for the “Satellite-Based Disaster and Climate Change Management Project (II)”. This project will support the procurement and maintenance of related facilities necessary for the…
Contributing to Bhutan’s response to the new coronavirus crisis
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Loan Agreement (L/A) of up to 3.3 billion yen with the Royal Government of Bhutan in Thimphu on May 23 for the “Emergency Assistance Loan for the New Coronavirus Crisis Response. This project is co-financed with the World Bank. This project aims to reduce and mitigate the…
ANA to discontinue legacy check-in machines for domestic flights
On May 24, ANA announced in the explanation of its new travel service “ANA Smart Travel,” which is completed via smartphone, that it will gradually discontinue the automatic check-in machines installed at domestic airports in Japan for domestic flights after April 2023. The SKiP service, a ticketless boarding service using QR codes and IC chips…
Jetstar “Fly to Australia!” campaign: 19,990 yen Sale!
Jetstar Airways will resume its Japan-Australia route, which has been suspended for more than two years due to the new coronavirus. On July 21, JAL will resume service on the Narita – Cairns route with 10 round-trip flights, five times a week. In addition, KIX will resume flights on the Kansai – Cairns route on…
Malaysia Airlines to Launch Haneda-Kuala Lumpur Route in August
Malaysia Airlines announced the launch of its new Haneda-Kuala Lumpur route on August 14. The new route will be operated twice a week, and will be the fourth Japan route following Narita-Kuala Lumpur, Kansai International Airport-Kuala Lumpur, and Narita-Kota Kinabalu, enabling more flexible travel and connections in the future. Flight MH36 from Kuala Lumpur to…
Spring Japan and Choshi Electric Railway “Mazuibo” “Nure Senbei” campaign
Spring Japan will launch a collaborative campaign with Choshi Electric Railway on May 27. Pre-sale of Choshi Dentetsu’s new product “Mamai-bo (Mentai flavor)” (100 yen for two sticks) on board Spring Japan. In addition, “Nure-sembei (green sweet rice cracker)” and “Ureshino tea” will be sold at a special price only for domestic flights, and a…
RITA Izumifumoto Miyaji-tei, a 120-year-old samurai residence hotel opens
Izuru will open RITA Izumifumoto Miyaji-tei, a samurai residence hotel in Izumi City, Kagoshima Prefecture, on June 30, 2012, in a renovated 120-year-old former Miyaji-tei building. “Izumifumoto” is the largest group of samurai residences of the Satsuma clan. The vacant samurai residences will be revitalized and utilized to attract visitors from within and outside of…