On December 28, 2022, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Grant Agreement (G/A) with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Kinshasa for a grant of up to 514 million yen for the “Regional Police Operations Enhancement Plan (IOM Collaboration)”. The grant agreement (G/A) was concluded with the International Organization for Migration (IOM)…
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voco Osaka Central” opened on May 30, IHG’s first hotel brand in Japan.
IHG Hotels & Resorts will open “voco Osaka Central” (1-7-1 Kyomachibori, Nishi-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture), which is being developed with NTT Urban Development, on May 30. In advance of this, the company has begun accepting reservations for lodging. The hotel will feature 191 guest rooms, a restaurant, café, fitness gym, and meeting rooms. The…
Batik Air Malaysia launches new flights on the Kansai – Taipei – Kuala Lumpur route.
Batik Air Malaysia will begin new service on January 20 on the Kansai International Airport – Taoyuan (Taipei) – Kuala Lumpur route. Batik Air Malaysia, based in Kuala Lumpur, has a network in Oceania, and this will be its first scheduled flight to Kansai International Airport. The flight will be via Taipei, which is expected…
Signing of a yen loan agreement for Senegal: Contributing to improving access, quality, and management of education, with a focus on strengthening science and mathematics education.
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Loan Agreement (L/A) with the Government of the Republic of Senegal on December 28, 2022 in Dakar for a loan of up to 10 billion yen for “Development Policy Loan for the Education Sector”. This project aims to promote the formulation and implementation of policies to improve…
Signature of Minutes of Discussion on Technical Cooperation Project for Mongolia: Establishment of Self-Reliance Support System Focusing on Employment for the Needy
On December 28, 2022, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Record of Discussions (R/D) with the Mongolian government in Ulaanbaatar on the technical cooperation project, “Project for Strengthening Self-Reliance Support System Focusing on Employment for the Needy The project is a technical cooperation project to strengthen the self-support system centering on employment for…
BUB RESORT Yatsugatake opens on April 22. Glamping to experience the nature and culture of the Yatsugatake area
BUB will open BUB RESORT Yatsugatake (3545 Kiyosato, Takane-cho, Hokuto City, Yamanashi Prefecture) on April 22. This glamping facility focuses on experiences centered on the nature and culture of the Yatsugatake area. All activities are included in the room rate, so there is no limit to the number of guests, and reservations are not required….
Hokkaido once again implements the nationwide travel support “HOKKAIDO LOVE! Allotment” from January 10 to March 31.
Hokkaido will resume national travel support on January 10. Hokkaido’s nationwide travel support is called “HOKKAIDO LOVE! Discount” and runs from January 10 to March 31 (including check-out on April 1). The program subsidizes 20% of the price of a trip to Hokkaido (up to 5,000 yen per night for travel products that include transportation,…
Stayed at “OMO5 Kanazawa Katamachi by Hoshino Resort”. Street walks, gourmet food, and local workshops for parents and children in Katamachi!
A relaxing stay in a calm Japanese-style guest room We stayed in a twin room (23m2-24m2). The rooms are designed for guests to enjoy a more unusual and relaxing atmosphere, so guests enter by taking off their shoes in a separate area. Upon entering the room, the curtains with a design of “Yuki-tsuri,” Kanazawa’s winter…
Yuru Can△ and Oigawa Railway release second collaboration ticket with 3 goods
Oigawa Railway will hold the second collaboration with “Yuru Can△,” a manga in which the area along the railway line appears as a stage of the story, as part of the “Holy Land Pilgrimage Kite Mite Round Tour Campaign. The “Oigawa Round Trip Ticket” (4,900 yen), which allows unlimited travel on all Oigawa Railway rail…
How to film winter sports with the latest GoPro models? Automatically edit and post to SNS with smartphone apps.
Getting Used to GoPro Shooting with Bread Baking Experience After listening to a series of lectures, we moved to the national “Alps Azumino Park” to get used to GoPro shooting operation with a scene of bread baking experience. At this point, I tried on the “Creator Edition” set. The experience involves stretching bread dough into…