MAP” provided by Yahoo! MAP has started offering a function to display real-time bus information on the bus route search results screen. This allows the user to check the proximity of the bus they plan to board to the bus stop they are waiting for, the delay information to see if the bus will arrive…
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HIS “Hatsumu Fair 2023” starts on December 23. 10% off coupon for domestic travel distributed, also for nationwide travel support at the beginning of the year.
HIS will launch “Hatsumu Fair 2023” on December 23, starting at 11:00. In addition to selling a number of domestic trips for early spring through Golden Week and overseas trips for summer vacation departures, the company will also distribute an advance coupon for a 10% discount on the price of the trip. read more ©…
Rina Miura is the 8th generation Okeihan. Providing information about the railway line
On December 21, Keihan Holdings announced the appointment of actress Rina Miura as the eighth generation of its “Okeihan” image character. Okeihan’s campaign began in December 2000, with successive generations serving approximately three years (only the seventh generation has a four-year term). The company has positioned the 8th generation as the “successor Okeian,” and says…
Signing of Investment Agreement for “Impact Investment Promotion Project” in Nepal (Overseas Investment and Loan): Supporting industrial development, job creation, and promotion of renewable energy in Nepal through the Impact Investment Fund
On December 19, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed an agreement to invest US$10 million in the Dolma Impact Fund II, an impact investment fund managed by Dolma Fund Management (DFM). JICA’s investment will be used to invest in companies in the healthcare, IT and digital sectors, and renewable energy projects in Nepal and…
Support through “LEAP”, a JICA-funded trust fund (overseas investment and loan): Financing of healthcare projects by private operators in Uzbekistan
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a loan agreement totaling $8.39 million for a Public Private Partnership (PPP) healthcare services project in Uzbekistan on December 19, 2022, through the “Leading Asia’s Private Infrastructure Fund” (LEAP) provided by JICA. On December 19, 2022, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a loan agreement totaling $8.39 million for…
Bring Bangladeshi IT Professionals to Japan! New International Cooperation Connecting Local Communities to the World
Bring Bangladeshi IT Professionals to Japan! New International Cooperation Connecting Local Communities to the World Connecting Bangladesh, which has excellent IT human resources but is having difficulty finding work, and Japan’s regional cities, which are suffering from a shortage of digital human resources. This new form of international cooperation is attracting attention from local governments…
Apartment hotel with kitchen “stayme THE HOTEL” opens in Asakusa/Ueno area.
matsuri technologies opened “stayme THE HOTEL,” an apartment hotel with a kitchen, in the Asakusa/Ueno area. stayme THE HOTEL Asakusa Riverside (7-1-8 Asakusa, Taito-ku, Tokyo) is a 7-minute walk from Asakusa Station, and stayme THE HOTEL Ueno Ekimae (7-10-13 Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo) is a 3-minute walk from Ueno Station. They are furnished in a modern…
Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the birth of the “Local Bear Plushie,” three types of plush toys are sold online for the first time.
ANA Trading Group’s Makoto Fujii will release three types of “local bears” commemorating the 10th anniversary of its “local bears” sold at tourist attractions nationwide on December 27 at 10:00 on ANA’s official e-commerce site “A-style”. The local Bears were created in 2012 as limited-edition products that can only be purchased in each region, and…
Buy drinks from Acure vending machines with Suica and win JRE POINT totaling 1 million yen/penguin goods in a drawing
JR East Cross Station Water Business Company is conducting the “Suica x acure Suica to Win! W Campaign”. During the period, a campaign for JRE POINT members to win JRE POINT worth 1 million yen in total and a campaign for Acure members to win Suica penguin goods will be conducted. The details of each…
Heavy snow again in Niigata from the night of March 23rd to 25th; NEXCO East Japan urges people to refrain from going out unnecessarily.
NEXCO East Japan Niigata Branch Office is calling for people to refrain from going out unnecessarily this weekend, from the nighttime of December 23 to December 25, as heavy snow is expected in the mountainous areas of Niigata. The company also calls on carriers to cooperate in making wide-area detours and adjusting delivery dates. The…