The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) took the opportunity of the G7 Summit held in Hiroshima on May 21 to conclude a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Nusantara National Capital Authority (NNCA) of the Republic of Indonesia (hereinafter referred to as “Indonesia”) on cooperation for the development of a new capital city. The memorandum…
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Tokyo Disney Resort 40th Anniversary CD-BOX “Music-Go-Round” released, containing 155 songs on 12 CDs, including first-time recordings.
UCAN has begun accepting reservations for the deluxe edition of “Music-Go-Round,” a CD collection commemorating the 40th anniversary of Tokyo Disney Resort. The release is scheduled for mid-July. This 12-CD box set contains 155 songs from the 40 years of Tokyo Disney Resort, including familiar songs from attractions, songs from the latest entertainment, and rare…
Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo’s special summer garden production, “Chokumokai,” where twice as much fog creates an ink painting-like scene.
Hotel Chinzan-so Tokyo (2-10-8 Sekiguchi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo) will hold a special summer garden production, “Chounkai (Super Cloud Sea),” which allows visitors to experience coolness with twice the amount of spray (200%) as usual, starting July 3. By using nozzles made with advanced Japanese technology, water particles as fine as 10 to 20 microns, the same…
Marriott Bonvoy points can now be exchanged for ANA/JAL miles
Marriott International has launched a reciprocal point exchange program between Marriott Bonvoy points and ANA Mileage Club and JAL Mileage Bank. In the case of ANA Mileage Club, the exchange rate varies depending on the number of transfers and the number of miles during the same fiscal year (April 1 to March 31 of the…
Yamaguchi Prefecture Shimonoseki x Sumikko Gurashi “Sumikkomachi Campaign in Shimonoseki”: a project to receive an accessor and smartphone wallpaper.
Sun-X has been conducting the “Sumikkomachi Collaboration,” in which the character “Sumikko Gurashi” and local governments across Japan collaborate to enliven their towns, and from June 1 to July 31, the “Sumikkomachi Campaign in Shimonoseki” will be held in Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, where the two companies are collaborating this time. During the collaboration period,…
IHG x Mori Trust to open Hotel Indigo Nagasaki Glover Street in winter 2024. Concept incorporates Japanese, Chinese, and Dutch culture
IHG Hotels & Resorts and Mori Trust announced on May 24 that they have signed a partnership agreement and will open Hotel Indigo Nagasaki Glover Street (12-17 Minamiyamate-cho, Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture) in winter 2024. The first Hotel Indigo brand in western Japan will be the fifth Hotel Indigo in Japan, following Hakone Gora, Karuizawa,…
Toshio Suzuki and Ghibli Exhibition” starts June 9 at Fukuoka City Museum. New exhibition area and limited-edition goods will be available.
FBS Fukuoka Broadcasting System, Nishinippon Shimbun, and Nishinippon Shimbun Event Service will hold the “‘Toshio Suzuki and Ghibli Exhibition’: We meet again! will be held at the Fukuoka City Museum (3-1 Momochihama, Sagara-ku, Fukuoka City). The exhibition will run from June 9 to August 31. This is the first Ghibli exhibition at the museum in…
AIRDO to add 4 round-trip flights on Haneda-New Chitose route from June 25 to 30. Specified flight discount fares also apply.
AIRDO will add four round-trip flights on its Haneda-Shin-Chitose (Sapporo) route for four days from June 25 to 30. AIRDO will use a Boeing 737-700 aircraft (144 seats) and code-share with ANA. During the same period, AIRDO also launched the “AIRDO Special 28/21” and “DO Value 3/1” discount fares for selected flights. The flight schedule…
Local Suica penguin goods are now available. Specialty motifs from Aomori, Iwate and Akita
JR East Trading will release local Suica penguin goods in conjunction with the start of Suica ticket gate service in Aomori, Iwate, and Akita prefectures. The first product lineup includes a card case, key holder, and W-ticket file, and will go on pre-sale at stores in each prefecture on May 27, with regular sales beginning…
Shimoda Hydrangea Festival,” the largest number of hydrangea plants in Japan, will be held in June at Kakushi-mura Minami-Izu. Enjoy the open-air bath and buffet with the accommodation plan.
Kakuemura Minami-Izu (889-1 Minato, Minami-Izu-cho, Kamo-gun, Shizuoka Prefecture), a resort hotel located in the southernmost town on the Izu Peninsula, will operate a “Hydrangea Bus” for overnight guests only in conjunction with the Shimoda Hydrangea Festival to be held from June 1 to 30. Shimoda Hydrangea Festival is the largest hydrangea festival in Japan with…