WILLER EXPRESS began boarding new bus stops in the spring. Starting February 1, one round-trip overnight flight from Nagano operates at the Haneda Airport Garden Bus Terminal, which is directly connected to Haneda Airport Terminal 3. Late night departures and early morning arrivals will allow connections to flights in various time zones. From March 1,…
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Signing of Yen Loan Agreement for India: Providing multifaceted support for solving social issues in healthcare and urban infrastructure
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Loan Agreement (L/A) with the Government of India for two projects totaling up to 40,673 million yen on February 27 in Delhi. The two projects covered by the yen loan agreements signed this time are as follows. (1) Mumbai Bay Crossing Road Construction Project (Phase III) (Loan…
Yamato Museum in Kure City opens on March 5 an exhibition facility for the “large lathe” that manufactured the main gun of the battleship Yamato.
On March 5, Hiroshima Prefecture will open a large-scale lathe exhibition facility on the west side of the parking lot of the Kure Maritime History and Science Museum “Yamato Museum” (5-20 Takaracho, Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture). The unveiling ceremony will be held from 8:30 to 9:00 a.m. on the same day, and will be attended…
Determination of Terms and Conditions for the 72nd JICA Bond Issue
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) (President: Akihiko Tanaka) announced today that it has determined the terms and conditions of the 72nd issue of JICA Bonds (Domestic FILP Agency Bonds) as follows The 72nd Japan International Cooperation Agency Bonds Issue amount: 20.5 billion yen Term: 2 years (redeemable on December 20, 2024) Issue date: March 10,…
Mr. Takeaki Mori, Representative Director and CEO of Peach, resigned. He was succeeded by Kazunari Ohashi, Executive Vice President, ANA Akindo.
Peach Aviation announced on March 3 that CEO Takeaki Mori will step down as of March 31. He will be succeeded by Kazunari Ohashi, Executive Vice President of ANA Akindo Corporation, effective April 1. Mr. Mori is scheduled to assume the position of Vice President of ANA Research Institute, Inc. on April 1. read more…
JR East, New Life Support Campaign for 40 gigs of “povo2.0” with purchase of Mobile Suica commuter pass
East Japan Railway Company and KDDI are running the “Suica x povo Giga Chance for a New Life! campaign. The campaign will run from March 6 to April 30. Thirteen people who purchase a Mobile Suica commuter pass during the period will be selected in a drawing to receive 20 GB to be used for…
Disney’s 100th Anniversary, a new series honoring characters by decade. The first series includes four Steamboat Willie items.
Walt Disney Japan will release the first products of the “Disney100 Decades Collections” commemorating Disney’s 100th anniversary at Disney Flagship Tokyo, Disney Store stores nationwide, and the official online store “shopDisney” on March 4 The first product of the “Disney 100 Decades Collections” will go on sale on March 4 at Disney Flagship Tokyo, Disney…
Ken-O Expressway 4-lanes, Kuki Shiraoka JCT to Satte IC and Sakai-Koga IC to Bando IC are completed. Maximum speed is 80 km/h.
NEXCO East Japan announced that, of the four-lane project on the Ken-O Expressway (Metropolitan Inter-City Expressway), construction between Kuki Shiraoka JCT and Satte IC and between Sakai-Koga IC and Bando IC has been completed, and the four lanes will be in operation from March 31, 2012, at 3 pm. In addition, the maximum speed in…
Sotetsu and Tokyu Shin-Yokohama Line release commemorative timetable for the opening of the line. Limited to 9,000 copies.
Tokyu Corporation and Sagami Railway will release “Sotetsu/Tokyu Shin-Yokohama Line Opening Commemorative Timetable” to commemorate the opening of the Sotetsu/Tokyu Shin-Yokohama Line on March 18, 2012. Limited to 9,000 copies, the A4-size, 136-page book will sell for 1,300 yen. It will be available at station ticket gates from the first departure on March 16. The…
Summary of Tokyo Marathon traffic regulations. Not only vehicles but also bicycles and humans are not allowed to cross. Buses are also suspended and detoured.
In conjunction with the Tokyo Marathon 2023, traffic restrictions will be implemented in stages from 6:00 to 21:00 on the day of March 5 at various locations in Tokyo. Since not only vehicular traffic will be blocked, but also bicycle and pedestrian crossings will not be allowed, it is recommended that you consider the congestion…