Marimo Craft will release “Pokemon Outdoor Series,” tableware with Pokemon designs, at general merchandise stores, character stores, and fancy goods stores from late March. The lineup includes three types: a sierra cup, a stainless steel mug with handle, and a stainless steel plate. All are made of stainless steel and are durable and easy to…
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JCB enables the use of one-time passwords for “J/Secure” personal authentication for online shopping.
JCB launched the “J/Secure One Time Password” service on February 13. J/Secure is a system that authenticates a customer’s identity by entering a password or other means when making a payment for online shopping and other transactions. In this service, a one-time valid password is sent to the registered e-mail address and cell phone number…
2023 Fuji Shiba Cherry Blossom Festival,” one of the largest in the Kanto area, with 500,000 shiba-zakura plants. The English-style garden “Peter Rabbit English Garden” will also be open for business.
2023 Fuji Shiba Cherry Blossom Festival Dates: April 15 – May 28, 2023 Hours of operation: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Fees: Adults (junior high school students and older): 1,000-1,200 yen / Children (3 years and older): 400-600 yen *Subject to change depending on blooming conditions and time of year Flowers available for viewing (top…
Namba Parks South, a new urban area on the south side of Namba Parks, is born. First luxury hotel in Japan, Centara, and a global flagship store of Kura Sushi
Nankai Railway, Taisei Corporation, Kanden Real Estate Development, Centara Osaka Japan, Hotel Keihan, and Nippi have decided on the official name of the area being developed as the Namba Naka 2-chome Project, “Namba Parks South” (2-chome, Namba Naka, Naniwa-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture), with a partial opening on March 25 and grand opening on July…
ANA/JAL Fuel Surcharge for April-May Tickets. Hawaii: ¥21,000 to ¥23,600, round-trip to ¥40,000 range.
ANA and JAL have applied to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism for a revision of the applicable amount of the “fuel surcharge” (fuel surcharge). The surcharge will be applied from April 1 to May 31. The two-month average Singapore kerosene market price from December 2022 to January 2023 was $112.95 per barrel….
HOTEL R9 The Yard, a container hotel that can be mobilized in the event of a disaster, opens in the summer in Kanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture.
Develop will open a container hotel, HOTEL R9 The Yard Kanoya (5-2-1 Kotobuki, Kanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture), in summer 2023. The “HOTEL R9 The Yard” series is a series of hotels that serve as disaster prevention facilities in case of emergency. The Kanoya branch, the third to open in Kagoshima Prefecture following Isa and Izumi, is…
From March 13, “Wearing a mask is a personal decision” also in buses. Japan Bus Association and Charter Bus Travel Liaison Committee release new guidelines.
The Japan Bus Association and the Charter Bus Travel Liaison Committee have released new guidelines in response to the government’s March 13 change in mask-wearing rules against the new coronavirus. The government policy states that “wearing a mask from March 13 is an individual decision,” and recommends wearing a mask when visiting or seeing a…
Stamp rally around Sengawa Station on Keio Line. Win a pair of tickets to Mt.
Keio Corporation and Dai-ichi Life Insurance will hold the “Sengawa Stroll Digital Stamp Rally” from March 18 to April 16 to celebrate the opening of the SETAGAYA Qs-GARDEN town hall in cooperation with the Sengawa Map Research Institute. Participation is free of charge. By visiting facilities around Senkawa Station on the Keio Line and collecting…
Jamaica “JICA Chair’s 2nd Seminar” “Transformation of Global Health Governance and Japan’s Role in It”- Linked to SDG Goals 16 and 17
On Tuesday, February 21, 2023, the second lecture of the JICA Chair was held jointly with the University of the West Indies (UWI) MONA Campus. The main participants included about 100 UWI faculty members, students (from the Department of Political Science and other departments), and exchange students. Professor Kayo Takuma (Tokyo Metropolitan University, Graduate School…
Disney’s 100th anniversary, limited-edition Mickey plush and life-size Minnie and Donald statues.
Walt Disney Japan will hold the shopping event “Disney100 THE MARKET” from March 15 as part of its 100th anniversary celebration event “Disney100. Starting with Ginza Mitsukoshi, it will travel throughout Japan, including the Hankyu Umeda flagship store. The lineup of products will be inspired by the stories and characters of Disney, Pixar, Star Wars,…