The Oyaji Camp Mei Production Committee and Yokozawa Teppan, for which Tsukurie serves as the organizer, have launched the large-size “Oyaji Wok 26cm” (8,800 yen), a drama original wok jointly developed by the two companies, on Makuake in advance. Oyaji Camp Mei” is a YouTube drama about the campsite life of Akio Sakamoto, a former…
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Aquarium event including Hololive Shakashaka Kuroe x Aqua Park Shinagawa, live MC. Celebrating over 1 million registrations.
COVER and Chugai Mining Contents Department will hold a special event at Maxell Aqua Park Shinagawa (4-10-30 Takanawa, Minato-ku, Tokyo) to commemorate the one million YouTube registrations of VTuber Shahana Shaka Kuroe, a member of Hololive. The event will be held for a total of six days from April 8 to 9, 15 to 16,…
Daio Paper Corporation renews “Hyper Block Mask Mure Soukai”, a non-woven fabric mask that reduces air leakage when worn, on April 1. Softness of the ear material has been improved.
Daio Paper Corp. will launch on April 1 a renewed version of its Hyper Block Mask Mure Soukai, a high-function non-woven fabric mask that reduces air leakage when wearing a mask. Uses a non-woven fabric material that combines high collection performance and air permeability. The mouth-fresh wire creates a space around the mouth and prevents…
Supermarkets, Convenience Stores, Restaurant Chains, Department Stores, etc., Free to Mask After March 13. 12 retail organizations to abolish guidelines.
Twelve retail organizations, including the Japan Supermarkets Association, Japan Department Stores Association, and Japan Chain Stores Association, have released “Guidelines for Prevention of the Spread of New Coronavirus Infections in Retail Stores [Addendum]”. These guidelines were prepared and revised by 12 retail organizations (listed below) under the supervision of experts and with confirmation from the…
IHG’s first premium hotel brand in Japan, “VOCO Osaka Central,” opens May 30.
IHG Hotels & Resorts will open its first premium hotel brand “voco” in Japan, “voco Osaka Central” (1-7-1 Kyomachibori, Nishi-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture), on May 30. In addition to standard, premium, and grand rooms, the hotel will feature a restaurant, fitness gym, and meeting space. The interior design of the lobby and restaurant incorporates…
Yamagata Casio’s “Logosease 2” underwater radio that can talk while diving. Voice alerts you when you exceed your dive time or surfacing speed.
Yamagata Casio, a Casio group company, will release the Logoseasell 2, an underwater radio that allows users to talk while diving, on April 1. It is priced at 97,680 yen. Logosease, launched in January 2013, is attached to an underwater mask for leisure use, and has been used in situations such as firefighting and police…
JAL Web site down due to heavy access to time sale
JAL started accepting reservations for the “JAL Smiles Campaign” at 0:00 a.m. on March 9, but immediately after that, there have been problems with website access. The JAL Smile Campaign was a time sale with all domestic routes at 6,600 yen one-way, and was to be held to stimulate demand for travel at this time,…
Special Advisor Kitaoka Delivers JICA Chair Special Lecture in Georgia
summary JICA Chair’s Special Lecture at the Rondeli Foundation Date: Tuesday, February 28, 2023 Location: Rondeli Foundation Main participants: about 30 experts and intellectuals, including Shinichi Kitaoka, Special Advisor to JICA, Akira Imamura, Ambassador of Japan to Georgia, President of the Ronderi Foundation, and former diplomats. JICA Chair Special Lecture at the Free University of…
Grant Aid Agreement Signed for the Philippines: Contributing to the Improvement of Sanitation in the Cebu Metropolitan Area through Sludge Treatment Facilities and Equipment
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Grant Agreement (G/A) with the Government of the Republic of the Philippines on February 27 in Manila for a grant of up to 2,052 million yen for the “Metro Cebu Water District Sludge Management Project. This project aims to promote household sludge treatment in Metro Cebu (the…
President Tanaka meets with Mr. Sands, Executive Director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund)
JICA President Akihiko Tanaka met with Peter Sands, Executive Director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund), at JICA headquarters on March 2. At the beginning of the meeting, President Tanaka expressed his respect for the Global Fund’s (Note) contributions to the fight against the three major infectious diseases (AIDS,…