Author: Editor in Chief

On February 24, Times24 launched a service that allows users to make payments from their official LINE account for Times Parking, a parking facility operated by the company that is attached to commercial facilities. At commercial facilities, there are examples of parking ticket services issuing QR codes, which can be read through the Times Club…

NOHARA Holdings will open “GOOD DESIGN STORE TOKYO by NOHARA” at Sendai FORUS (3-11-15 Ichibancho, Aoba-ku, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture). The store will be open from March 3 to 22. The store specializes in selling only Good Design Award-winning products, and will open stores for a limited time in various regions starting in the fall…

Japan Airport Building is opening a pop-up store “WBC OFFICIAL GOODS SHOP HANEDA” in “HANEDA Sports” on the 2nd floor of Haneda Airport Terminal 1 until March 27. Business hours are from 9:00 to 17:00. Products include replica uniforms and printed uniforms of the Japanese national baseball team “Samurai Japan,” face towels, players’ T-shirts, caps,…

Zenrin has released “47palette,” a towel handkerchief featuring designs of the 47 prefectures of Japan (1,320 yen each) under the Map Design brand, which offers stationery and sundries with map motifs. They are available at Map Design GALLERY’s Kokura and Fukuoka stores, as well as through the online store. The material used is high quality…

Alpine will simultaneously open Sports Depot and Golf 5 Koriyama Minami at Frespo Koriyama (2-38 Minami, Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture) on March 10. The booths of famous sports brands such as Nike and Adidas will be located in front of the open entrance, and will offer a selection of highly fashionable sports apparel and shoes….

Credo International has completely renovated Chochin Yokocho “Kutsurogi-Do” on the 4th floor of Centrair (Central Japan International Airport) Terminal 1, opening the hot spring and sauna facility “SOLA SPA Kaze no Yu”, the restaurant “Oshokujitei Ebisu”, the Asian spa “Sanatio Spa” and a co-working space. The new facilities include the hot spring and sauna facility…

On February 23, Workman held its new product launch for spring/summer 2023 in Tokyo. The stage event began with a spectacular dance performance and fashion show. After that, Senior Managing Director Tetsuo Tsuchiya, who took the stage for the presentation, announced Workman’s full-scale entry into the design-oriented apparel market. In September, the first store of…

The Japan Branch of the Hawaii Visitors Bureau will hold “HAWAI’I EXPO 2023,” a Hawaii event where visitors can experience Hawaiian culture, at Shibuya Hikarie from May 27 to 28. Admission is free. The concept is “Feel Beautiful Hawai’i,” and a variety of companies from Hawaii will exhibit, as well as offer workshops to experience…

The “Tanya Zenjirou Extra Thick-sliced Beef Tongue Bento” is a luxury ekiben featuring Sendai’s specialty, beef tongue. The thick beef tongue has a strong char-grilled flavor. The chewy texture of the beef tongue is also a great feature of this dish, and even though it is a bento, it is as satisfying as the taste…