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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

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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…

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.

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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.

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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…

Jamaica “JICA Chair’s 2nd Seminar” “Transformation of Global Health Governance and Japan’s Role in It”- Linked to SDG Goals 16 and 17

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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.

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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,…

Hirado white porcelain with outstanding transparency. Visiting a kiln and walking around town in Sasebo, we also met the best tea in Japan!

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High-speed boat from Hirado to Sasebo! Arrive at once in about 50 minutes with a view of the islands First, from Hirado Island, we will go all the way to Sasebo. From Tsuyoshi Port, located in the southeast of the island, we headed for Sasebo Port on the high-speed boat “Tsuyoshi,” which started service in…

Tokyo Metropolitan Government started work on the Chofu 3, 4, and 17 Komae-Senkawa Line (Nogawa Ohashi North). Width 8m to 16m.

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On March 1, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government obtained approval from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism for an urban planning project and began work on the Chofu 3, 4, and 17 Komae-Sengawa Line (Nogawa Ohashi North). The Chofu No. 3, 4, and 17 Komae-Sengawa Line is a 5.1 km long urban planning road…