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On February 16, ANA began offering access to the Nankai Electric Railway ticketless express ticket “Rapito Digital Ticket” purchase site from the company’s route search service “Airport Access Navi. A link to the “Rapito Digital Ticket” purchase site will be displayed when searching for a route from “Reservation Details” or “My Booking” on the website…

Heiwa Real Estate and Accor will renovate part of the Uchisaiwaicho Heiwa Building and rebrand it as Mercure Tokyo Hibiya (1-5-2 Uchisaiwaicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo), opening in winter. Hibiya has been called “the best theater and movie town in the East” with many theaters and cinemas such as the Yurakuchiza, the Imperial Theater, and the Hibiya…

The nine JV companies involved in the Umekita 2nd phase development project announced that the brand of the Umekita 2nd phase development project “Grand Green Osaka” has been decided as “Hotel Hankyu GRAN RESPIRE. The hotel will be named “Hotel Hankyu GRAN RESPIRE OSAKA” and is scheduled to open in the second half of fiscal…

Ace launched the soft carry “Solidiona”. Focusing on domestic travel, the bag is even more compact than the conventional carry-on size, making it small enough to be stored in a coin locker at a train station. The main compartment is equipped with an anti-collapse belt, which allows the user to take small items in and…

Coach launched the DISNEY x COACH Disney 100th Anniversary Limited Edition Collection. Inspired by the 1935 Disney animated film “Mickey’s Garden,” the line includes bags and small leather goods. Ready-to-wear items feature nostalgic and retro patches of Mickey Mouse and friends, as well as illustrations of scenes from the animated film. The bags are made…

Madras will begin pre-sales of the “meta insole” jointly developed with Tanack on the crowdfunding site Makuake on February 17, starting at 2:00 p.m., prior to its release this spring. The meta insole uses TANAC’s “Crystal Gel,” a medical gel material that stretches more than 10 times when pulled and has high repulsive elasticity and…

Gundam Project will hold “Mobile Suit Gundam: Witches of Mercury EXPO” at Shibuya Cast (1-23-21, Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo) from March 10 to 12. Admission is free. The event will feature a 2-meter tall statue of the main character Gundam Aerial (modified version), a “Gweru’s Camp” that recreates the image from the show, a booth where…

This time, we were able to stay in the A-type suite, the most luxurious of the four types of rooms. The same unattended check-in system that is common to all Rakuten STAY rooms has been introduced, whereby guests enter the room by entering the PIN code provided in advance via e-mail into the electronic lock,…

Sano Premium Outlets will hold the “Sano Premium Outlets 20th ANNIVERSARY SALE” from March 10 to 21 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of its opening on March 14. In addition to the store sale, the company has announced a raffle and a special meal menu, with details to be released on March 3. read more…

On February 16, the Japan Weather Association released its second cherry blossom bloom forecast for 49 locations throughout Japan. In 2023, blooming is expected to be on par with or earlier than normal throughout Japan. The cherry blossom front is expected to start from Fukuoka and Kochi on March 19, with blooming in Miyazaki on…