JICA President Akihiko Tanaka met with Mongolian Minister of Education and Science Enkhuamgaran at JICA headquarters on February 8. Minister Enkhuamgaran expressed his gratitude for JICA’s longstanding cooperation with Mongolia’s higher education and health sectors and his expectations for continued cooperation in the future. In particular, he emphasized that the yen loan “Engineering Higher Education…
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G-SHOCK, three green-infused models from the octagonal form GMA-S2100
G-SHOCK will release three green-influenced models from the GMA-S2100, featuring an octagonal form and compact size. Priced at 15,950 yen. A color variation of the downsized GMA-S2100 from the “2100” series, a combination analog/digital model with an octagon bezel. Three base colors of black, blue, and white are used, with green incorporated into the G-SHOCK…
Go on an adventure with Mickey & Friends! Disney’s Illusion Island, an action game exclusively for Nintendo Switch
Walt Disney Japan and Dlala Studios will release “Disney’s Illusion Island,” an action game exclusively for Nintendo Switch that can be played by up to four players, on July 28. The price is 5478 yen for the packaged version and 5400 yen for the downloadable version. The Nintendo eShop and My Nintendo Store will allow…
Sado Kisen begins reservations for “Sado Roman Kiko,” a set plan that includes a ferry ride and overnight stay on the island. Special course from 19,000 yen.
Michinori Holdings has begun accepting reservations for the “Sado Romantic Travel” package, which includes a ride on the Sado Kisen Steamship and overnight accommodations. This package includes a round-trip second-class car ferry ride and accommodations at one of 28 lodging facilities on the island. The basic plan includes both boarding and lodging, with optional extras…
The #Railway Musume Tour 2023″ will feature a record number of 88 locations across Japan, with the first digital stamps. Commemorative clear cards are also on sale.
Tomytec will hold a stamp rally “#Tetsudo Musume Tour 2023” from March 17 to April 15, 2024, to visit the character content “Tetsudo Musume” who are active at stations throughout Japan. The first event in 2012 featured 6 characters (6 points), but this year’s event, the 7th, will feature a record 44 characters (88 points)…
Himeji City launches “Himejikan,” a tourism PR site featuring actress NON, who tours the city. 15-second, 60-second, and 180-second videos are also available.
Himeji City unveiled a new tourism PR site, “Himejikan. NONN, an actress from Hyogo Prefecture, will tour the city and show the charms of “Himeji-han” for women in their 20s and 30s to enjoy. The video shows how she relaxes as she tastes the charms of the city, such as eating “Jokamachi Dogu,” which looks…
We visited the site of a complex under development in the Sakuragaoka Exit area of Shibuya Station. The name has been decided as “Shibuya Sakura Stage.
Shibuya is currently undergoing a redevelopment project around Shibuya Station that is said to be a once-in-a-century project. The Shibuya Station Sakuragaoka-guchi Area Type 1 Urban Redevelopment Project is being promoted by the Shibuya Station Sakuragaoka-guchi Area Urban Redevelopment Association. The demolition work started in January 2019. The buildings are located on the A block…
flexstay inn shin-urayasu adds twin and triple rooms. Easy access to Tokyo Disney Resort and Makuhari Messe
Flex Stay Inn Shin-Urayasu (4-1-29 Imagawa, Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture) will renovate some of its guest rooms and begin offering them on March 1. Located with easy access to Tokyo Disney Resort and Makuhari Messe, the hotel can be used as a base for business and leisure, mainly offering semi-double and twin rooms. This time, six…
Local Souvenir Selection] “Leaf Memory” and “Baked Tiramisu” from Kobe Souvenirs
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, this year too, the stores in town will be lined with elaborate and colorful chocolates. Hyogo Prefecture is one of the most competitive sweet battlegrounds in Japan. Morozoff” and “Uheim” baumkuchen originated in Kobe. In January, the Japanese team led by Henri Charpentier of Ashiya won first place…
Bangkok Metropolitan Area Urban Railway New Master Plan (M-MAP2) Development Project
The Government of Thailand has identified the following issues with the Bangkok Metropolitan Area Railway Master Plan (M-MAP), which is the basis for the various urban railroad projects currently being implemented and planned in the Bangkok metropolitan area: accuracy of demand forecasts, connectivity with stations, routes, and other transportation modes, and promotion of integration of…