The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Yen Loan Agreement (L/A) with the Government of the Republic of Iraq on December 28 in Baghdad for the “Basrah Refinery Improvement Project (Phase IV)” up to 120 billion yen. This project aims to improve the quality and productivity of petroleum products by constructing a new FCC…
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Emergency Relief Aid for Flood Damage in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Emergency Relief Aid for Flood Damage in the Democratic Republic of the Congo In response to a request from the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for assistance for flood damage, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will provide emergency relief supplies as follows. record damage from the earthquake and tsunami Flooding…
tenki.jp starts providing “Snowfall Map,” color-coded map showing snowfall and snow coverage up to 6 hours later.
Japan Weather Association and ALiNK Internet have started providing “snow coverage maps” on the website of “tenki.jp,” a media specializing in weather forecasting. The tenki.jp website provides detailed weather forecasts for each city, town, and village, as well as warnings and advisories, road weather impact forecasts, and various other information on weather and disaster prevention….
Tokyo Dome Hotel to undergo major renovation in spring 2023. New “Executive Floor” with a view from a higher floor
The Tokyo Dome Hotel (1-3-61 Koraku, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo) will undergo its first major renovation since its opening, opening its “Executive Floor” on March 20, 2023. Newly built on the 39th through 41st floors, the high-rise floors with views of central Tokyo, are suites that take full advantage of the texture of wood. The Park Side…
Weathernews Views the Weather for New Year’s Day, 2023. Service also predicts the time of sunrise in your current location to the minute.
Weathernews opened “Hatsuhinode Ch.” on its WeatherNews smartphone app and began distributing the time of the first sunrise of January 1, 2023, as well as the latest weather information. On New Year’s Day, a winter pressure pattern is expected to prevail, with clear winter skies and a good view of the first sunrise from the…
Rakuten Travel adds 14 regions, including Hokkaido, Kanagawa, and Hiroshima, to its New Year’s National Travel Support Plan. Applications will be accepted from 10:00 a.m. on the 29th.
Rakuten Travel will add 14 new regions to its national travel support at the beginning of the new year (January 10, 2023-) and will begin accepting applications on December 29 at 10:00 am. All of them are for domestic lodging and domestic tours. December 29, 10:00 a.m. Start minute Hokkaido, Kanagawa, Yamanashi, Nagano, Ishikawa, Aichi,…
IchiYu.com starts its New Year’s nationwide travel support today at 12:00 p.m. Membership stage awards an additional 1-5% points.
Ichiyu.com will begin accepting reservations for accommodations during the New Year’s National Travel Support (from January 10, 2023) at 12:00 p.m. today. The areas covered are as follows. Target Area Hokkaido, Akita, Fukushima, Tochigi, Saitama, Kanagawa, Niigata, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi, Nagano, Gifu, Shizuoka, Aichi, Mie, Hyogo, Wakayama, Tottori, Shimane, Okayama, Yamaguchi, Kagawa, Ehime, Kochi, Fukuoka,…
Yahoo! Travel launches New Year’s nationwide travel support today at 12:00 pm. Save up to an additional 10% with online card payment.
Yahoo! Travel will begin accepting lodging reservations at 12:00 p.m. today for the New Year’s National Travel Assistance (from January 10, 2023). The areas covered are as follows. Target Area Hokkaido, Akita, Fukushima, Tochigi, Saitama, Kanagawa, Niigata, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi, Nagano, Gifu, Shizuoka, Aichi, Mie, Hyogo, Wakayama, Tottori, Shimane, Okayama, Yamaguchi, Kagawa, Ehime, Kochi, Fukuoka,…
Koji Inoue’s “Hints for Railway Travel”] How to meet specially painted cars of JR and other railroad companies? Know how the cars are inspected and operated.
Not only this, but there are examples in many places where some cars are repainted or specially painted. However, it is a little more difficult than one might think to take pictures or ride on them. This is because it is not always clear which train the car will be used on. JR Hokkaido will…
February 2023 issue of Airline Monthly, featuring “ANA 70th Anniversary Story,” founded in December 1952. There is also an ANA calendar in the appendix.
On December 28, Ikaros Shuppan released “Monthly Airline February 2023,” an A4-size, 172-page book priced at 1,650 yen. The special feature is “ANA 70th Anniversary Story. The story of ANA’s challenges on its 70th anniversary since its establishment in December 1952 is traced from the perspective only a monthly airline can provide: from the de…