The Kobe City Transportation Bureau will hold a grand opening of Sannomiya Station on the Kobe Municipal Subway Seishin-Yamate Line on February 3 at 11:00 (after the ceremony). The renewal work has been underway since August 2023, and the Director of the Kobe City Transportation Bureau and others are scheduled to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony…
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Hyatt Regency Waikiki launches new “Junior Suite” room category
The Hyatt Regency Waikiki Beach Resort and Spa (2424 Kalākaua Ave, Honolulu) has announced the creation of a new category of guest rooms, the Junior Suite. Junior Suites, a total of 80 rooms with spectacular views of Diamond Head, the Pacific Ocean, and vibrant Waikiki, will be available for reservations beginning March 3, with rates…
JR East Japan Railway Company View “Atami Station 100th Anniversary” Group Special Train Tour. Overnight/day trip plan to enjoy Atami Marine Fireworks Festival as well.
JR East View Tourism & Sales has released a special group train tour to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the opening of Atami Station. The tour will be held on March 25. The company offers two plans, an overnight stay plan and a day trip plan, both planned by Atami Station employees, and both include…
Pizza Planet, DINOCO and CDA! Phone and AirPods cases with company name logos of Disney & Pixar films
iFace, a mobile accessory brand by Hamee, will release a new collection on January 24th designed with corporate logos from Disney & Pixar movies. Each lineup includes smartphone and AirPods cases and card wallets. Prices range from 3,300 yen to 5,280 yen. The newest additions include Pizza Planet, a pizza restaurant familiar to “Toy Story”…
Experienced the “AI Suitcase” guidance robot for the visually impaired. New model to be operational at Osaka-Kansai Expo.
About the impetus for development and the demonstration experiment Mr. Asakawa is a visually impaired person (totally blind), and he started research and development of AI suitcases around 2017 after he felt “if suitcases could move automatically to guide me on my way” when he was on a business trip. In cooperation with the Next…
Tokyu Corporation to Revise Timetable on March 15. Implemented mainly on the Toyoko Line, with some direct trains to other companies’ stations changing destinations.
Tokyu Corporation will implement a timetable revision on March 15. On all lines except the Denentoshi Line, Kodomonokuni Line, and Oimachi Line, the timetables will be changed according to usage conditions. On the Toyoko Line, Meguro Line, and Tokyu Shin-Yokohama Line, destinations will be changed for up trains directly connected to Tokyo Metro and Toei…
JICA Clean City Initiative (JCCI) International Seminar 2025 ｜ News
summary Conference Title: JICA Clean Cities Initiative (JCCI) International Seminar 2025 Seminar Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2025, 10:00-17:30 (Japan time) Online exhibition (special website): January 27 – February 7, 2025 Organized by: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Co-organized by: Ministry of the Environment, Japan; Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST); Overseas Environmental Cooperation Center, Japan…
Gunma Flower Park will open in the fall of 2025 under a new name. Significantly renewed as a facility where visitors can play with flowers throughout the year, including hands-on production.
Gunma Flower Park (2471-7 Kashiwagura-cho, Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture) will change its name to “Gunma Flower Park+” and reopen in the fall of 2025. Prior to this, the designated manager, Gunma Flower Park JV, released a teaser website. The new facility will be transformed into a hands-on park where visitors can not only appreciate flowers, but…
Eight Knots, Japan’s first ship to be operated automatically on a regular route on a trial basis. Between Osakikamishima-cho and Takehara City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Eight Knots is conducting a trial operation of an automated vessel on a regular route in Osakikamishima-cho, Hiroshima Prefecture, from January 13 to March 31. Eight Knot AI CAPTAIN, an autonomous navigation platform utilizing AI and robotics technology, is installed on a 19-ton small vessel. The vessel will operate a regular route between Osakikamishima-cho and…
Seibu Railway’s timetable revision on March 15. The last train from Honkawagoe to Tokorozawa is moved back, weekday down S-TRAIN service is moved up, etc.
Seibu Railway will implement a timetable revision on March 15 for all lines except the Tamagawa Line. The main points of revision are described here. On the Ikebukuro Line, to relieve morning congestion at Tokorozawa Station, some weekday up trains departing from that station will now depart from Kiyose or Kotesashi Station. On weekday evenings,…