IHG Hotels & Resorts operates 19 hotel brands with more than 6,500 hotels in more than 100 countries. In Japan, IHG Hotels & Resorts currently operates about 47 hotels under eight brands from Hokkaido to Okinawa (as of September 2024). For this interview, we asked Mr. Motoaki Sato, general manager of ANA Holiday Inn Resort…
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The large roof ring is almost complete. Construction progress of the “Osaka-Kansai Expo,” less than four months before the opening of the event, has been observed.
Yumeshima Station and East Gate on the Osaka Metro Chuo Line The East Gate is located just outside Yumeshima Station on the Osaka Metro Chuo Line. The exterior of Yumeshima Station has just been completed, and its sleek, unassertive form could be seen. The roof of the East Gate has been completed, and pavement work…
Miffy Exhibition Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of Miffy’s Birth” was held in Tokyo. More than 200 pieces, including original drawings in Japan for the first time.
Matsuya Ginza (3-6-1 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo) will hold “70th Birthday Anniversary Miffy Exhibition” from April 23 to May 12, 2025. The venue is Event Square on the 8th floor. Under the theme of “More, More, Miffy,” original drawings and sketches of all 32 picture books in the “Miffy” series, which marks 70 years since its…
A wallet that can sort money from 5 countries and can also hold a passport! Pre-sale on Makuake for overseas travel and business trips with anti-skimming function!
Tatsuya Hanzaemon Co., Ltd. will pre-sell wallets that can organize banknotes and coins from five countries from its own brand MOIERG on Makemake. Two types of wallets will be on sale: a bi-fold wallet and a coin purse. The coin purse will be offered at a 24% discount (8,968 yen) off the regular price of…
Tokyo Banana launches “Beauty and the Beast” can with thermosensitive mug in Tokyo Banana’s chocolat sandwiches! Reservations begin on December 24!
Grape Stone, the company behind Tokyo Banana, will release “Beauty and the Beast/Chocolat Sandwich ‘Miitakatta’ Special Can (28 pieces) with Thermosensitive Mug Set” from Disney SWEETS COLLECTION by Tokyo Banana on December 26. The price is 6050 yen and will be available at JR Tokyo Station and Tokyo Banana’s. Reservations will be accepted on the…
Tobu Railway airs its first animated commercial. Depicts the history of the company with various touches.
Tobu Railway has released an animated commercial video on YouTube, which will be aired as a TV commercial from December 29, and will also be used in hanging advertisements and posters based on the commercial design. The commercial depicts the efforts of each era with a different touch, from the start of railroad operations to…
31% off JBL party speakers that glow to the beat, IPX4 splashproof, poolside or waterfront.
Amazon (Amazon Japan) is having a time sale on JBL’s Partybox Encore Essential party speaker. Normally priced at 38,500 yen, it is 31% off at 26,400 yen at the time of writing. JBL’s Partybox series of party speakers can be used indoors as well as outdoors, and Encore Essential is the smallest model in the…
The “Duffy & Friends Wonderful Kitchen” wearable item is a melted butter pancake catsuit!
Tokyo DisneySea will hold the special event “Duffy & Friends Wonderful Kitchen” from January 15 to March 31, 2025. The newly released special goods are full of the cuteness of Duffy & Friends, who went to the forest to look for ingredients. One thing to keep an eye out for is the pancake design, which…
Airtori Super New Year Sale 2025″ was held. Drawing for 10,000 yen worth of Amagif and 100,000 yen worth of overseas travel.
Airtri has launched the “Super New Year Sale 2025,” offering special deals on winter/spring travel. The period of the sale is from December 23, 12:00 pm to January 30, 2025, 3:00 pm. During the sale period, those who book and purchase eligible trips will also be eligible to win a 10,000 yen Amazon gift card…
60 overseas areas from 16,800 yen on first arrival. New Year’s Mega Sale at “NEWT” travel booking, Korea/Taiwan/Hawaii, etc.
2025 Travel will hold “NEWT FES New Year’s Mega Sale” on its international travel reservation application “NEWT” (Android/iOS version). The period is from 12:00 pm on December 26 to 11:59 pm on January 30, 2025. Super special tours are limited to first-come, first-served basis, and include 3-day Seoul from 16,800 yen, 3-day Taipei from 24,800…