Universal Studios Japan opened a new area, Donkey Kong Country, on December 11, expanding the area of Super Nintendo World by 1.7 times. A “Grand Opening Ceremony” was held in front of the entrance just prior to the opening. Donkey Kong and Mario, the stars of the new area, USJ President and CEO J.L. Bonnier,…
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Aeon Bike’s newly designed “Electric Assist Bicycle” that runs with a simple switch ON. Price: 88,000 yen
AEON BIKE, AEON’s bicycle specialty store, will release its original electrically power assisted bicycles, “WILLGO Cross Electrically Power Assisted Bicycle” and “WILLGO Town Electrically Power Assisted Bicycle,” on December 17. Both are priced at 88,000 yen. The product will be available at approximately 259 Aeon Bike stores in Honshu and Shikoku, and at the online…
USJ new area “Donkey Kong Country” finally opens tomorrow. Shigeru Miyamoto and Haruka Fukuhara celebrate in the jungle at night!
Universal Studios Japan will expand the area of “Super Nintendo World” by 1.7 times and open a new area, Donkey Kong Country, on December 11. To commemorate this event, an eve celebration event was held on December 10. To begin with, about 40 people gave a performance inspired by the new theme of Super Nintendo…
Movie Theater x Disney, 5 types of post-viewing ticket cases and handkerchiefs. Designed as if Mickey is inviting guests.
Shochiku is selling original Disney-designed movie theater items at Shochiku Multiplex Theaters’ stores in 25 theaters nationwide and at its Froovie mail-order site. The theme is “Disney Movie Theater” and features illustrations of Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse inviting guests to a movie theater. A total of five types of items with original monotone illustrations…
Total coordination with Gap x Disney this winter! 97 items in all with large graphics and logos
Gap (Gap Japan) will launch the “Gap x Disney” collection on December 11. The collection will be available at Matsuzakaya Nagoya and other limited-time stores, as well as online. The “Gap×Disney” collection is a graphic apparel series that fuses Mickey Mouse and other Disney characters with the GAP logo. A total of 97 items ranging…
200 rooms across from Shibuya PARCO, stayed at “lyf Shibuya Tokyo”. Plenty of community space for guests to gather.
There are five types of guest rooms available. The first one is “Two of a Kind”. This is a two-bedroom room with a capacity of four persons, and looks good for a group of friends or a family with children. There are only two rooms in this category, so you may be very lucky if…
ANA Crowne Plaza Hotel Kumamoto New Sky” Daito’s recommendation
IHG Hotels & Resorts operates 19 hotel brands with more than 6,400 hotels in over 100 countries. In Japan, IHG Hotels & Resorts currently operates approximately 47 hotels under seven brands from Hokkaido to Okinawa (as of June 30, 2024). For this interview, we asked Mr. Ryuta Daito, General Manager of ANA Crowne Plaza Hotel…
20 Years After the Great Sumatra Earthquake] Learning from Indonesia and Tohoku: Passing on Memories and Lessons from the Disaster to Future Generations ｜ News & PR
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the massive earthquake and tsunami off the coast of Sumatra, which caused unprecedented damage along the Indian Ocean coast. For Indonesia, which suffered particularly severe damage, JICA continues to provide long-term cooperation, from emergency assistance in the immediate aftermath of the disaster to rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts, as…
Chancellor Tanaka Meets with Diplomatic Missions from 20 Latin American and Caribbean Countries ｜ News & PR
JICA President Akihiko Tanaka met with ambassadors and other representatives of 20 Latin American and Caribbean countries in Tokyo on November 27. The meeting was held at the invitation of the Group of Latin America and the Caribbean (GRULAC), a group of 21 Latin American diplomatic missions stationed in Tokyo. Overall photo During the meeting,…
New Possibilities through Triangular Cooperation: Signing of Memorandum of Understanding with UNESCAP and Communication at the Triangular Cooperation Forum ｜ News & PR
summary Conference Title: The 6th Director-General’s Level Forum on Asia-Pacific South-South and Triangular Cooperation Date: November 26-28, 2024 Organized by UNESCAP Venue: Bangkok, Thailand Main Participants In addition to ESCAP member countries and UN agencies, traditional donors such as JICA, USAID, GIZ, AFD, FCDO, and emerging donors such as Azerbaijan AIDA, China CIDCA, Colombia APC…