Takarajimasya will release the November 2025 extra issue of “Linnell” on September 20. The price is 1,680 yen. The special supplement to the extra issue is a set of three pouches that travel the world, created in collaboration with the British-born “OSAMU GOODS. The large pouch (23.5 x 31 x 9 cm) with a handle…
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An interactive museum where you can design your own Gunpla and take home the box art is now open. We took a closer look at it along with Bandai’s new factory!
BHCPDII MUSEUM is a facility where visitors can tour the new factory and have their own “plastic model designer experience” under the theme of “designing the value of plastic models. The facility exhibits the know-how and commitment that the company has cultivated over 50 years of plastic model manufacturing, as well as the latest technologies…
Launch of “Piyorun Hishikari Blanket,” a cool-to-the-touch blanket with a cool contact feeling. The reverse side is toweling and integrated into a pouch.
JR Tokai Food Service Co., Ltd. has launched “Piyorin Hyukyari Blanket” at Piyorin MARKET, Piyorin’s official online store. The price is 3,200 yen. The blanket is made of a contact-cooling fabric on the surface and a comfortable toweling fabric on the reverse side. After use, it can be stored in the pouch section, and the…
The chunky and cold “Little Ghost Manju” will be available again this year. Limited time only to coincide with Disney Halloween.
Tokyo Disney Resort will hold “Disney Halloween” from September 17 to October 31. In conjunction with the event, “Little Ghost Man” (4 pieces for 1,500 yen) from the Tokyo Disney Resort Frozen Selection will be sold exclusively online through the Tokyo Disney Resort app. The Little Ghost Man is a chilly sweet that can be…
Braun Series 8 electric shaver at 42% off, 18,000 yen discount; 4+1 deep shave, fully waterproof
Amazon (Amazon Japan) is having a time sale on the Braun Electric Shaver Series 8 (8560cc). Normally priced at 42,800 yen, it is 42% off at 24,800 yen at the time of writing. This Amazon-exclusive model comes with a 5-in-1 automatic alcohol cleaner and a shaver case for easy carrying. The cleaner cleans and sanitizes…
Vietnam Airlines Launches In-Flight Internet Service on Airbus A350s
On August 5, Vietnam Airlines began trial operations of its in-flight Internet access service on Airbus A350 aircraft. The service is available on select aircraft equipped with ViaSat Internet-connected satellite systems in the U.S., and includes free 15-minute text messaging (Zalo, Viber, WhatsApp, etc.) on all classes of domestic and international flights. For international flights,…
LOGOS will expand its “Noden” lineup in 2026, including portable air conditioners and freezers for cooling tents. Pokemon collaboration and other new products at the exhibition.
More than 100 items were lined up as new items, but here are some of the highlights. Logos Corporation, which develops the outdoor brand LOGOS, held the “2026 Regular THE LOGOS SHOW” in Tokyo to unveil its regular models for 2026 to store personnel and media. The first of the new products will be released…
See the Expo site from the sky! JTB offers helicopter cruise, limited to 25 couples on August 29, “Osaka-Kansai Expo Air Cruise”.
JTB is now accepting reservations for the “Osaka-Kansai Expo Air Cruise. The cruise will take place on August 29 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with participation fees starting at 40,000 yen per person (based on four people, without Expo admission tickets). This is a helicopter ride that allows visitors to enjoy a “flight with…
New cruise ship will be named “Mitsui Ocean Sakura” and will go into service in the latter half of 2026.
MOL Cruises, operator of Mitsui Ocean Cruises, announced that the new cruise ship, scheduled to enter service in the second half of 2026, will be named MITSUI OCEAN SAKURA. One of the captains for the debut season will be Satoshi Ninomiya, who once served as captain of Nippon Maru, and the executive chef will be…
Grant Aid Agreement Signed for Tonga: Support for Strengthening Industrial Infrastructure through the Development of the Capital International Airport ｜ News & PR
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Grant Agreement (G/A) with the government of the Kingdom of Tonga for the “Faamotu International Airport Development Project” in Nuku’alofa, the capital of the Kingdom of Tonga, on August 19. Signing Ceremony A summary of the business is as follows Faamotu International Airport Development Plan The Project…