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Globe-Trotter Asia Pacific opened the “Globe-Trotter Aoyama Store” (5-8-5 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo) on November 15. Business hours are from 11:00 to 19:00. It will be located on the first floor of Vulcanize London Aoyama, a commercial facility specializing in British brand apparel and sundries, located on Kotto-dori, a major shopping area in the Minami Aoyama…

Meiji University acquired the land and building of the Yamanoue Hotel (1-1 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo). The building was built with a donation from Keitaro Sato, a graduate of the school, and had been operating as “Yamanoue Hotel” since 1954, but has been closed since February of this year due to its aging. The university is…

JAL will conduct a tie-up campaign with “The Gourmet of Solitude,” a theatrical movie, from November 15, 2024 to February 28, 2025. This is to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the start of the “Class J” seating class service on domestic flights. During the period, JAL Mileage Bank members in Japan who enter the contest…

Gakken has released “Japan’s Cute Local Toys Coloring Book. The book is AB size, 104 pages, and priced at 1,540 yen. The book features 47 coloring pictures based on traditional toys from all over Japan, such as wooden bears from Hokkaido, dog hariko from Tokyo, and sarubobo from Gifu Prefecture, which have been kept at…

Honolulu Coffee Japan will hold the grand opening of its first Honolulu Coffee store in Japan (1-14-4 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo) on December 5. The exterior walls of 1/1 HARAJUKU “K”, where the store will be located, are decorated with mural art by Kevin Lyons, an artist famous for his murals in the Kakaako district of…

Night flight to Cebu arriving in about 5 hours I boarded my first flight this time, and it was an auspicious start as the flight was almost full, probably due to expectations for the route. In-flight meals and drinks were served about an hour after takeoff, and passengers could choose from two main courses: pasta…

Kinki Nippon Tourist Co. is running the “Yamagata Prefecture Yamagatabi Coupon Campaign,” offering discounts on lodging in Yamagata Prefecture, through February 28, 2025 (check-out on March 1). If you obtain a coupon from the special page and apply it when making a reservation, you will receive a 10,000 yen discount for a stay of 50,000…

Cannot be obtained without going to the site! What is a Dracula Walk “Souvenir” Landmark? The game application “Dragon Quest Walk” (Dracula Walk) is packed with features that make you want to go out and do some light walking, partly because it utilizes the location information of your smartphone. Among these, the “souvenir” (landmark) function…

Hankyu Corporation will release goods in collaboration with the baby and child-related brand Familia on December 11. This is the sixth collaboration, featuring fabrics and checkered patterns with the “maroon color” symbolizing the Hankyu Railway as a point of reference. The lineup includes a total of eight types of denim bags, passcases, and lunch bags…