Author: Editor in Chief

On November 6, Faylor Japan released “Best Spaghetti” handkerchiefs featuring the motif from the Disney movie “Doggie Tales. There are two types with different colored edges, priced at 2,970 yen each. The design features a romantic scene from the play. It depicts Lady and Tramp eating spaghetti. The product will be sold at the FEILER…

Midosuji Illumination 2024 Midosuji, Osaka’s symbolic street. Midosuji, the symbolic street of Osaka, will be illuminated in seven zones along its 4 km length from Umeda to Namba. In addition, the Umeda Suction Tower and Namba Plaza will be illuminated in Expo ’70 colors, workshops will be held at Kita Midosuji, and projection mapping will…

Amazon (Amazon Japan) is having a time sale on the Philips S9696/50 electric shaver. Normally priced at 41,800 yen, it is 40% off at 24,980 yen at the time of writing. A rechargeable dry/wet shaver with 72 blades that cut 150,000 times per minute, the 360-D flex head follows the curvature of the face, and…

UNIQLO has launched a limited edition collection for fall/winter 2024 in collaboration with the Scandinavian brand Marimekko. The collection will be carried at 286 stores nationwide and online. This season’s theme is autumn walks enjoyed with family and friends, with a total of four prints: Sireni (sirens), Kimarainen (bumblebees), Koppelo (greater grouse), and Suom (scales)….

ANA and Taito Ward have launched a “Universal Map/Navi” service. This is a renewal of the barrier-free map previously provided by Taito City. In addition to the official barrier-free information of facilities such as nursing rooms, diaper changing stations, slopes, Braille blocks, and wheelchair parking spaces, users can also check information provided by other users….

UNIQLO will launch its winter 2024 collection “An Eye for Curiosity,” a re-collaboration with British brand Anya Hindmarch, on November 22. The lineup includes 11 items for women and 4 items for kids, all of which are unisex. The collection will be available at UNIQLO stores nationwide and online. This collection adds Anja Hindmarch’s unique…

Kadoma City, Osaka Prefecture, will hold the “Kadoma Tourism de Cashless Campaign,” a cashless payment point redemption project, from November 11 to 30. During the period, customers who use “d-pay”, “auPAY (code payment)”, “Rakuten Pay (code/QR/self-pay)” or “AEON Pay” at participating stores in the city will receive points worth up to 10% of the payment…

Mitsui Shopping Park LaLaport, operated by Mitsui Fudosan Commercial Management, will hold “LaLaport BLACK FRIDAY” from November 15 to 29. During this period, “Let’s meet the black Pokémon! project will be held. Target stores Mitsui Shopping Park LaLaport 19 facilities nationwide (TOKYO-BAY, Kashiwanoha, Toyosu, Tachikawa-Tachihi, Yokohama, Ebina, Shonan Hiratsuka, Shinmisato, Fujimi, Iwata, Numazu, Nagoya Minato…

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 Yasuhiro Iemura, general manager of ANA Crowne Plaza Hotel Okayama,…