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Nagoya Railroad announced the outline of the Meitetsu Nagoya Station Redevelopment Plan. An investment of approximately 320 billion yen is planned. First, the station facilities will be relocated in FY2033 as the first phase of renewal. The station facilities will be relocated to the south side of the station, across Taikodori Street, to the basement…

Keihin Electric Express Railway and Toyota Motor Corporation will begin construction of the “Shinagawa Station West Exit Area A New Construction Project (tentative name)” on May 31. Prior to this, a groundbreaking ceremony was held on May 23. District A (Lots 1 and 2, 3-417-31 Takanawa, Minato-ku, Tokyo) is the “Keikyu Shinagawa Development Project” where…

Hyatt Hotels Corporation and Nagoya Railroad announced on May 26 that the first Andaz Nagoya in the Chubu region is scheduled to open in 2034 as part of the “Nagoya Station Area Redevelopment Plan. Andaz is Hyatt’s lifestyle hotel brand. It operates 30 hotels worldwide, including Andaz Tokyo in Toranomon Hills, Tokyo. The planned site…

Tokyo Disney Resort has released a list of eligible films for full-body costumes during “Disney Halloween” from September 17 to October 31. The list also includes “Me, Sometimes I’m a Red Panda” and the latest live-action “Lilo and Stitch,” as well as the “Deadpool” series from the MCU (Spider-Man is not in costume). Also on…

At the Kobe Sports Park (P18 parking lot, special venue), where the event was held, we saw exhibits and booths related to current industry trends such as “EV buses,” “DX-ization of operation systems,” and “safety assurance,” so let us introduce them here. The “2025 Bus Tech Forum,” where the latest technologies and trends in the…

UNIQLO will launch its new UT collection “The Brands” in early August, based on the theme of college life in the 1990s. The lineup includes a total of four types: Kodak, a camera film company; Brooklyn Machine Works, a bicycle brand; Maxell, an audio cassette tape company; and Wendy’s, a hamburger store. Each logo and…

We visited Gyeongju, Busan, and Ulsan, tourist cities in southeastern South Korea, on an inspection tour organized by the Korea Tourism Organization. This is a report in two parts, Part 1 and Part 2. Let’s start with Gyeongju, the ancient capital of Silla Dynasty! This time, we used Jin Air, a Korean Air Group company,…

Fujiyoshida City and Ameer Sports Japan, which operates the Salomon sports brand, signed a comprehensive cooperation agreement and renovated Nakano Chaya, a mountain lodge on the Yoshida-guchi trail. Nakano-chaya (5601-1 Kamiyoshida, Fujiyoshida City, Yamanashi Prefecture) is located between the Kitaguchi Hongu Sengen Shrine at the foot of the mountain and Umaboshi, where you can enjoy…

UNIQLO will release new UTs in late July in collaboration with “Sylvanian Families,” which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. From the “Sylvanian Families” dollhouse series, which depicts the dreamy lives of animals in the forest, the popular “Baby Collection” is the concept for this year’s lineup, which includes four types of women’s T-shirts. The…

Heso Productions announced on May 26 that it will release EXPO 2025 Myakmyak Flocky Figures (5 types) at its store in the Osaka Kansai Expo site. Handling will begin in late May. The figure is about 6 cm in length with a firmer flocky texture, and will be sold blind in capsules in a total…