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LOWRYS FARM released T-shirts featuring Mickey Mouse on August 9. The “Mickey Mouse Special Collection” features illustrations that are perfect for summer festivals, with the guitar raised high in the air and a shouted performance. The vintage finish gives the garments a cozy, old-fashioned look. The lineup includes T-shirts, long sleeve T-shirts, and sweatshirts. Two…

Walt Disney Japan launched the 2025 calendar and notebook at the Disney Store on August 9. The notebooks have a simple yet cute design for daily use. Monthly notebooks are available, as well as block notebooks with ample space for writing on a schedule. The “Notebook (Cute Cat)” (2,800 yen) features a large collection of…

Kumamoto Prefecture and the Kumamoto Tourism Federation are holding a digital stamp rally in which visitors can earn application stamps by using coupons within the “Traveling Kumamon Passport” digital coupon that can be done via the LINE application. The period is from July 20 to January 31, 2025. Register the official LINE account of “Traveling…

Anker Japan announced eight new products for its Anker Prime charger series, including the Anker Prime Power Bank (9600mAh, 65W, Fusion), on August 8, and released six of them on the same day. Six of the products were released on the same day. They are available at directly managed stores, official website, Amazon, Rakuten Ichiba,…

PGA, a smartphone items company, released 36 types of straps with alphabets of popular Disney characters. Each is priced at 1,100 yen. A strap with an alphabet charm that can be attached to a loop of a phone case or a hand-held item. Can be used in 3 ways: back charm, key ring, and strap….

IDES, a company that produces kids’ toys and other products, released Disney-designed “Camping Truck” (8778 yen) and “Camping Cart” (7678 yen) exclusively on its official website. Both are for children from 2 to 6 years old and are hand-pushed wagon type. They can enjoy riding on it, playing with it, and carrying things in it….

Walt Disney Japan launched a new collection starring Baymax, the care robot from the movie “Baymax,” at the Disney Store on August 9. The new collection features items with the key colors of Baymax’s mochi (sticky) and marshmallow body and soft white. The “shoulder bag” (4,400 yen), “multi-pochette” (3,300 yen), “T-shirt” (4,000 yen), and “eco-bag”…

On August 9, Weathernews updated its “Extreme Heat View 2024,” announcing that August-October temperatures will be above normal nationwide, and that September in particular could be as hot as last year, the hottest month in recorded history. The Pacific High and Tibetan High are expected to overlap to form a “double high-pressure system” that will…

On August 9, Disney Store released Baymax, Baymax 2.0, and Mochi, a beloved cat, from its plush toy series “Urupocha-chan. Prices range from 1,300 yen to 1,500 yen. Baymax” (1,300 yen), a care robot, has been deformed into a tiny figure while maintaining the same shape and form of his charming masculine body. His dull…

I started Kyudo in Japan and have continued it after moving to France. It is a two-hour flight from Paris to Vienna. There are many ways to get from the airport to the city, but I used the easy and inexpensive Austrian Federal Railways high-speed train. I had already bought a digital ticket for unlimited…