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OpenStreet, which operates the “HELLO CYCLING” shared cycle platform, has launched a pilot project for a sharing service for “electric bicycles,” which can be ridden sitting down like a bicycle, in the Senboku New Town area of Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture. The “electric bicycles” are seated, have a low center of gravity, and are stable…

KDDI and Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance will begin offering “au unlimited overseas/global data flat-rate overseas travel insurance” on July 17. The service is available to au/povo1.0 users using “au Unlimited Overseas” and UQ mobile users using “Global Data Flat-rate”, and allows users to seamlessly apply for overseas data roaming and travel insurance, as well as…

Beltran is running a special summer sale through September 30. In addition to distributing coupons for discounted tours and activities and a first-time 500 yen discount coupon available only through the app, the company will also launch the “Summer Toku! Campaign,” a present campaign in which winners will be entered into a drawing for round-trip…

Tobu Railway launched new menus and products at GOEN CAFE SPACIA X, the onboard café of Spacia X, to celebrate its first anniversary. They are preparing products centering on the theme of “Kanuma” along the railway line, and other products that allow visitors to experience the new charm of the area with all five senses….

Logos Corporation, which develops the outdoor brand “LOGOS,” has released “LOGOS Grill Regeneration Heat Resistant Paint Spray (Matte Black),” a paint spray that can be used on BBQ grills, bonfire pits, and wood stoves with a heat resistance temperature of 650°C. The price is 1980 yen. Heat-resistant spray paint that can be sprayed on BBQ…

Additional performances of the new musical “Disney’s Winnie the Pooh” will be held at the New National Theatre, Tokyo from November 2 to 4. The general on-sale date is September 7 at 10:00 a.m. In this performance, a life-size puppet is controlled by a Japanese cast to weave a new story of Winnie the Pooh…

Disney Store has launched its ninth joint project with OHORA, a self-gel nail brand from Korea. This time, the brand offers nail designs based on the motifs of the Disney movies “Zootopia” and “Baymax. Prices range from 2,200 yen to 2,300 yen each. These gel nail stickers offer salon-quality nails with ease, and their elasticity…

On July 16, JR East Tohoku Headquarters announced the launch of “Shinkansen e-Ticket (Tokuda Value 1),” a ticketless product that offers discounts on reserved ordinary-car seats on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line between Sendai and Fukushima. The Shinkansen e-Ticket is a limited-edition product available only through “Ekinet” that includes a boarding ticket and an express ticket….

JTB and Takarajimasya will release a brand book, “JTB Complete Supervision: A Lightweight 3-way Shoulder Bag Book with Removable Dividers that Turns into a Sakosh! The A4 size, 8-page book is priced at 3,839 yen. This is the second bag project that incorporates the “I wish I had a bag like this” ideas of JTB…