Emergency Relief for Hurricane Beryl in St. Vincent and the Grenadines – Delivery of Donated Goods Emergency relief supplies provided by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for the damage caused by Hurricane Beryl in St. Vincent and the Grenadines have been delivered to the country. Emergency relief supplies for St. Vincent and the Grenadines…
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Hanshin Expressway forecasts traffic congestion for the Bon Festival in 2024. Traffic peaks on the 10th in the Himeji direction and on the 14th in the Osaka direction.
Hanshin Expressway has announced traffic congestion forecasts for the Bon vacation period (August 8-18). Since traffic congestion is expected to be heavier than usual on some routes, the company is urging drivers to change their routes and use dates and times. Traffic congestion on the Route 3 Kobe Route will peak on August 10 in…
Aloha T-shirts with Tokyo Disney Resort map and icon patterns are now available! Map Patterns Trending for Summer Disney?
Tokyo Disney Resort released items featuring maps of both parks on July 11. Fantasy Springs, which just opened on June 6, also joins the icons. If you want to incorporate the new design items into your outfit at the park, we recommend the “Aloha Shirt” (S-L, 4,200 yen) and “Hat” (3,600 yen). The whole body…
Kyoto Porta, directly connected to JR Kyoto Station, renews its souvenir zone/restaurant area. Porta Kitchen closed except for 551 Hourai.
Kyoto Porta,” directly connected to JR Kyoto Station, will sequentially reopen in August or later a total of 27 stores (15 new and 12 renovated or relocated) in the souvenir zones “Omiyage Koji Kyoto Komachi” and “Kyokonomi” and the dining area “Porta Dining”. Kyoto Porta will integrate “Kyoto Station Underground Mall Porta” and “Kyoto Station…
USJ is now popular for this!” The new store that collects only the “popular things in USJ now! I visited the “Hollywood Specialty Store” right away!
Universal Studios Japan opened a new merchandise store, Hollywood Specialty Store, on July 12 in anticipation of the summer vacation season. The store is located in the “Hollywood Area,” just inside the entrance, where many attractions and stores are concentrated. Following the existing Universal Studios Store and Rodeo Drive Souvenir, this will be the third…
Signing of Minutes of Discussion on Technical Cooperation Project for Bangladesh: Contributing to the Realization of a Clean City through Improved Waste Management and Support for Enhancing Air Quality Management Capacity ｜ News & Media
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed the Record of Discussions (R/D) with the government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh on July 8 in Dhaka, the capital city of the country, on the technical cooperation projects “Waste Reduction and Sustainable Society Development Support Project” and “Capacity Improvement of Air Quality Management Project”. Discussions (R/D)…
Metropolitan Expressway, August: Congestion on weekdays before Obon, less in the latter half of the month. For Haneda Airport, watch out for traffic congestion at Kawasaki Ukishima JCT.
The Metropolitan Expressway announced its traffic congestion forecast for August, including the Bon Festival period (August 10-16). While weekdays before the Bon Festival (1st, 2nd, and 5th through 9th) will be congested due to the concentration of business traffic, traffic congestion is expected to be relatively low during the Bon Festival period. Traffic congestion is…
Traffic congestion forecast for the Bon Festival in 2024 is up to 45km at Tomei Hadano Nakai IC and Tohoku Expressway Yaita Kita PA, peaking from 10 to 12 on the downhill side and from 12 to 14 on the uphill side.
NEXCO East Japan, NEXCO Central Japan, NEXCO West Japan, JB Honsha and Japan Road Traffic Information Center have announced traffic congestion forecasts for the Bon vacation period (August 8-18). They are calling for the use of the Bon vacation period (August 8 to 18), and encourage the use of the Bon vacation period on different…
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In response to a request from the government of Jamaica for assistance for hurricane damage in Jamaica, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will provide emergency relief supplies as follows. record damage from the earthquake and tsunami Hurricane Beryl made landfall in the country of Jamaica on July 3, 2024, causing extensive human and property…
Mimegi JCT, connecting the Metropolitan Expressway Ikebukuro Line to the Gaikan Expressway, closed to traffic for 24 hours on July 15, the last day of a three-day weekend.
Metropolitan Expressway and NEXCO East Japan will close the Ikebukuro Line off-ramp to the inner and outer ring road at Mimegi JCT, which connects the Metropolitan Expressway Ikebukuro Line and the outer ring road (C3), for 24 hours from 6:00 am on July 15 to 6:00 am the following day due to road surface construction….