Osaka Metro (Osaka Municipal Rapid Transit), Kinki Nippon Railway, Hankyu Corporation, and Hanshin Electric Railway will introduce “stera transit” provided by Sumitomo Mitsui Card at 548 stations in the Kansai and Tokai areas from October 29. At participating stations, passengers can board the train using a credit card for touch payment or a smartphone with…
Author: Editor in Chief
Snow Peak’s first directly-managed store in Nagasaki Prefecture in “Nagasaki Stadium City”. Camping equipment/apparel/gourmet food for spectators also available.
Snow Peak will open its first directly managed store in Nagasaki Prefecture, “Snow Peak Nagasaki Stadium City,” on October 14. The store will open in conjunction with the opening of Nagasaki Stadium City (7-1 Saiwaicho, Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture), a commercial complex centered on a soccer stadium operated by the Japan Net Group. The Snow…
TICAD 9 Pre-Event: JICA and the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) Open Seminar “Japan-Africa Cooperation and Co-Creation: Past and Future” was held ｜ News & PR
summary Date: October 2, 2024 Co-organizers: JICA, African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) Location: JICA Takebashi Meeting Room and online (hybrid event) Main Participants Opening Remarks: Naoki Ando, Director, JICA Keynote Speech: Nardos Bekele-Thomas, Secretary of AUDA-NEPA Amin Idris Adom, Director, Trade, Connectivity and Infrastructure, AUDA-NEPAD Outline of TICAD 30th Anniversary Draft Report Naoki Yanase, Director,…
JAL’s “JAL STEAM SCHOOL,” a hands-on educational program, is combined with a factory tour to provide fun for adults as well.
JAL will revamp its hands-on educational program “JAL STEAM SCHOOL” to include a factory tour starting October 19, and will hold the program on a regular basis. The fee is 1,500 yen, and the program is limited to 20 participants, ranging from first grade elementary school students to adults. The first event will be held…
Duffy and Stella Rue in Kimono! Duffy and Stella Rue’s “Collection Dolls” are now on sale!
Tokyo DisneySea will release Duffy and Stella Rue “Collection Dolls” on November 2. The price is 13,000 yen. Duffy and Stella Rue are dressed in kimonos, a perfect way to celebrate the beginning of the year 2025, and come as a set of two. A small feather board is also included. Both characters are dressed…
Japan Travel Agency, Enjoy Seasonal Gourmet in Hokuriku. One-day/one-night Kanazawa tour with a special course served by the famous Japanese restaurant “San-i-Ryo-Ryo-Ron”.
Nippon Travel Agency has launched a special tour in Kanazawa, offering a special course at the famous Japanese restaurant “Ban-Yon-Ryo-Ryo” in Ebisu, Tokyo. The event is part of the Hokuriku Destination Campaign to be held from October to December by the JR Group and the three Hokuriku prefectures (Ishikawa, Toyama, and Fukui), and “Yanno Ryoron…
Announced details of merchandise and menu for “Duffy & Friends’ Dancing Snowflakes!
Everyone is going to dance lessons together! New items for lessons are now on sale! In the new story set on Cape Cod, where winter has arrived, the story revolves around Stellar Rue, Leena Belle and Duffy. The story centers on Stellar Rue, Leena Belle, and Duffy. The story shows how Duffy reaches out to…
Tokyo Station Hotel to Host First Collaboration Room in Japan with Long-established British Brand “LIBERTY” and Afternoon Tea with Limited Edition Pouch
Tokyo Station Hotel (1-9-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) will celebrate its 110th anniversary in November 2025 by collaborating with LIBERTY, a famous long-established department store in London. The centerpiece of the project is the first concept room in a Japanese hotel surrounded by beautiful LIBERTY fabrics. The two rooms will be decorated with LIBERTY wallpaper, curtains,…
Studio Tour Tokyo, Christmas goods are now available. The “Hedwig” warm clothes from Harry Potter’s “Owl” can be used by the whole family!
Studio Tour Tokyo Making of Harry Potter (1-1-7 Kasuga-cho, Nerima-ku, Tokyo) will hold a special Christmas season program, Hogwarts in the Snow, from November 9 to January 5, 2025. This year’s theme is “Gingerbread Christmas,” and the lineup includes warm and cozy apparel featuring Harry’s owl “Hedwig,” socks to share with friends, cute magical animals…
Nakagawa Masashichi Shoten’s first hands-on event including fermented lemon koji making/seasoning lecture/interior design lesson. Held at Hankyu Umeda main store for 6 days only.
Nakagawa Masashichi Shoten will hold its first hands-on event, “6-Day Housekeeping School,” from November 6 to 11 at the Hankyu Umeda Main Store 9th Floor Festival Plaza (8-7 Kakudacho, Kita-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture). The event consists of 11 different workshops, a living tool market, and a talk event. Reservations for the workshops must be…