Tokyo Disney Resort and East Japan Railway Company announced that they will operate the Magical Journey Shinkansen, a bullet train designed for Tokyo DisneySea’s new Fantasy Springs theme port. The service period is from October 10 to early June 2025, and the service section is the Tohoku and Hokkaido Shinkansen (between Tokyo and Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto). The…
Author: Editor in Chief
Restaurant opening in mid-December at Hard Rock Cafe Kyoto on Shijo Street, Kyoto
WDI will hold the grand opening of Hard Rock Cafe Kyoto (216 Nakano-cho, Shijo-dori Owa-oji Nishi-iru, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto), a music-themed American restaurant-bar on Shijo Street in mid-December. A “rock store” selling original goods was opened earlier in February, and a restaurant will be opened on the floor above the rock store, making it a…
Laska Hiratsuka” directly connected to Hiratsuka Station, second phase of renovation. Tully’s/Loft/Nojima/Dashi Chazuke En, the first store in Shonan
JR Yokohama Shonan City Create will conduct the second phase of renovation of Laska Hiratsuka (1-1 Takaracho, Hiratsuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture), a station building directly connected to Hiratsuka Station, starting November 1. As of October 1, 145 stores have opened in the building with one basement floor and six stories above ground, which is undergoing…
Bangkok Trip with Trip.Best. The last stop is the original Phu Phra Pong Curry, loved by celebrities, and a cruise to enjoy the night view of the Chao Phraya River!
Meat towers are a specialty at the new night market One of the most fun activities to enjoy after the sun goes down is a night market where you can enjoy the bustling Asian atmosphere. JODD FAIRS, a new night market that opened on Rama IX Street in November 2021, has been ranked as one…
Harry Potter Mahoudokoro” opens in Tokyo Station Ichibangai for a limited time. Limited novelty/pre-sale items for the Hogwarts Express
Benelic will hold a limited time “Harry Potter Mahoudokoro POP-UP STORE in Tokyo Station” from October 10 to March 30, 2025. The venue is Tokyo Character Street in Tokyo Station Ichibangai (1-9-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo). Mahoudokoro is a store specializing in official products from the “Harry Potter” and “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them”…
JAL begins selling travel insurance through the JMB app. Easy and Speedy Enrollment Procedures Completed
On October 1, JAL and Leadinx began selling travel insurance for which subscription procedures can be completed on the JAL Mileage Bank application (JMB application). By introducing Fusion, an insurance sales system provided by Leadinx, a subsidiary of SoftBank, to the JMB application, the JMB application can offer a variety of insurance products without the…
Miret’s original waterproof breathable fabric “Tiffon” now has the strongest water pressure resistance of 30,000 mm in the series. Six types of jackets and pants
Apparel brand Millet has improved its TYPHON WARM NX series, which uses a proprietary waterproof and breathable fabric, and released six types of jackets and pants. The water pressure resistance was increased from 20,000 mm to 30,000 mm, and the synergistic effect with the water-repellent treatment applied to the surface has made it “the strongest…
Grand Front Osaka x Grand Green Osaka, 250,000-bulb illumination to illuminate Umehita in winter, starting November 7.
Grand Front Osaka and Grand Green Osaka will hold “Champagne Gold Illumination in UMEKITA,” an illumination event to color the winter nights of the Umekita area. The event will run from November 7 to February 28, 2025. Lighting hours are from 17:00 to 24:00 daily. A total of 93 trees in Grand Front Osaka’s Umekita…
Discussion with Nobel Laureate in Physics, Prof. Hiroshi Amano, at the Uzbek-Japan Youth Innovation Center | News & Media
On September 22, 2024, Professor Hiroshi Amano of Nagoya University, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics (2014), visited the Uzbek-Japan Innovation Center of Youth (UJICY). UJICY was established in 2016 by agreement between the governments of Uzbekistan and Japan, and serves as a “hub” for industry-academia collaboration, promoting innovation through collaboration between research institutions,…
Imperial Hotel Osaka sells doorman costume Snoopy pen case. Also renewed accommodation plan with goods.
Imperial Hotel Osaka (1-8-50 Tenmabashi, Kita-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture) will release “Doorman Snoopy Pen Case” on October 21. This pen case features Snoopy in his opening doorman costume and has a large opening in the center. It is available at the hotel store on the basement floor, priced at 3,080 yen. In addition, the…