Disney HARVEST MARKET By CAFE COMPANY, a cafe and gift store, will renew its “HARVEST Afternoon Tea Set – Mickey & Friends Style” (with drink) (3,960 yen) on March 5. The Shibuya Hikarie store will begin serving it on the same day, and the Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse store on March 6. The new afternoon…
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JAL begins general sales of flight tags for children. At JAL PLAZA in airports, different designs at 6 companies.
JAL has been offering flight tag key chains for children on domestic flights at some JAL PLAZA stores (6 stores) since March 3. Each one is priced at 1,430 yen (6 types in total), and each person can purchase up to two. The flight tag is a monthly original goods offered to children under 3…
Grant Aid Gift Agreement Signed for Afghanistan: Contributing to Improving Livelihoods of Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons through Collaboration with UNHCR ｜ News & PR
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Grant Agreement (G/A) with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on March 3 for the Livelihood Improvement Program in Reception Areas for Returnees and IDPs (UNHCR Partnership). A summary of the business is as follows Project Summary Livelihood Improvement Plan for Returnees and Internally Displaced…
Kinokuniya x Familia’s second collaboration bag, commemorating the opening of the Kobe Sanchika store. Marine motif embroidery is a key point.
KINOKUNIYA will start selling the KINOKUNIYA x familiar bag, a collaboration with Familia, for pre-order on March 10. The price is 16,500 yen. It will be available at the official Kinokuniya online store and Familia online store. This is the second in a series of very popular collaborations between Kinokuniya, which has a philosophy of…
UNIQLO, Why are the suits so “impressive”? New jackets and pants for 2025 with function, texture and wearability
On March 3, UNIQLO held a presentation in Tokyo to announce new products for 2025 in the “Kando Pants” and “Kando Jacket” series of high-function suits that specialize in lightweight, stretchy, and quick-drying properties. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the birth of “Dry Stretch Pants (Wool-Like),” the predecessor of the Impression Pants, and…
Tsukuba Express Extension, Ibaraki Prefecture releases a draft of the project plan. Integrated development of Tsuchiura-Tokyo area is expected to speed up the turnaround time.
The Transportation Policy Division of the Policy Planning Department of Ibaraki Prefecture has released a draft business plan for the Tsukuba Express (TX) extension project. The prefecture has been conducting its own survey and formulating a draft extension plan for Ibaraki Prefecture since June 2023, with the direction of the extension to be Tsuchiura and…
JR East Announces Plan for Home Door Installation in FY2025. (Chuo and Sobu train stops, Negishi Line, etc., at 30 stations on Line 57)
On March 3, JR East announced its plan for the development of platform doors for fiscal 2025. In FY2025, the company will install platform doors at 30 stations and on 57 lines. By the end of FY2031, the company aims to install platform doors at 330 stations and 758 tracks on major conventional lines in…
WESTER app, push notification of real-time operation information. Also check points that expire at the end of the fiscal year.
JR West’s smartphone application “WESTER” has begun offering push notifications of operation information and a feature that allows users to check their WESTER points scheduled to expire. The “Operation Information Push Notification” function allows users to register frequently used stations in “My Stations” and be notified when delays or suspended operations affect the registered stations….
Earth Chemical, Inc., Incense whirlpools with burn time markers about every 100 minutes; more than 80% “do not use up a whole roll at one time”.
Earth Chemical has released a box of 10 rolls of Earth Whirlpool Incense, which features a marker that shows the burning time every approximately 100 minutes. The product was renewed in response to the company’s survey, in which more than 80% of respondents answered that they do not use up a roll of mosquito repellent…
Construction of “Tofrom Yaesu” to be completed in 2026, connecting to the Yaesu underground shopping center. The second phase area of the bus terminal will also open.
On March 3, Tokyo Tatemono decided on “TOFROM YAESU” as the name of the district for the “Yaesu 1-chome East Urban Area Redevelopment Project in front of Tokyo Station” (Yaesu Project). The buildings are called “TOFROM YAESU THE FRONT” in District A and “TOFROM YAESU TOWER” in District B. Both buildings will be connected to…