Author: Editor in Chief

DeepL (DeepL) presented its speech translation solution, DeepL Voice, in Tokyo on November 26. As already announced at the company’s Berlin event on March 13, DeepL Voice provides real-time translation in several different languages, online or in person, in two forms: DeepL Voice for Meetings for online meetings and DeepL Voice for Conversations for mobile…

The Disney Store is now offering a series of new items perfect for holiday gift-giving. The store has a variety of items that make great holiday gifts, such as those in gift boxes. The adorable mugs with stamp designs and pop art come in a round box for 2,200 yen each. The mugs feature Christmas…

Benelic will open “Doraemon F’s Kitchen,” a cafe themed on characters from Fujiko F. Fujio’s works, from December 12 to January 18, 2025. It will be located on the 2nd floor of RAYARD MIYASHITA PARK South (6-20-10 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo). In addition to selling dishes and goods inspired by the characters of “Doraemon,” “Perman,” “Kiteretsu…

Walt Disney Japan launched the “Winter Shiny Color” series from the Disney Store. The lineup includes standard plush toys and key chains. Prices range from 3,800 yen to 4,200 yen for the plush toys and 2,400 yen for the keychains. Keychains are priced at 2,400 yen each. Characters include Minnie Mouse, Stitch, and Young Oyster….

3COINS will release “Horoiyoi meets 3COINS” tableware in collaboration with Suntory’s “Horoiyoi” on December 2. The collection, featuring pop art by illustrator an (@aooooo1995), includes a lineup of glasses, plates, and muddlers featuring the standard “White Sour,” “Lemon Mikan,” and “Momo” and the image character of each flavor. There is also a cold storage bag…

Yoshida Kaban will release a new black color from PORTER’s TANKER series on November 29. TANKER, inspired by the MA-1, was renewed in May to mark its 40th anniversary. It uses Ecodear N510, the world’s first 100% plant-derived nylon, which has been mass-produced in Japan while maintaining the same quality of strength, suppleness, and luster….

On December 9, Takarajimasya will release a brand mook “KINOKUNIYA Mini Wallet Book,” which includes a mini wallet in collaboration with supermarket KINOKUNIYA. The price is 2,890 yen. It is bellows style and can hold up to 20 cards, has a coin purse, and can hold bills without folding. The size is 11 x 8…

East Japan Railway Company (JR East) will launch the special rate “Shinkansen e-Ticket (JRE POINT Privilege)”. The number of points to exchange JRE POINT for Shinkansen e-Ticket (JRE POINT Privilege), which can be exchanged for Shinkansen e-Ticket, is limited to the “Yamabiko” train departing from or terminating at Sendai Station (standard car reserved seat only),…

IHG Hotels & Resorts operates 19 hotel brands with more than 6,400 hotels in over 100 countries. In Japan, IHG Hotels & Resorts currently operates approximately 47 hotels under seven brands from Hokkaido to Okinawa (as of June 30, 2024). For this interview, we asked Akira Shibayama, general manager of the ANA Crowne Plaza Hotel…

When traveling abroad, stories sometimes come up about how they had to run at the airport because they were going to miss their connections due to delays, and the author has experienced this as well. The same thing happens in train travel. Latency and connection waiting If the itinerary only requires one train to get…