The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Record of Discussions (R/D) with the government of the Arab Republic of Egypt on February 28, 2009, in Cairo, the capital of the Arab Republic of Egypt, on the SATREPS project “Establishing a Circular Economy Based on the Production of Plastic Alternative Materials Using Agricultural Waste. Record…
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JR Tokai “#TOKYO ZOKUZOKU” selling Shinkansen + sightseeing plans one after another. A new commercial featuring Sousuke Ikematsu’s “thrill” of an extraordinary trip has also started.
On March 5, JR Tokai held a presentation of a new campaign “#Tokyo Zoku Zoku” to stimulate demand for travel to Tokyo at Immersive Fort Tokyo (1-3-15 Aomi, Koto-ku, Tokyo). The campaign “offers a series of multifaceted sightseeing plans that are ‘zokusoku’ in terms of emotion, representing the elation people feel when they visit Tokyo,…
Takarajimasya, Hawaii “Lion Coffee” first brand mook. Two-piece set of pouch and clip.
Takarajimasya will release “LION COFFEE SPECIAL BOOK” on April 1. The price is 3,289 yen. This is the first brand mook of “Lion Coffee,” a popular local coffee brand in Hawaii, and includes a pouch and clip that are just right for everyday use as well as for travel. The pouch is made of ivory…
Started invitations for “ANA JCB CARD Precious”. Gold Card users who spend more than 3 million yen a year are eligible.
JCB, in cooperation with ANA, has started invitations to ANA JCB CARD Precious for ANA JCB Wide Gold Card users. ANA JCB CARD Precious is a card that offers higher quality services than the Gold Card. It is completely invitation-only, and invitation DMs will be sent to those whose annual shopping spending on the ANA…
Takarajimasya, “Moomin” lightweight 3-layer shoulder bag that opens in a snap. Little Mii on the woven tag.
Takarajimasya will release “MOOMIN: Open and Take Out with Ease! Lightweight 3-layer Shoulder Bag Book” will be released on March 31. The price is 3,839 yen. The bag has a chic monotone design with a woven tag of Little Mii from the “Moomin” stories on the front, and measures approximately 28 x 10 x 20…
Blue Front Shibaura, the south side of the twin towers, “TOWER S” is completed. GREEN WALK” connecting Hamamatsucho Station and Shibaura area also opened.
On March 5, Nomura Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. and East Japan Railway Company held a ceremony to mark the completion of the first building on the south side of the twin towers, “TOWER S,” in Blue Front Shibaura (1-1-1 Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo), a specific project under the National Strategic Special Area Plan being jointly…
gowell select” opened at 1 Tami, Kansai International Airport. The brand’s first specialty store, selling Pokemon travel goods, etc.
On March 18, Tradeworks will open “gowell select,” the first travel goods specialty store under the original “gowell” brand. The store will be located in the international departure area on the 4th floor of Kansai International Airport’s Terminal 1 Building, and will be open from 6:30 to 22:30. As a thrust project, travel goods designed…
Nishitetsu’s first airport hotel to open in the Fukuoka Airport Domestic Tamiami Complex, scheduled to open in summer 2027. Total 165 rooms / large bath / sauna, etc.
Nishitetsu Hotels will open the Nishi-Nishitetsu Group’s first hotel directly connected to the airport, Solaria Nishitetsu Hotel Fukuoka Airport (tentative name) (778-1 Shimo-usui, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture) in the summer of 2027. The new hotel will be located on the 5th to 11th floors of an 11-story complex that will open at the same…
Fukuoka Airport Domestic Terminal Complex to Open in Summer 2027. It will be one of the largest airport complexes in Japan with approximately 270 stores, three times the size of the existing facility.
Fukuoka International Airport has announced that a complex directly connected to the domestic terminal will open in the summer of 2027. The 11-story building with a total floor area of 40,000m2 will house commercial facilities, a hotel, a bus terminal, and other functions. Construction will begin in April, expanding and renovating the existing domestic terminal…
UNIQLO launches “Uniqlo U” for layering fun on March 20. Pastel-colored blousons/t-shirts, water-repellent shoulder bags, etc.
UNIQLO will launch the “Uniqlo U” Spring/Summer 2025 collection on March 20. The lineup includes 19 women’s items, 19 men’s items, and 3 merchandise items. It will be available at UNIQLO stores nationwide and online. The collection is created by a Parisian design team led by Christophe Lemaire. This season, under the theme of “light…