Benelic Digital Entertainment will hold the #Railway Musume Tour 2023 exhibition at the Soronoue Shopping Mall, a Metaverse commercial facility. The period is from November 15 to April 15, 2024. The “#Tetsudou Musume Tour 2023” is a digital stamp rally of Tomytec’s “Tetsudou Musume” series featuring real railroad operators, scheduled to run until April 2024,…
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Signing of the Minutes of the Discussion on Development Plan Study-type Technical Cooperation for the Philippines: Contributing to Comprehensive and Sustainable Urban Development through the Formulation of Urban Development Master Plans and Technology Transfer ｜ News & Media
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Record of Discussions (R/D) with the Philippine government on November 10 in Davao City on the “Metro Davao Area Comprehensive and Sustainable Urban Development Master Plan Formulation Project,” a development planning study-type technical cooperation. The Metro Davao area (population 3.34 million (2020), area 6,491 km2) is the…
Cheap and fast! Summary of popular outlet “direct buses” nationwide. Convenient for winter bargains!
Introducing a collection of “direct buses” that connect outlets and major train stations across Japan. Direct buses are inexpensive and fast, and can be accessed on a day trip without having to transfer to a train. They are also safe for those who do not have a car. In this issue, we pick up six…
AIRDO will operate the first New Year’s Day departure flight (from Haneda to New Chitose) in 2024. Includes special “Osechi-style bento box lunch” and other special offers.
AIRDO will conduct “New Year’s Day Sunrise Flight from Haneda Airport to New Chitose Airport” and “New Year’s Day Sunrise Viewing! Fuji One-Day Tour” on January 1, 2024. Fuji from New Year’s Day, 2022, but this will be the first time for the company to offer a one-way sunrise flight on the scheduled Haneda-New Chitose…
Climate Change is a Crisis that Exists Now, and Expanding Support for Developing Countries is Essential -Agreement Reached at COP27 ｜ News & Media
At COP27, the United Nations Conference on Climate Change held in Egypt in November, countries agreed to expand support for developing countries that are already severely affected. In recent years, the damage caused by climate change, such as prolonged droughts in northeastern Africa and large-scale flooding in Pakistan, has become more devastating, seriously affecting people’s…
Protecting Vulnerable Populations Exposed to Violence under the Influence of Conflict–Confronting Gender-Based Violence ｜ News & Media
Gender-based violence is a major threat to human dignity. Especially in times of conflict, people are vulnerable to Gender Based Violence (GBV) as they lose their homes, jobs, and livelihoods. Unfortunately, this is a fact that has been repeated throughout history. JICA’s Sadako Ogata Institute for Peace and Development Studies has been conducting research on…
The Growing Independent Living Movement of People with Disabilities in Latin America: Two Women Who Changed Their Lives and Their Country through Training in Japan ｜ News & Media
In Central and South America, a system is being developed to enable people with disabilities to lead independent lives while receiving necessary assistance. Noteworthy are the efforts of two persons with disabilities living in Costa Rica and Bolivia, who, after returning to their home countries following JICA training in Japan, mobilized their countries to enact…
As long as there are humans, there will be infectious diseases.” I can say how difficult and important it is to prevent infectious diseases in developing countries because I have been working on the prevention of infectious diseases.
JICA has many people from various backgrounds who are tackling international issues with clear-cut passion in their respective fields. This new series, “People Taking on International Challenges,” focuses on the passion of these people. The first article in this series features Hisakazu Hiraoka, who has been taking on the challenge of combating infectious diseases for…
Conrad Tokyo, Afternoon Tea featuring Strawberries and Japanese Roses, starting December 26.
Conrad Tokyo will offer “WABARA & Strawberry Afternoon Tea” at its bar and lounge “Twenty-Eight”. The period is from December 26 to February 29, 2024. Japanese roses, grown in an environment close to nature, are said to have a delicate yet supple strength that harmonizes with a variety of spaces and ingredients. From “Strawberry and…
Keikyu to Revise Timetable from November 25. Weekday mornings and weekends at 23:00 will be increased, and the Airport Express will be renamed “Express”.
Keihin Electric Express Railway will implement a timetable revision. The weekend and holiday timetables will be in effect from November 25, while the weekday timetable will be in effect from November 27. During weekday morning rush hours, one upbound “rapid” train will be changed to “limited express” and one each of downbound “limited express” and…