On February 18, Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. held a handover ceremony for the bus terminal it has developed at the former site of the Osaka Maru Building (1-9-20 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture). The bus terminal will be provided free of charge to the Japan Association for the International Exposition, 2025, from April…
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Sock Supplement – 23% off Much Like a Kotatsu Socks. Limited sizes for men, for long-distance travel and desk work to prevent chills.
Amazon (Amazon Japan) is having a time sale on Okamoto “Sock Supplement MEN Like Kotatsu Socks” (gray). Normally priced at ³,000, at the time of writing, it is 23% off at ³,540. These room socks from the “Bodacious Kotatsu” series are made of a special material that warms and stimulates the “Sanyin-ko” pressure point on…
Shinkansen e-tickets and limited express trains on conventional lines are half-price in May. Hayabusa, Hayate, Komachi, Hitachi, Odoriko, Spacia Nikko, etc.
Shinkansen e-Ticket (Tokudate Special 21) Usage period: May 12-30, 2025 Sales period: From 10:00 a.m. one month prior to the boarding date to 11:50 p.m. 21 days prior to the boarding date Applicable trains: Tohoku/Hokkaido Shinkansen Hayabusa/Hayate, Tohoku Shinkansen Yamabiko (to/from Morioka/Sendai)/Nasuno, Akita Shinkansen Komachi, Yamagata Shinkansen Tsubasa, Joetsu Shinkansen Toki/Tanigawa, Hokuriku Shinkansen Asama All…
Umekita Green Place will open on March 21. Pedestrian deck connecting Innogate and Grand Green South Tower will open on April 11.
The JR West Japan Group announced that Umekita Green Place, a commercial facility being developed on the ground level of JR Osaka Station (Umekita area), will open on March 21. In addition, a new pedestrian deck connecting Innogate Osaka and the Umekita Phase 2 area (2nd floor of the South Building of Grand Green Osaka)…
Oedo Onsen Monogatari “Weekday Hot Spring Discount Plan. Basic buffet plan with two meals per night from 9,980 yen per person with membership registration.
Oedo Onsen Monogatari Hotels & Resorts is now accepting reservations for its “Weekday Hot Spring Discount Plan” with two meals per night on its official website. The plan is available from April 1 (not available on the day before national holidays, August, November, etc.). This is a weekday-only plan that offers the basic buffet plan…
Mobile ICOCA to be compatible with commuter pass for junior high and high school students from March 15.
JR West will begin handling commuter passes for junior high and high school students with “Mobile ICOCA” and “Apple Pay ICOCA” on March 15. Until now, junior high and high school commuter passes have been handled only by card-type ICOCA, but the new mobile version allows customers to purchase commuter passes without standing in line…
Yamazen’s “Pattatto Sunshade Cube/Wide” can be used comfortably with legs stretched out. Black coating provides 99.99% light shielding.
Yamazen will release the “Patto Sunshade Cube/Wide” from the cube-shaped sunshade series of the outdoor brand “Campers Collection” in late February. The wide-type sunshade is priced at 10,990 yen. Yamazen Biz.com and Kurashi no e-shop will carry the product. A black coating is used on the inside of the body, and a polyurethane resin coating…
Iwatani launches the industry’s first “carbon offset cassette gas,” achieving virtually zero CO2 emissions.
Iwatani Corporation will release “Carbon Offset Cassette Gas,” the industry’s first product with zero CO2 emissions for cassette stove cylinders, on March 18. The price is 490 yen per cylinder (contents approx. 250g). Cassette gas cylinders that offset the CO2 emissions generated in the process of procuring raw materials for Iwatani cassette gas, disposing of…
Neko Neko Bread” children’s T-shirts and towel handkerchiefs go on sale. The fluffy texture is expressed with sagara embroidery and pile fabric.
Senshukai’s mail-order business Belle Maison will release items on February 20 in collaboration with Nekoneko of All Hearts Company, which operates bakeries nationwide. The lineup consists of six products: five types of kids’ T-shirts and towel handkerchiefs with the popular “Nekoneko Bread” motif. They will be available on the official online shopping site “Belle Maison…
Mitsui Outlet Park Jazz Dream Nagashima underwent a major renovation of its food court. First “Sugimoto Ramen” and other stores to open in Tokai.
Mitsui Outlet Park Jazz Dream Nagashima (368 Urayasu, Nagashima-cho, Kuwana City, Mie Prefecture), operated by Mitsui Fudosan Commercial Management, will undergo the first large-scale renovation of its first-floor food court since its opening on March 12. The name was changed from “Swing Court” to “Evergreen Kitchen. With the concept of an open, adult atmosphere like…