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Ask a Travel Professional about Korea] HIS representative tells you about the latest situation in Korea and recommends areas to visit.

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As countries have eased their waterfront measures, Japan no longer requires a PCR test or negative certificate upon return to the country on the condition that three doses of the vaccine are administered from the beginning of September 2022. In order to support such overseas travel, Travel Watch will ask travel agency professionals about the…

NEXCO East Japan’s New Late-Night Discount System is a “Later-Return Type. President YUKI: “Specific timing has not yet been decided” in response to the semiconductor shortage.

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On January 25, NEXCO East Japan held its fourth regular press conference for fiscal 2022 at its headquarters in Kasumigaseki, Tokyo. The speakers were Fumihiko Yuki, President and Representative Director; Shigeki Yagi, Director and Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Administration Division; and Hideo Yoshimi, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Service Area and New…

Signature of Minutes of Discussion on Technical Cooperation Project for Tanzania: Contributing to the Competitiveness of Small and Micro Enterprises through the Nationwide Expansion of Kaizen

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The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Record of Discussions (R/D) with the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania on January 24 in Dodoma on the technical cooperation project “Strengthening Manufacturing Enterprises through Quality and Productivity Improvement (Kaizen) Project Phase 3. The project is a technical cooperation project to strengthen manufacturing enterprises through…

Tokyo Disney Resort 40th anniversary parade in Urayasu and several other locations in the prefecture

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Oriental Land announced on January 25 that it has signed a comprehensive partnership agreement with Chiba Prefecture. The company says that this collaboration is part of its commitment to “Children’s Happiness” and aims to strengthen ties with Chiba Prefecture, nurture children’s dreams and futures, and contribute to regional revitalization. The four main points of the…

Commuter passes for junior and senior high school students are now available via Mobile Suica. Payment by proxy with a parent’s credit card.

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JR East will release commuter passes for junior high and high school students using Mobile Suica on March 18. By using the Mobile Suica application to upload images of school certificates and other documents, the entire process from reservation to purchase can be completed within the application. Parents’ credit cards can be used to make…

Bandai, Geonic and Anaheim toolbox bag

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Bandai’s Fashion Brand Division has begun accepting reservations for two types of toolbox bags from the “Mobile Suit Gundam” and “Mobile Suit Gundam UC” anime series at “BANKOLE! and “Mobile Suit Gundam UC” anime. The price is 5500 yen. This item is based on the motifs of “Geonic” and “Anaheim Electronics,” the mobile suit developers…

CITIZEN’s limited gold model of Thermo Sensor. Engraving of the logo of the time on the back cover.

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Citizen Watch will release a gold-colored model (JG2122-60W) based on the Thermo Sensor, the world’s first combination watch with a temperature measurement function, which was launched in 1982. The price is 37,400 yen, and the limited edition of 500 pieces (available only at exclusive dealers) will be available for pre-order from January 26, and will…