Sumitomo Mitsui Card and Visa Worldwide Japan announced a new payment service, Flexible Pay, on February 3. Existing Visa-branded cards have one credit/debit/prepaid (points payment) function per card, but Flexible Pay integrates the card and points program into a single card/account, allowing users to select a payment method for each transaction and use it in…
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Juba City Bridge Construction Project
In South Sudan, the level of infrastructure development is low due to the effects of years of civil war and other factors, and even in the capital city of Juba, most roads are dirt or gravel. Juba is also a node for domestic and international transportation, and the improvement of roads in the city is…
Air Pollution Control Capacity Improvement Project Phase 2
Kosovo has abundant domestic reserves of low-quality brown coal and is heavily dependent on electricity supply from coal-fired power plants that use brown coal as their energy source. Especially in urban areas, air pollution caused by emissions from coal-fired power plants as well as from home heating systems and automobiles has become a serious environmental…
Automotive Industry Development Project
The Indonesian government is promoting industrial development while focusing on fostering internationally competitive industries and utilizing domestic resources in private sector development, and has formulated a roadmap (Making Indonesia 4.0) for the introduction of Industry 4.0 in the context of the 4th Industrial Revolution. In addition, Indonesia has formulated a roadmap for the promotion of…
ODA Visualization Site
In Moldova, house fires, mainly in the capital and large cities, are caused by accidents involving household appliances and cigarettes, and the scale of fires is larger than in other countries. The country’s geographical location at the foot of mountainous terrain makes it vulnerable to natural disasters such as floods and landslides, and every year…
Facility and experimental equipment development plan for the Faculty of Engineering, National University of Laos
The Lao government has positioned the mining and construction industry as a driver of economic growth, and has stated that it will utilize new technologies, diversify the economic base, improve productivity, and rebuild the intra-regional and international supply chain. Currently, however, the expertise and skills of Laotian engineers are low, and foreign nationals are often…
Weird Marine Room” with annual pass to Uminomori Aquarium at the Weird Hotel Sendai Kokubuncho, limited to one room per day.
HIS-operated Henna Hotel Sendai Kokubuncho (4-2-12 Ichibancho, Aoba-ku, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture) has launched the “Henna Marine Room” accommodation plan, a concept room in collaboration with Sendai Uminomori Aquarium. Henna Hotel Sendai Kokubuncho offers various concept rooms, such as dinosaur rooms decorated with dinosaurs and cycle rooms where guests can bring their bicycles to their…
Pollen Comes Through Air Conditioners” is False! Panasonic introduces tips for pollen control and air purifier installation.
Panasonic has released the results of a survey on pollen and air as well as pollen countermeasures that can be taken now in preparation for spring, when pollen is a concern. A survey of 550 pollen-afflicted men and women in their 20s to 60s regarding pollen countermeasures revealed that many people do not have a…
Tsugaru Kaikyo Ferry to Open Muroran-Aomori Ferry Route in October
Tsugaru Kaikyo Ferry will open a Muroran-Aomori route in October in addition to its existing Hakodate-Aomori and Hakodate-Ohma routes. The vessel used is Blue Mermaid, with a capacity of 583 passengers. The ship is equipped with a store, baby room, kids’ room, smoking room, shower room, vending machine corner, game corner, and multipurpose restroom. read…
Coleman’s “Instant Up Dome” big size for one-touch setup.
Coleman (Newell Brands Japan) will release the Instant Up Dome/240, a one-touch setup and generously sized dome tent. It is priced at 32,780 yen. It can be set up simply by attaching the flysheet to the one-touch inner tent. The floor size is approximately 240 x 240 cm and can be used for family overnight…