JORDAN and Denso Wave will conduct the “Around Nishi-Shinjuku Campaign – QR to Turn and Lottery Pong! ～campaign” to promote the use of stores and facilities in the Nishi-Shinjuku area. The campaign will run from February 1 to March 12. By obtaining a QR lottery ticket from a smart pole located in the area or…
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The Making of Harry Potter”, a theme park for Harry Potter and Fantabi, renews its website in preparation for its opening this summer. Official Twitter also launched.
Warner Bros. Studios Japan renewed its official website on February 1 for “Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo Making of Harry Potter,” scheduled to open this summer at the former site of Toshimaden. The official Twitter account (@wizardingw_jp) also started today. Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo is a theme park where visitors can enjoy the world…
Warning: Beware of fraudulent activities by suspicious persons claiming to be from JICA in the name of donations.
Recently, there have been reports of suspicious persons claiming to be from JICA soliciting donations on the streets. Donations to JICA are accepted only through the JICA donation website (see note) or by contacting JICA headquarters or domestic agencies directly. Therefore, JICA will not ask you to donate through street donations, visit your home or…
New “Digital Taxi Ticket” feature for GO App’s corporate service to be launched this spring.
Mobility Technologies will begin offering GO Ticket, a digital cab ticket function, on its GO BUSINESS service for corporate users of the GO cab app (Android/iOS version) around spring 2023. This is the first digital cab ticketing initiative utilizing a cab app in Japan. The management screen will issue tickets and manage the trail, while…
Seibu Railway to operate two Haijima Liner trains on weekday mornings during off-peak hours for commuting to work or school while seated.
Seibu Railway has determined the departure time and seat reservation fare at each boarding station for the “Haijima Liner” up train, which will begin weekday morning service on March 20. The Haijima Liner is a pay-as-you-go reserved-seat train that operates only on the Shinjuku and Haijima Lines in the evening and night on weekdays, weekends,…
Snoopy TV stand/curtain/umbrella stand, etc. Belle Maison, furniture for new life with adult design
Belle Maison, Senshukai’s mail-order business, launched “Snoopy” furniture and household goods on Belle Maison Net for people moving or starting a new life in spring. The simple design for adults is centered on ivory and brown colors, making it easy to fit in with one’s lifestyle. The collection includes living room furniture such as TV…
APA HOTEL distributes “1000pt Plus Coupon” for adding LINE friends. Can be used for APA direct reservation.
APA HOTEL will hold the “Aim for 1 Million Friends Campaign Vol. 1″ on its official LINE from February 1 at 10:00 to March 31. 1,000,000 Friends Campaign Vol. 1” from February 1 at 10:00 to March 31. A “1000 pt. APA Point Plus Coupon” will be given to anyone who adds a friend to…
Prepare for the once-in-a-decade big dusting. Esther, basic pollen control measures and tips on how not to bring pollen into your home.
Estée, which markets the anti-pollen product “MoriLabo,” has released “New Normal Pollen Prevention Guide 2023,” a pollen prevention guide for the pollen season. Prepared under the supervision of allergists and experts in pollen-causing substance research, the 2023 pollen season is expected to have a high amount of pollen dispersal throughout Japan. In addition, since there…
Dormy Inn PREMIUM Ginza” opened. Business hotel equipped with natural black hot spring
Kyoritsu Maintenance has begun accepting reservations for “Natural Hot Spring Shippo-no-Yu Dormy Inn PREMIUM Ginza” (6-16-8 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo), which will open on February 23. Located about a 4-minute walk from Higashi-ginza Station on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line and Toei Asakusa Line, the hotel has a total of 154 guest rooms. As a commemorative…
Let’s make good use of unlimited train tickets. Effective Use of Free Train Tickets
In the case of “all-you-can-eat” and “all-you-can-ride” tickets, we tend to think “how to get the money back by eating and riding as much as possible”. However, it might be a good idea to have a little more leeway and think of “using a free ticket for the sake of freedom. This kind of product…