Category: Japan

ANA has announced the service details of its new AirJapan brand for medium-haul international flights. Here we introduce the seats. It is designed by Acumen (UK) and manufactured by Safran. The company’s aircraft is a Boeing 787-8, with 324 seats, all in economy class. Seat pitch is 32 inches (81 cm) with more legroom, and…

The Oyaji Camp Mei Production Committee and Yokozawa Teppan, for which Tsukurie serves as the organizer, have launched the large-size “Oyaji Wok 26cm” (8,800 yen), a drama original wok jointly developed by the two companies, on Makuake in advance. Oyaji Camp Mei” is a YouTube drama about the campsite life of Akio Sakamoto, a former…

COVER and Chugai Mining Contents Department will hold a special event at Maxell Aqua Park Shinagawa (4-10-30 Takanawa, Minato-ku, Tokyo) to commemorate the one million YouTube registrations of VTuber Shahana Shaka Kuroe, a member of Hololive. The event will be held for a total of six days from April 8 to 9, 15 to 16,…

Daio Paper Corp. will launch on April 1 a renewed version of its Hyper Block Mask Mure Soukai, a high-function non-woven fabric mask that reduces air leakage when wearing a mask. Uses a non-woven fabric material that combines high collection performance and air permeability. The mouth-fresh wire creates a space around the mouth and prevents…

Twelve retail organizations, including the Japan Supermarkets Association, Japan Department Stores Association, and Japan Chain Stores Association, have released “Guidelines for Prevention of the Spread of New Coronavirus Infections in Retail Stores [Addendum]”. These guidelines were prepared and revised by 12 retail organizations (listed below) under the supervision of experts and with confirmation from the…

IHG Hotels & Resorts will open its first premium hotel brand “voco” in Japan, “voco Osaka Central” (1-7-1 Kyomachibori, Nishi-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture), on May 30. In addition to standard, premium, and grand rooms, the hotel will feature a restaurant, fitness gym, and meeting space. The interior design of the lobby and restaurant incorporates…

Yamagata Casio, a Casio group company, will release the Logoseasell 2, an underwater radio that allows users to talk while diving, on April 1. It is priced at 97,680 yen. Logosease, launched in January 2013, is attached to an underwater mask for leisure use, and has been used in situations such as firefighting and police…

JAL started accepting reservations for the “JAL Smiles Campaign” at 0:00 a.m. on March 9, but immediately after that, there have been problems with website access. The JAL Smile Campaign was a time sale with all domestic routes at 6,600 yen one-way, and was to be held to stimulate demand for travel at this time,…