Weathernews announced the fourth pollen dispersal trend on February 15. Taking into account the number of pollen detected by the pollen monitor “Pollen Robo” and reports from users, the pollen season had entered by February 14 in 1 Tokyo and 20 prefectures, including Kanto and Kyushu. In addition, cedar pollen areas are expected to further…
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JR West offers “West Japan DOKOMEN 4-DAYS” for unlimited rides on conventional train lines. Chizu Kyuko Line and JR West Miyajima Ferry are also available.
JR West will sell “West Japan DOKOMEN 4DAYS,” a ticket that allows unlimited rides on all regular trains for four days, including Shinkaisoku and Kaisoku trains, exclusively through JR West’s online reservation service “e5489. Sales are from February 20 to March 17, and the period of use is from February 21 to March 21, with…
Mitsui Shopping Park LaLaport Shonan Hiratsuka” underwent its first renewal. Approximately 20 stores to open sequentially from March 17.
Mitsui Fudosan will renovate Mitsui Shopping Park LaLaport Shonan Hiratsuka (10-1 Amanuma, Hiratsuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture) for the first time since its opening. To meet the diverse needs of customers, the store lineup has been expanded to include approximately 20 stores, including the first store in Hiratsuka City, new business models, and renovations, opening sequentially…
A sticker rally in collaboration with five ekisoba companies in the Tokyo metropolitan area. Win a special T-shirt and rice bowl set.
Odakyu Restaurant System, Keikyu Royal Foods, JR East Cross Station, Tokyu Gourmet Front, and Restaurant Keio will hold the “Ekisoba Meguri – Station Soba Sticker Rally” from February 22 to March 31. The five participating restaurants are Irorian Kiraku, Ekimenya, Shibusoba, Takahata Soba and Tama no Sato, and Hakone Soba and Hakone Soba Honjin. A…
Hawaii is No. 1 in popularity for overseas travel among Gen Z males, while South Korea is No. 1 for females. Japan Tourism Agency, survey of 19-25 year olds.
On February 15, the Japan Tourism Agency announced the results of a survey of 400 men and women in Generation Z (19-25 years old) on their attitudes toward overseas travel. As a result, more than 90% of those who have already traveled abroad answered that they “want to travel abroad in 2023,” and more than…
Long-established ryokan in Hiroshima renewed as Ryokan Onomichi Nishiyama. Total of 11 rooms in traditional detached building and new building with ocean view.
There are a total of 11 guest rooms in six buildings: eight “detached” rooms and three “new” rooms. The rooms in the “detached house” are historic guest rooms where wealthy merchants and members of the royal family have stayed. The historic guest rooms were moved to this location by a drawn boat, and were renovated…
Tokyo Skytree, TEMBO DECK admission ticket with an alcoholic drink only at night. Panoramic view of the city and nighttime cherry blossoms along the Sumida River.
Tokyo Skytree will put the night-only “Tokyo Skytree Night View Ticket” on sale on its official website at 12:00 p.m. on February 22. Admission is available on designated days after March 1 (18:00-19:00/19:00-20:00), priced at 2400 yen on weekdays and 2600 yen on holidays. The package includes an admission ticket to the TEMBO DECK (date…
Chancellor Tanaka meets with Mongolian Minister of Finance Jabuhran
JICA President Akihiko Tanaka met with Mongolian Minister of Finance Jabuhran at JICA headquarters on February 13. At the beginning of the meeting, President Tanaka welcomed the Minister’s visit to Japan, expressing his respect for Minister Jabhuran’s leadership and strong promotion of Mongolia’s fiscal and economic policies in an increasingly uncertain international situation. In response,…
A Western Pacific Union – Japan’s New Geopolitical Strategy, edited by Special Advisor Kitaoka, is published.
A Western Pacific Union – Japan’s New Geopolitical Strategy,” edited by Shinichi Kitaoka, Special Advisor to JICA, was published on February 10. This book is an English translation of “Recommendations for a Western Pacific Alliance” (Toyo Keizai Shinposha, 2021), edited by Special Advisor Kitaoka, which examines the realization of the Japanese government’s foreign policy of…
Commemorative ticket for the opening of Osaka Station (Umekita area), limited to 1,000 sets of 3 hard tickets & mount
JR West will release “Osaka Station (Umekita Area) Opening Commemorative Ticket” at 10:00 on February 20. The set includes three tickets (hard tickets) and a commemorative mount for the “Osakahigashi Line,” the limited expresses “Haruka” and “Kuroshio,” which will be newly serviced by the station’s underground platform when it opens on March 18, at a…