Kumoba Pond is a tourist attraction in Karuizawa and always shows its beauty throughout the four seasons. It is a wonderful place visited by many people who travel to Karuizawa. There is a parking lot nearby, which is just right for me, as I often go there by car, so I can take a short…
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Rakuten Travel, advance reservations also eligible for “National Travel Assistance”.
Rakuten Travel, Inc. announced that it will prepare a mechanism to apply for discounts before the government launches the “National Travel Support” program on October 11, 2012. Domestic lodging and domestic tours (airline ticket + lodging/airline ticket + lodging + rental car) are eligible for discount application. However, some cases may not be eligible depending…
Ministry of Foreign Affairs to Allow Online Passport Renewal Applications from March 27, 2023
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan announced that passport renewal procedures will be available via electronic application from March 27, 2023, following the Cabinet approval of the revised Passport Law promulgated in April and its enforcement order on September 30. The revision of passport laws and regulations was made from the perspective of improving…
Maniacal radio program to deliver the sound of freight trains, on AIR-G’, Oct. 3-.
AIR-G’ (FM Hokkaido) will launch “JR Freight presents Sound of Train,” a maniacal radio program that delivers the sound of freight trains, on October 3. The program will be broadcast weekdays from 23:55 to 24:00. The program will record the real sounds of the activities of people involved in freight rail transportation. The program will…
Jalan, lodging reservations that have already been approved are also eligible for “Nationwide Travel Support”.
Jalan (Recruit) informs that the government will start “National Travel Support” on October 11, and that accommodation reservations that have already been established will be covered by this policy. The company said that the start date, conditions for use, and target regions for Jalan net reservations are still being worked out, but accommodation reservations that…
FDA presents original goods to MontBell Club members at Shinshu Matsumoto Airport
FDA (Fuji Dream Airlines) has partnered with MontBell Friend Shop to launch a preferential benefit service for MontBell Club members. Friend Shop is a service for members of the MontBell Club, MontBell’s membership organization, which allows members to receive various special offers by presenting their membership cards at participating facilities. FDA will present an FDA…
Hotel Okura JR Huistenbosch, commemorative cake for the West Kyushu Shinkansen “Kamome”. Limited to 5 pieces per day, sold only on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.
Hotel Okura JR Huistenbosch (10 Huistenbosch-cho, Sasebo City, Nagasaki Prefecture), operated by Okura Hotels & Resorts, will sell “Welcome Kamome,” a cake commemorating the opening of the West Kyushu Shinkansen Line, at the hotel’s first floor cake boutique, Pâtisseríe Shunga Kobo. This 23cm long cake is a white chocolate representation of the glossy white car…
Sustainable Cocoa Platform in Developing Countries “Sectoral Action for the Elimination of Child Labor
On September 30, 2022, the Sustainable Cocoa Platform for Developing Countries, for which the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) serves as the secretariat, released “Sectoral Action for the Elimination of Child Labor The “Sectoral Action for the Elimination of Child Labor” was released on September 30, 2022. The Sustainable Cacao Platform for Developing Countries (the…
Chancellor Tanaka meets with Moldovan Prime Minister Gabrielitsa
JICA President Akihiko Tanaka met with Natalia Gavrilica of the Republic of Moldova in Tokyo on September 28. At the beginning of the meeting, President Tanaka, referring to his visit to Moldova in May 2022, said that he was impressed by the country’s efforts to accept refugees from Ukraine, which had been invaded by Russia,…
Tokyo Sakura Tram (Toden Arakawa Line) “Toden Halloween”, in operation for the first time in two years
The Tokyo Metropolitan Transportation Bureau, together with Arakawa Ward, will operate the “Toden Halloween” on the Tokyo Sakura Tram (Toden Arakawa Line) for the first time in two years. The period is from October 1 to 31. The “Toden Halloween” will be run by Arakawa Ward, with the inside of car 9002 (blue retro car)…