JR Kyushu (Kyushu Railway Company) announced its operation plan for July 5 due to the approach of Typhoon No. 4. On the Nichinan Line, service between Aoshima and Shibushi Stations will be suspended from the first departure, and service between Minami-Miyazaki and Aoshima Stations will be reduced from the first departure. Kyushu Shinkansen trains will…
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JR Kyushu Series 415 / Nishitetsu Series 5000 train tours to visit train yards
Nishitetsu Travel and JR Kyushu (Kyushu Railway Company) will conduct “Nishitetsu Type 5000 x JR Series 415 Ride Tour” on July 30. The price is 12,800 yen (same price for adults and children). This tour will visit the Minami Fukuoka rail yard by JR Kyushu’s Series 415 train and the Chikushi rail yard by Nishi-Nippon…
RIHGA Royal Hotel Hiroshima, “Animage and Ghibli Exhibition” accommodation plan with admission ticket
Rihga Royal Hotel Hiroshima will offer a stay plan that includes an admission ticket to the “Animage and Ghibli Exhibition: Ghibli Began with a Single Magazine” to be held at NTT Credo Hall adjacent to the hotel. The period covered is from July 16 to September 3. Animage” was born in 1978 as Japan’s first…
Famima allows advance application online for personal accident insurance for bicycles.
On July 5, FamilyMart will launch a service that allows customers to apply online in advance for “accident insurance for bicycles,” which is available at multi-copy machines and Famiports installed in its stores. This enables customers to register the necessary information in advance via a dedicated Web page and complete the application process by accepting…
KanKore x Victorinox’s “First Aid Repair Personnel Huntman” order now available.
ARMA BIANCA has begun taking orders for the “Victorinox First Aid Repair Personnel Huntman” on its mail-order website, ARMA BIANCA. The price is 9680 yen. This product is a multi-tool collaboration between the online game “Fleet Kitsune” and the Swiss brand “Victorinox. The “Victorinox Huntman” is equipped with 15 functions such as a knife and…
Supporting the Promotion of the Use of AI Technology through Industry-Government-Academia Collaboration in Jordan
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Record of Discussions (R/D) with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Government on July 4 in Amman for the technical cooperation project “AI Ecosystem Promotion Project. Due to the political situation in neighboring countries and the impact of the new coronavirus, Jordan’s economic growth rate remains sluggish and…
Commemorating ANA’s 70th anniversary, baby/children’s brand “familiar” characters as pilots and CAs: Lesson bag/drawstring bag/towel handkerchief
ANA Trading will release a lesson bag, a drawstring set, and a towel handkerchief set in collaboration with “familiar,” a brand for babies and children, as the second A-style project to commemorate ANA’s 70th anniversary. It went on sale on July 1 at “ANA STORE@SKY,” a shopping site accessible at domestic flights/lounges. It will also…
JAL x ONE PIECE, “Wanokuni Flight: Legendary Otsuru and Adventure in the Sky,” a round-trip charter from/to Narita, Japan, accepting waiting list until July 7, 2012
JAL PAK will collaborate with the anime “ONE PIECE” to offer the “One Piece” round-trip charter “Wanokuni Flight: Legendary Otsuru and Sky Adventure” from and to Narita on July 30 and 31, and is accepting applications for the waiting list. A special “Sanji-supervised” menu is offered for in-flight meals. Western-style “hamburger steak” with an image…
SDG 14 “Let’s protect the richness of our oceans” project in Pacific island countries
Fishery resources are important assets to the economy, society, and culture of Oceania, and for the people of Oceania, fisheries are the foundation of their daily lives, including food and employment. In recent years, however, fishery resources have been threatened by various factors, including the risk of extinction and overfishing, the burden of development on…
Vietnam: National Highway 3 Road Network Improvement Project (1)
Vietnam’s National Highway 3 is part of a major road network connecting Hanoi and Thai Nguyen with international logistics hubs such as Noi Bai International Airport, Hai Phong Port, and Cailan Port, all located in the northern part of Hanoi City. Thai Nguyen City, the terminus of National Highway 3, is a newly emerging industrial…