Sadako Ogata’s Aspirations and “Human Security” Today June 20 is “World Refugee Day,” a day designated to raise awareness and support for those who have been forced to become refugees due to conflict and other reasons. Sadako Ogata, who served as UN High Commissioner for Refugees and President of JICA, has advocated the concept of…
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Prince Hotel invites chefs from Royal Hawaiian and other fairs throughout Japan to experience Hawaiian food and culture
Prince Hotels will hold “Hawaiian Fair 2022” at 14 hotels nationwide, mainly in the Tokyo metropolitan area. The fair will run from July 1 to August 31. Under the theme of “Feel The Hawaii,” the event will offer content that will allow visitors to feel the authentic Hawaiian atmosphere in Japan. For the first time…
Yokohama-Yokosuka nightly Roadblock : bridge construction between Konandai IC and Asahina IC
NEXCO East Japan will close the Yokohama-Yokosuka Road between the Konandai IC and the Asahina IC to traffic during the night on July 27 for the construction of the Yokohama-Yokosuka Loop South Line project. Hours are 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. Reserve days are July 28 and August 1. For those who once exit the…
APA HOTEL annex opens in SHIZUOKA EKIGITA KITA
APA Hotel has built a new 180-room addition to the APA Hotel , which is currently operating in Shizuoka City, on the hotel site, and opened it as a two-building, 269-room hotel together with the existing 89-room building. Located a 5-minute walk from Shizuoka Station on the JR Tokaido Main Line and Tokaido Shinkansen. The…
Huis Ten Bosch to open “~Kids World~ Fantasy Forest “
Huis Ten Bosch will open a major new attraction, “~Kids’ World~ Fantasy Forest” on July 16. The symbol is the large “Tree of Beginning – Giant Tree” that catches the eye as soon as you enter. Inside the large tree, which looks like a secret base, are ball swings and net slopes, allowing visitors to…
Tokyo Summerland to Open Outdoor Pool Area “Adventure Lagoon” in July
Tokyo Summerland (600 Kamishirotsugu, Akiruno, Tokyo) will fully open its outdoor pool area, Adventure Lagoon, on July 1. There will be a total of five types of pools, including “Great Journey,” one of the largest flowing pools in Japan with a circumference of 650 meters, “DEKASLA,” an attraction in which visitors slide down from a…
Rosewood Hotels & Resorts plans to open “Rosewood Xian” in 2026
Rosewood Hotels & Resorts will open Rosewood Xian in 2026. It will feature a total of 180 guest rooms and suites, a casual bistro, a Chinese restaurant, a specialty restaurant, and a bar. Located in the eastern part of Xi’an’s Qujiang district, the hotel will be a luxury base near major art, shopping, and sightseeing…
Takumo Hydroelectric Power Plant Expansion Project
Electricity demand in Vietnam has increased rapidly with economic development, and the average annual growth rate of national electricity consumption from 1996 to 2002 was 14.6%. Electricity demand in the southern region of Vietnam was expected to increase at a rate of 13.8% annually by 2010. In particular, electricity demand in the northeastern southern region…
Atiak-Nimule road project
Uganda’s Amuru District is located approximately 350 km northwest of the capital Kampala and borders South Sudan. The region has lagged behind in the development of production, livelihood, and social infrastructure due to years of civil war. South Sudan is rich in mineral resources such as crude oil and fertile arable land, but its landlocked…
Bangkok Waterworks Project phase 8
The Bangkok Metropolitan Region, consisting of the Bangkok Special Municipality and five surrounding provinces, is the political and economic center of Thailand, and the Metropolitan Waterworks Corporation operated the water supply system in the Bangkok Special Municipality as well as two surrounding provinces. The maximum water demand in the region was 5.13 million cubic meters/day…