Hakata Hotels has rebranded and opened The OneFive Tokyo Shibuya (1-8-11 Jinnan, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo), an overnight stay hotel for tourists visiting Japan or traveling alone. Located across from Chatan Park, about a 10-minute walk from the Hachiko exit of JR Shibuya Station. Located in the heart of the city where various events such as marche…
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Grant Agreement Signed for Madagascar: Contributing to improved agricultural productivity through the development of rice seed production facilities and equipment
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Grant Agreement (G/A) with the Government of the Republic of Madagascar on October 26 in Antananarivo for a grant of up to 2,257 million yen for the “Rice Seed Production Field and Facility Development Project. This project aims to increase the production of highly productive certified seed…
Eizan Cableway to operate nighttime service in conjunction with the autumn foliage season. Nighttime illumination of autumn foliage is also available.
Keifuku Electric Railway will operate the Eizan Cable at night in conjunction with the autumn foliage season. On the nighttime operation days, the area around Hiei Cable Station will be illuminated with open-air lanterns and footlights to create an autumn foliage display at night. Eizan Cable is a cable car line connecting Cable Yase Station…
More than 90% of people wear UNIQLO for outdoor activities. Functional clothing that can also be used as street wear has become a staple.
UNIQLO conducted a study on outdoor market trends for 2022. Of the 847 campers, more than 90% were found to wear UNIQLO products in outdoor situations. Furthermore, of the 432 campers who said they go camping with their children, about 90% have their children wear UNIQLO products. Of those who responded that they wear UNIQLO,…
Agora opens “ONE@Tokyo” supervised by Kengo Kuma near Sky Tree. 142 rooms including suites
Agora Hospitalities opened “ONE@Tokyo” (1-19-3 Oshiage, Sumida-ku, Tokyo), a hotel supervised by Kengo Kuma based on the concept of a new downtown Tokyo. Located a 3-minute walk from Oshiage Station, the hotel has a total of 142 guest rooms, including suites designed in the image of an artist’s studio. All rooms are equipped with tablets,…
Sapporo Okadama Airport celebrates its 80th anniversary with a stamp rally. Win round-trip air tickets and assorted local specialties by drawing lots.
Sapporo Okadama Airport Building will hold a stamp rally to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the opening of Sapporo Okadama Airport and the 30th anniversary of the Sapporo Okadama Airport Building. The period is from November 1 to February 28, 2023. Collect stamps on the designated stamp rally card issued by the Sapporo Okadama Airport…
JAL to Offer First Class on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day Flights to Honolulu, Hawaii
JAL will increase the size of its fleet on the Haneda-Honolulu route (JL74/73) during the year-end and New Year holidays, and will offer First Class service. There will be five round-trip flights from December 28 to 30 and January 2 to 3. The aircraft is a Boeing 777-300ER of JAL SKY SUITE specification, with 8…
October 4-5, 2022: Discussing how Kaizen can contribute to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The Africa Kaizen Annual Meeting will be held.
summary Conference name: Africa Kaizen Annual Meeting Date: Tuesday, October 4 – Wednesday, October 5, 2022 Organized jointly by the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), the Government of Cameroon, and JICA Location: Cameroon (Yaounde) Main Participants The meeting was attended by about 250 participants from 20 countries, including online. The Cameroonian participants included the Minister…
HIS offers 0 yen travel fee for infants to Guam
HIS will offer a campaign to offer a 0 yen travel fee for infants on tours to Guam. Eligible infants must be between the ages of 0 and 2 years old on the day of return to Japan and not occupying an airline seat or hotel bed. One infant per two adults is eligible for…
Signature of Minutes of Discussion on Technical Cooperation Project for Thailand: Supporting Capacity Building in Fixed Asset Valuation Services
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Record of Discussions (R/D) with the Royal Thai Government on October 25 in Bangkok on the technical cooperation project “Capacity Enhancement of Fixed Asset Evaluation Project”. In Thailand, the new land and house tax will take effect in 2019, and although the tax base has been changed…