Mitsubishi Estate announced that “MJ HOTEL Sendai Chuo” in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, which was completed as the first lodging-specialized hotel in the Tohoku region, will be opened as “Sotetsu Fresa Inn Sendai” (4-4-5 Chuo, Aoba-ku, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture) operated by Sotetsu Hotel Management, which handles hotels nationwide. It is located within walking distance…
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JR Tokai Tours launches “YuruCan△” tour in Izu
JR Tokai Tours has released a travel plan to enjoy the model locations of the TV anime “Yuru Can△ SEASON 2. The tour covers the period from May 23 to June 29. The model destinations for this plan are the Izu area that appears in episodes 10 through 12. The package includes a round-trip Tokaido…
Hakuba Norikura Onsen: 898m Extended Lift
Hakuba Alps Hotel announced that construction of a new lift at the Hakuba Norikura Onsen ski resort (12851 Norikura Kogen, Kotani-mura, Kitaazumi-gun, Nagano Prefecture), which has been planned for some time, will begin on May 20. The new lift will be installed next to the Alps No. 5 High Speed Pair Lift, which will take…
WILLER EXPRESS: Restaurant Bus with Night Views of Kawasaki Factories
WILLER EXPRESS will operate the first “Kawasaki Night View Course: Enjoy French cuisine, drinks, and a night view of the Kawasaki factory” on its Tokyo Restaurant Bus for nine days only in June and July. Reservations will be accepted through the “WILLER TRAVEL” reservation website from May 17. Since 2016, the “Restaurant Bus” has been…
Seibu Railway “Station’s fav Lion” All-Day Ride Ticket
Seibu Railway will release monthly “Station’s fav Lion” Seibu Line One-Day Free Ticket 2022 from May to September. The price is 1,000 yen per ticket. The project is linked to the “Suishi-Shishi” initiative, in which 91 stations on the Seibu Line (excluding Kotake Mukaihara Station) have designated a player of the Saitama Seibu Lions as…
JAL×JR Hokkaido to conduct Hokkaido excursion tour on “HOKKAIDO LOVE! Hitomeguri-go” train.
JAL and JR Hokkaido have announced that they will operate the “HOKKAIDOLOVE! Hitomeguri-go,” a sightseeing train that will take passengers on a “one-stop tour” of Hokkaido. The JAL Furusato Ambassadors, JAL CAs in charge of the Hokkaido region, were involved in this tour from the planning stage. The project includes a variety of ideas to…
Yen Loan Agreement for Ukraine: Financial Support for Ukraine Facing Economic Crisis Following Military Invasion
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Loan Agreement (L/A) with the Government of Ukraine for up to 13 billion yen for “Emergency Economic Reconstruction and Development Policy Loan” on May 16, connecting Tokyo and Kiev online. This project supports Ukraine, which is facing an economic crisis due to the military invasion, by providing…
Emergency Humanitarian Assistance and Cooperation for the Displaced Population in Ukraine
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has decided to dispatch an Emergency Humanitarian Assistance and Cooperation Needs Assessment Mission in the Health Care Sector (Third Assessment Mission) to Ukraine’s neighbor Moldova to assist displaced persons in Ukraine and neighboring countries. Two members of the four-member mission, including medical personnel and JICA staff, will leave Japan…
“Lloyds Futomi Factory Direct Store” commemorative products now available online
Royce’s Confect, a chocolate confectionery company, will sell two types of original products at its official online store to commemorate the opening of the JR Hokkaido “Royce Town Station”. The sales period is from May 16 to May 30, and both products are available in limited quantities. Lloyds Town Station” is a new station on…
“Africa Region COVID-19 Response Support Project” (overseas investment and loan): Contribution to strengthening the healthcare sector in Africa
On March 30, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a loan agreement with the African Export-Import Bank (Afrexim) for an overseas investment loan of up to US$200 million to finance a loan for the response to a new type of coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in Africa. The loan will be cofinanced with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking…