Category: Japan

As a collaboration with the “Sailor Moon Museum” currently being held at the Roppongi Museum, the Tokyo Metropolitan Transportation Bureau will release a “Toei Marugoto Ticket” (one-day pass for Toei Transportation) with a limited design featuring an illustration from the exhibition. Tickets can be purchased from September 10 to December 30 at ticket vending machines…

Logos Corporation’s outdoor brand “LOGOS” will release six autumn/winter limited edition “2023 FM LIMITED” series models in its lineup for solo campers on September 30 in limited quantities. In addition, pre-orders will be accepted at select stores, including Logos directly-managed stores and official online stores, from September 2. Touring Tepee T/C 300 (2023LIMITED) Easy-to-assemble one-pole…

The S.RIDE cab app (Android/iOS version) has launched a flat fare service to Haneda and Narita airports. Rides can be reserved and dispatched up to 20 minutes prior to departure by selecting the airport of destination, and are more economical than pre-fixed fares. S.RIDE Premium members can also choose from a variety of vehicle types,…

Hilton will open the “DoubleTree by Hilton Toyama” on January 18, 2023, and began accepting reservations on September 1. The hotel will have 14 floors above ground and a total of 201 rooms. The interior design will be inspired by the Tateyama mountain range, and water dispensers using Toyama water will be placed to provide…

APA Hotel has signed a franchise agreement with Nishimachi and agreed to rebrand and open an existing hotel in Soka City, Saitama Prefecture, as APA Hotel (1-7-20, Sezaki, Soka City, Saitama Prefecture) on November 1. The 97-room hotel is located a three-minute walk from the east exit of Tanizuka Station on the Eastern Skytree Line…

In celebration of its 70th anniversary, ANA launched a new product in its popular “LeSportsac for ANA” series with its first original print. The lineup includes a total of seven products, including pouches, shoulder bags, and multi-cases. ANA’s past airplanes (BELL47/DC-3/L-1011/Techno Jumbo/777-300ER/ANA Gold Jet/Ecobon/787-8) are depicted on the blue denim-like print fabric, typical of LeSportsac…

Casio Computer Co., Ltd. will release the “Street Spirit” series from G-SHOCK with graffiti printed throughout the watch. The base models are the square-cased DW-5000, the metal-covered GM-5600/GM-2100, and the big-cased GX-56/GA-110. The DW-5000SS-1JR is priced at 26,400 yen, GM-5600SS-1JR at 34,100 yen, GX-56SS-1JR at 28,600 yen, GM-2100SS-1AJR at 38,500 yen, and GA-110SS-1AJR at 24,200…

The Japan Tourism Association, Japan Association of Travel Agents (JATA), and Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) announced the first booths of interest for Tourism EXPO Japan 2022, which will be held at Tokyo Big Sight (3-11-1 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo) from September 24 to 25. The theme of this year’s exhibition, the first to be held…

The “Hyogo Five Provinces Sake Sakana Bento” is a commemorative lunchbox for the West Japan Railway’s sightseeing train “West Express Ginga”, which went on sale in September 2020, the same month that the train started its service. Hyogo Gokoku refers to the former provinces of Tajima, Tanba, Settsu, Harima, and Awaji, each with a different…

APA Hotel will open “APA Hotel & Resort Osaka Umeda Station Tower” (2-chome, Sonezaki, Kita-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture) on February 1, 2023. In advance of this, the company began accepting reservations. APA Hotel & Resort Osaka Umeda Station Tower is located a 3-minute walk from Higashi Umeda Station on the Osaka Metro Tanimachi Line,…