Seibu Railway notified the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of its intention to utilize the “Railway Station Barrier-Free Fare System” established by the Ministry to promote the installation of barrier-free facilities such as platform doors. The “Railway Station Barrier-Free Fare System,” under which users provide funds for barrier-free access in a thin and…
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Emergency Relief Aid for Drought Damage in the Republic of Kiribati -Delivery of Donated Goods
Emergency Relief Aid for Drought Damage in the Republic of Kiribati -Delivery of Donated Goods Emergency relief supplies provided by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for drought damage in the Republic of Kiribati have been delivered to the country. Emergency relief supplies for Kiribati arrived in Tarawa on July 18. The exchange of signatures…
Contributing to improving food productivity in Afghanistan
On August 4, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Grant Agreement (G/A) with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for a grant of up to 1,879 million yen for the Food Production Capacity Improvement Program (FAO Collaboration) in Afghanistan. In Afghanistan, the poverty and food shortages among the people…
Prince Smart Inn Osaka Yodoyabashi will open in the fall. Approximately 1 minute walk from Yodoyabashi Station on the Osaka Metro Midosuji Line.
Seibu Prince Hotels Worldwide will open Prince Smart Inn Osaka Yodoyabashi in the fall. The hotel has a total of 333 guest rooms and is located about a 1-minute walk from Yodoyabashi Station on the Osaka Metro Midosuji Line. It is close to the business district and accessible from Umeda, Namba, and Shinsaibashi. The current…
Aeon introduces TABI-tect, a carry-on case with antimicrobial treatment. New L size convenient for family trips home.
Aeon will release a new L size in four colors from its “TABI-tect” carrying case series. In addition, two new colors (Brilliant Blue/Hairline Gray), sold exclusively at Aeon, are also available in the existing S and M sizes. The product will go on sale on August 5 at approximately 270 Aeon and Aeon Style stores,…
Travel Subs HafH adds about 150 new international accommodations. Phuket, Bali, Singapore, Dubai, etc.
Kabuk Style added about 150 overseas accommodations to its HafH travel subscriber service on August 1. The added facilities are located in India, Indonesia, Cambodia, Guam, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, China, Vietnam, Malaysia, United Arab Emirates, and Morocco, making popular destinations, especially in Asia, available for lodging. The company has also started a partnership with IHG…
Hoshino Resort “Kai Yufuin” opens on August 3, with terraced rice fields in the center of the inn.
Hoshino Resort’s “Kai” brand of hot spring inns opened “Kai Yufuin” (No. 398 Kawakami, Yufuin-cho, Yufuin City, Oita Prefecture) in Yufuin Onsen, Oita Prefecture, on August 3. The concept is “an inn where you can rest in a terraced rice field calendar. The name “Oita” is derived from “great rice field,” and the area is…
Logos releases “Acorn PANEL Dome,” a large tent that can be set up in about 3 minutes. Includes a scope window for viewing the night sky.
Logos Corporation, which develops the outdoor brand “LOGOS,” has released two sizes each of the “Donguri PANEL Dome” and “Donguri PANEL Dome Groundsheet. The Acorn PANEL Dome 290-BC and Acorn PANEL Dome 240-BC are large octagonal tents with a unique acorn-like shape, and can accommodate seven and five people, respectively. The main body consists of…
The top reason for parking on the street is “it was not enough time to park”. Park24, Attitude Survey on On-Street Parking
Park24 conducted an awareness survey on on-street parking among Times Club members as part of its educational campaign to prevent on-street parking in advance of “Parking (Park) Day” on August 9. Although the number of parking citations has been decreasing each year, in 2020 it will exceed 1 million, resulting in traffic accidents, congestion, and…
Takahama Cafe, a new tourist base designed by Kengo Kuma, will open in Tottori Sand Dunes on August 20. Open terrace on the rooftop
Tottori Sand Dunes Kaikan will open “Takahama Cafe” on August 20 on the same site (2164 Yuzan, Fukube-cho, Tottori City, Tottori Prefecture). Tottori Sand Dunes Kaikan is a large drive-in located right in front of the Tottori Sand Dunes National Park, and is popular for its souvenir store offering a wide variety of local specialties…