Rakuten Travel has launched the “Joint Theme Park Sale,” offering savings on hotel reservations at partner hotels of four theme parks (Tokyo Disney Resort/USJ/Huis Ten Bosch/Legoland). In addition to the coupon, a special discount plan will be offered exclusively at a total of 28 partner hotels. © Source travel watch Read More Auto Amazon Links:…
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Kokusai Jidosha begins reservations for “Odaiba Sightseeing 2022,” a short trip by sightseeing cab to Odaiba sightseeing facilities that are about to close and Tokyo 2020 related facilities.
Kokusai Jidosha has begun taking reservations for the “Odaiba Sightseeing 2022” tour of the Giant Ferris Wheel at Palette Town, which is scheduled to close, and related facilities used for Tokyo 2020, in a new-normal cab equipped with infection-control measures. Odaiba Kaihin Park,” which was the venue for marathon swimming and triathlon, and “Shiokaze Park,”…
Hanshin Koshien Stadium 100th Anniversary Commemorative Project Begins. Manga collaboration movie, wrapping train operation, etc.
Hanshin Koshien Stadium, operated by Hanshin Electric Railway, will launch the “Hanshin Koshien Stadium 100th Anniversary Project” on August 1. With the cooperation of “Dokaben,” “Star of the Giant,” “Touch,” “H2,” “MIX,” “Diamond A,” “Play Ball,” and “ROOKIES,” baseball manga associated with Koshien, a special key visual featuring a large group of characters from each…
Boeing to Establish R&D Center in Aichi, Japan, and Expand Technical Cooperation with METI Toward Zero CO2 Emissions
Boeing announced on August 1 that it will open a research and development center in Aichi, Japan, to conduct research and development on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), hydrogen, electric propulsion technology, robotics, automation, digitalization, and carbon fiber composite materials. Boeing has long placed orders with Subaru and other companies for key components such as the…
Ghibli Park unveils ticket sales announcement video. Totoro and Mei ride on the Cat Train, not the Cat Bus; tickets for November admission go on sale August 10.
Ghibli Park,” which will open on November 1 in Nagakute City, Aichi Prefecture, has released a 15-second video on its official website to announce ticket sales. This is a renewed version of a video produced at the time of the opening of the Mitakanomori Ghibli Museum, depicting Ghibli characters boarding a cat train, not a…
Signing of investment agreement for “Bangladesh Special Economic Zone Development Project” (overseas investment and loan): Supporting Japanese companies’ entry into Bangladesh and industrial upgrading
On August 1, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed an investment agreement with Bangladesh SEZ Ltd (BSEZL) of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Sumitomo Corporation and Bangladesh Special Economic Zones Authority (BSEZA) are the major shareholders of BSEZL. Bangladesh, with a population of 170 million and an average age of 27.6 years, is attracting…
Yomiuri Shimbun “Chikyu Wo Yomu”
JICA President Akihiko Tanaka’s contribution, “Japan and TICAD-Africa: Investment and Human Resources Promising, Cooperation for Development Now in Crisis,” appeared in the Yomiuri Shimbun’s “Chikyu Wo Yomu” (July 31, 2022 morning edition). For more information, click here. (*Reader members only) © Source JICA Read More Auto Amazon Links: No products found.Auto Amazon Links: No products…
Dispatch of Health and Medical Experts to Moldova: Toward the development of a system to maintain and manage medical equipment – also contributing to support for displaced people in Ukraine
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) started dispatching an expert (Mr. Yosuke Umemiya of Fujita Planning Inc.) to the Republic of Moldova, a neighbor of Ukraine, on July 10 under the technical cooperation program “Capacity Enhancement of Medical Equipment Maintenance and Management”. Since 1998, JICA has provided medical equipment to Moldova three times through grant aid…
Tokyo Metropolitan Transportation Bureau Holds Commemorative Events on the 111th Anniversary of the Bureau’s Opening
The Tokyo Metropolitan Transportation Bureau will hold a series of commemorative events starting on August 1, as this year marks the 111th anniversary of the Bureau’s establishment as the Tokyo Municipal Bureau of Electricity on August 1, 1911. Show a valid “Toei Marugoto Kippu (Toei Transportation Common 1-day Ticket)” at the Tourist Information (Asakusa Line…
Fireworks viewing at Harukas 300, special opening in conjunction with the Naniwa Yodogawa Fireworks Festival
Abeno Harukas, the tallest building in Japan, will hold special operations at its observation deck “Harukas 300” on August 27 in conjunction with the Naniwa Yodogawa Fireworks Festival, which will be held for the first time in three years. The special opening will be reserved exclusively for those who have purchased the “Special Viewing Plan”….