Digital College KAGA conducted a route verification in Kaga City, Ishikawa Prefecture, using a “flying car” paramotor to actually fly a person over an urban area. In this verification, the vehicle flew 25 km over Kaga City at an altitude of approximately 100 m to 200 m for approximately one hour from Yamanaka Onsen in…
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charter the Kominato Railway’s Kiha 40 train and spend the night in the car
East Japan Railway (East Japan Railway Company) Chiba Branch, Kominato Railway, and Isumi Railway will hold a tour on July 23 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the railroad’s opening and spend the night inside a chartered Kominato Railway Kiha 40 train and on the platform of Kominato Railway’s Goi Station. Prior to this, the…
AIRDO and Solaseed Air to establish Regional Plus Wings as a joint holding company
AIRDO and Solaseed Air have signed an agreement on the establishment of a joint holding company, based on the “Basic Agreement” signed on May 31, 2021, which was resolved at the board of directors meeting of each company held in late May 2022. The agreement is subject to a resolution at the general shareholders’ meetings…
200/500 yen coupon with new registration for Comfort Hotel “Choice Guest Club”
Choice Hotels Japan, which operates Comfort Hotels, Comfort Inn, and Comfort Suites hotels nationwide, is conducting a “Thank You Campaign for New Member Registration” through June 30, 2012, offering discount coupons to newly registered members of the Choice Guest Club, a free membership system on its official website. The campaign is being conducted until June…
Special Discounts for “Tokyo Bay Noryo Boat 2022”
Tokai Kisen will operate a daily “Tokyo Bay Noryo Boat” from July 1 to September 11. Prior to this, the company will begin accepting reservations on June 1. The Tokyo Bay Noryo Boat will cruise Tokyo Bay on the Sarubia Maru, a large 6,000-ton class cruise ship, while enjoying night views, a food menu featuring…
Roses Bloom in May! Relaxing Day Trip to Ashikaga Flower Park and Sano
First, let’s get hungry! Ashikaga’s Specialty: Daikon Soba Noodles What is Ashikaga’s specialty? I looked it up and found something called “Daikon Soba”. Daikon? Soba? Not grated daikon? I was curious to find out what kind of soba it was, so I went to “Ishibiki Soba Ichii”. It takes about two hours from Tokyo to…
Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Akishino visits with JICA Overseas Cooperation Volunteers candidates
Sixty-nine Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCV) candidates training at the Komagane JOCV Training Center as the first batch of JOCV for FY2022 were received by Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Akishino at the JICA Ichigaya Building on May 20, 2010. After receiving encouragement from their highnesses one by one, the prospective members were motivated…
Vice President Yamada speaks at a seminar commemorating the publication of “Linking the World through SDGs”
JICA Vice President Junichi Yamada gave a lecture titled “SDGs Connecting the World: The Possibility of Business Development Utilizing ODA” at the “SDGs Connecting the World” publication commemoration seminar (“Special Edition Construction Future Forum”) hosted by Nikkan Kensetsu Kogyo Shimbun on May 27, commemorating the publication of his latest book, “SDGs Connecting the World: The…
Financing Agriculture Sector in Cambodia
On May 13, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a loan agreement with ACLEDA Bank plc. of Cambodia (ACLEDA Bank) for an overseas investment loan of up to US$85 million to finance a loan to Cambodia’s agricultural sector. The loan is cofinanced with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), and will apply the Sustainable Finance Framework…
JR Kyushu High-Speed Boat “QUEEN BEETLE”: Japan-Korea Route
JR Kyushu High Speed Boat will operate “QUEEN BEETLE”, a high-speed vessel for Japan-Korea routes, from Hakata to Nagasaki on July 16 and August 11. The Japan-Korea route has been suspended indefinitely due to the spread of the new coronavirus and other factors, and several courses have been set up for the domestic market. The…