Vietnam Airlines will launch its final “30% Discount Campaign” on December 3 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of its service to Japan. The promotion is valid until December 10, 2025 (excluding peak season). The program has been held on the 3rd of every month since April 2024, and fares will be discounted by 30% on…
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15% off DOD’s Kamaboko Tent 3M, a 2-room tent for families.
Amazon (Amazon Japan) is having a Black Friday sale on the DOD Kamaboko Tent 3M. Normally priced at 79,640 yen, it is 15% off at 67,690 yen at the time of writing. This family-friendly 2-room tent is designed to fit Japanese camping compartments and can be fully mesh in summer to keep you cool and…
Local Hawaiian: 3 seasonal izakayas opening in Hawaii in 2024.
Izakaya Tenkichi Izakaya Tenkichi opened in February of this year, and the entrance is up the stairs next to the popular local izakaya Toriton on the first floor. In addition to a wide variety of tempura, the restaurant offers a seafood menu including sashimi, hand-rolled sushi, and “Ate-maki,” a seaweed roll with ingredients that can…
JR companies to end sales of round-trip and continuous tickets in March 2026.
JR Group will end the sale of round-trip tickets and continuous tickets at JR companies in March 2026. After the end of sales, tickets that are still valid may be used until the expiration of their validity period. The reason is that the number of round-trip tickets and consecutive tickets on sale has decreased due…
Tokyu Corporation adds up to 4 times more points per day. Early risers save money on commuting: “Tokyu Line Morning Toku! Off-Peak Challenge”.
Tokyu Corporation is conducting the “Tokyu Line Morning Toku! Off-Peak Challenge” at Tokyu Line stations. The period is from December 2 to January 31, 2025. The service is based on 30 points per participation, and up to four times as many points will be awarded (per day) depending on the number of times a person…
Weird Resort & Spa Kansai Airport opens “CAR Stay & BBQ Park Kansai Airport,” an ocean-view car-access facility.
H.I.S. Hotel Holdings will open CAR Stay & BBQ Park Kansai Airport overlooking Osaka Bay at Henna Resort & Spa Kansai Airport (1-23 Rinku Orai Kita, Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture) on December 9. Reservations will be accepted from December 2. In addition to overnight stays in a car with an ocean view (from 4,000 yen per…
Watermark Hotel & Resorts Okinawa Miyakojima, the first heated swimming pool in Irabu Island. Overlooking the beach of Sawada and a group of oddly shaped rocks.
H.I.S. Hotel Holdings opened a heated swimming pool at the Watermark Hotel & Resorts Okinawa Miyakojima (1725 Maehara, Irabu Usawada, Miyakojima City, Okinawa Prefecture) on December 2. For the first time on Irabu Island, where the hotel is located, the hotel’s main pool will be upgraded to heated specifications. From the main pool on the…
Chancellor Tanaka Meets with UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Ms. Grandi ｜ News & PR
JICA President Akihiko Tanaka met with UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) High Commissioner Filippo Grandi at JICA headquarters on November 28. President Tanaka and High Commissioner Grundy shared their recognition that they will continue to strengthen their collaboration to steadily advance efforts related to the pledges expressed at the 2nd Global Refugee Forum…
Advent Calendar appears at Disney Store! Tokyo, Nagoya, and other stores are decorated for each day of the year!
Walt Disney Japan launched an advent calendar project at Disney Store stores and online on December 1. The content will change daily with a countdown to the excitement leading up to Christmas. At the store, a winter-only design will be available for character searches and random patterns on rock-paper-scissors cards. Online, the store will also…
Don Quijote “Jounetsu Price Expandable Zipper Carry Case” function renewed; maximum size for 10 nights or more: ¥28,899
Don Quijote has renewed the “Jounetsu Price Expandable Zipper Carry Case” and has been selling it sequentially at Don Quijote-affiliated stores nationwide (excluding some stores) since mid-November. The most popular carry case among the original brand “Jounetsu Kakaku” with cumulative sales of over 1 million units. However, due to many comments such as “weak wheels”…