Category: Japan

JR West and Shiga Prefecture will launch a voluntary return support program to support elderly drivers who are concerned about driving to return their driver’s licenses. From September 15 to February 28, 2025, 1,500 WESTER points (for recharge only) will be awarded to residents aged 75 or older in Shiga Prefecture who have returned their…

Tokyo Disney Resort has announced new cities to visit for the Tokyo Disney Resort Special Parade, which will take part in festival parades throughout Japan. They will appear at the “27th Sendai Michinoku YOSAKOI Festival” in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture on October 13. The time is scheduled to be around 10:00 a.m. The parade will take…

New Balance Japan will open its official store “New Balance Shinsaibashi” (Maring Shinsaibashi Building, 1-4-18 Shinsaibashi-suji, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka) on September 27. The store, one of the largest in western Japan with three floors above ground and one basement floor, is designed with a community circle in the center, placing people, not products, at the…

CASETiFY, which develops smartphone cases and other products, released its latest collection for the iPhone 16 series on September 10. The lineup includes the Ultra Bounce Case, which can withstand a drop from a height of 10 meters, the Bounce Case, which offers superior strength for everyday protection, and the Bounce Odyssey Band, whose robust…

H.I.S. Hotel Holdings has launched “Choco Ball Room” accommodation plans at 12 “Weird Hotels” and Watermark Hotel Kyoto. Rates start at 25,000 yen for a one-night stay with no meal and 26,500 yen with breakfast. The guest rooms collaborated with Morinaga Seika’s “Choco Balls” and are decorated with the character “Kyoro-chan” from the walls to…

Korean nail brand Ohora will launch its new “Disney collection-Each One’s Life-” collection on September 30, featuring images of Disney princesses and popular characters. There are four designs, Rapunzel, Jasmine, Princess Aurora, and Alice, priced at 2,300 yen each. The designs combine colors and artwork reminiscent of each character, such as pink opal and blue-gray,…

Goemon is selling the LED-lit lantern “ANCOH-ANCOH-“, which can be used outdoors, on Make (Macauke) for pre-order. The sales period ends November 29, with delivery scheduled for the end of May 2025. The company is offering an early-bird discount of 20% (38,800 yen) off the regular price of 48,500 yen. It is available in three…

Asamizu Company will release “Steam Locomotive C62 2 Lunch Series” at Asamizu Company Rakuten TOYTIME store on September 13, 2012. Lunchware depicting the C62 2 steam locomotive and the swallow mark of the deflector. The lineup includes a drawstring lunch bag (1,100 yen), a lunch box (1,980 yen), and a slide chopstick box set (1,100…

Tsumagoi Village in Gunma Prefecture and the Tsumagoi Village Tourism Association have released a concept room accommodation plan in collaboration with the anime “Bless This Wonderful World! (a.k.a. Konosuba). The stay period is from September 28 to October 31. Reservations can be made through a special website. Tsumakoi Village is Japan’s largest summer and autumn…

Walt Disney Japan and JCB will issue a limited design “Disney Villains” Disney★JCB Card. The period is from September 10 to December 15. Applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis, and the offer will end when stock runs out. The black card face features designs of Maleficent from the movie “Sleeping Beauty,” Eartha…