JR East and PASMO Council will resume sales of Suica and PASMO cards on September 1 for name cards only. This is because the supply of semiconductors has recovered and continued supply is expected. All bearer cards will continue to be discontinued, and Suica, which had also been selling bearer cards immediately after service expansion,…
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Nippon Travel Agency launches environmentally friendly travel products “GREEN JOURNEY. The first products are Aso and Ise-Shima, aiming to reduce CO2 emissions and contribute to local communities.
Nippon Travel Agency has launched a travel product, “GREEN JOURNEY. This is the background for the establishment of the Green Journey Promotion Committee by 14 companies, including Nippon Travel Agency, Nissan Motor, and JR Group, in cooperation with the Ministry of the Environment and Tohoku University. The committee believes that the reason why environmentally friendly…
Tokyo Disney Resort to Hold Limited-Time “Summer Season Sweets Promotion”. You can buy sweets at 30% off at participating stores!
Tokyo Disney Resort announced that it will hold “Summer Season Sweets Promotion,” offering a 30% discount on all sweets at the cash register when purchasing five or more sweets at one time at participating stores. The promotion will run from August 26 to September 9. The target products are confectionery items, and the stores are…
Disney’s drone show, next to be held on August 31! The 96th National Fireworks Competition (Omagari Fireworks) in Daisen, Akita
Tokyo Disney Resort has announced the next location of the Tokyo Disney Resort Special Drone Show “Magic in the Air,” which is currently being held at fireworks shows across Japan. The show will be performed at around 6:40 p.m. at the 96th National Fireworks Competition (Omagari Fireworks) to be held on August 31 in Daisen…
Reservations are now being accepted for the Geihoku Oudomari Sara no Mori glamping facility in Geihoku, Hiroshima. Four buildings with scenic views from a hill
Daiichi Body has begun accepting reservations for the “Geihoku Oudomari Sara no Mori” glamping facility (351 Hosomi, Kitahiroshima-cho, Yamagata-gun, Hiroshima Prefecture). Reservations are being accepted through the glamping facility reservation website “resortglamping.com. Geihoku Oudomari Sara no Mori” consists of a total of four rooms: three “sky domes” (dome tents) with four semi-double beds and one…
Up to 3,500 yen cash back if you use Visa touch payment by Sumitomo Mitsui Card at restaurants in Osaka. Gusto, Rairaitei, and others until October.
Sumitomo Mitsui Card will conduct “Osaka Limited Visa’s Touch Payment Cash Back Campaign Vol. 3” from August 20 to October 31. During the period, 15% of the amount spent (up to 1,500 yen) will be refunded when using Visa touch settlement with a credit card issued by Sumitomo Mitsui Card at participating restaurants in Osaka…
Remote Work Car,” an overnight car that allows users to travel while working, is now available as a shared service. Facilities that are like a “mobile office and hotel.
Carstay and One Stop Business Center, a virtual office provider, will launch a car sharing service for “Remote Worker Car,” a vehicle jointly developed by the two companies today, August 20. The car sharing service will be launched first for One Stop Business Center members, with the aim of launching the service for Carstay members…
Tokyu x HIQ, collaboration rooms in Shibuya and a sightseeing bus with voices of Hyuga/Kageyama/Tsukishima
Tokyu Group will launch a series of collaborative projects with the “HIQUE” anime series starting in September, mainly in the Shibuya area. The project commemorates the 10th anniversary of the TV anime’s broadcast, and from September 19 to January 31, 2025, collaboration rooms, collaborative food, and goods will be available at the Shibuya Excel Hotel…
TICAD Ministerial Thematic Session】Africa-Japan Youth Drive: Co-Creating the Future We Want ｜ News & Media
Date and Time Saturday, August 24, 2024, 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. (Japan time) Venue Hotel New Otani Tokyo (in person, by invitation only), Zoom (online) *Not at JICA headquarters, Global Plaza, etc. Co-organized by Africa Asia Youth Nest (AAYN), African Diaspora Network Japan (ADNJ), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Volunteer Program (UNV),…
Vessel Hotel Kurashiki completes renovation of all 120 rooms and lobby. 120 rooms in about 8 minutes from Kurashiki IC.
Vessel Hotel Kurashiki (1177-7 Matsushima, Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture), operated by Vessel Hotel Kaihatsu, completed renovation of all 120 rooms and the lobby floor on August 10. Located approximately 8 minutes from the Kurashiki IC, the hotel has free parking. The renovations have given all guest rooms a chic and simple design, and the beds…