Rakuten Group is holding a private event “Rakuten OPTIMISM 2024” at Tokyo Big Sight from August 1 to 4. At the booths of Rakuten Travel and Rakuten Gurunavi, visitors can try their hand at a giant gacha (500 yen for one time) to win free accommodation tickets and original goods from hotels and hot spring…
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Atami Marine Fireworks Festival” will be held on August 5th, 8th, 18th and 23rd. Special spectator seats are available for guests of Ajiro Onsen.
The Ajiro Onsen Tourist Association is offering a special plan for guests staying in the Ajiro Onsen area of Atami City that includes transportation to and from the “Atami Marine Fireworks Festival” with guaranteed seats for special viewing. The Atami Marine Fireworks Festival is held more than 15 times not only in summer but also…
USB memory stick that can take both camera and video, available for pre-order on Makuake
APRIL is offering pre-orders of Taika’s “USB Memory & Art Camera” on Makuake. The USB flash drive with camera and video functions is available for pre-order until August 30. With the included microSD card (32GB), the camera doubles as a USB memory stick and can also store photos and data taken. Photos can be taken…
Traffic regulations for the 36th Naniwa Yodogawa Fireworks Festival on the evening of the 3rd. Roads will be closed around Juso/Tsukamoto Station and Umekita area, etc.
The Yodogawa Police Department has announced traffic regulations for the 36th Naniwa Yodogawa Fireworks Festival. Regulation dates and times are from around 16:00 to 23:00 on August 3 (partly from 13:00 and 18:00). The roads around the Yodogawa riverbed, Juso Station, Tsukamoto Station, and Grand Front Osaka will be closed to vehicular traffic, and lane…
Obon Expressway, it may take more than 2 hours to pass through traffic jam at Haneda Airport? NEXCO East Japan’s forecaster introduces tips on how to avoid it.
NEXCO East Japan held a regular press conference on July 31 at its headquarters in Kasumigaseki, Tokyo, where Kota Toriumi, the ninth-generation traffic jam forecaster for the Kanto Branch Office, explained the traffic jam forecast during the Bon vacation period (August 8 to 18). The number of traffic jams in both directions (up and down)…
Launching Ceremony Held for the AIDA/AfCFTA Impact Assessment Guide ｜ News & Media
On July 17, 2024, JICA, the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), and the AfCFTA Secretariat collaborated to hold a launch ceremony for the completion of the “AIDA (African Industrial Development Acceleration Action Plan) / AfCFTA (African Continental Free Trade Area) Impact Assessment Guide” in The launch ceremony was held in Accra, Ghana. The ceremony was…
Blue Impulse will fly in Ishinomaki, Miyagi, from 5:40 p.m. on August 3, 2012. Fireworks display at night!
The Ishinomaki Kawabiraki Festival Executive Committee of Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture, will hold the 101st Ishinomaki Kawabiraki Festival starting today, August 2. The main venues include the city center and Kaikita Bridge (downstream of Kaikita Bridge). On August 3, from 5:40 p.m., the Blue Impulse, a specialized team of the Air Self-Defense Force, will fly…
ANA Time Sale: Up to 200,000 yen discount on overseas tours (airfare + accommodations) for departures from September through January 2013
ANA has started a time sale on international tours (international airfare + accommodations). The sale period is from August 2, 0:00 to August 9, 23:59. During the sale period, up to 200,000 yen discount coupons are being distributed, applicable to tour bookings for departures between September 1 and January 31, 2025 (applicable and exempt periods…
UNIQLO Osaka Festival” starts on August 9! Limited edition of collaborative T-shirts by Billiken and Geidai students, and novelty “Takoyaki Pouch” for first-come, first-served customers!
UNIQLO will hold “UNIQLO Osaka Festival” at 63 stores in Osaka Prefecture from August 9 to 22! Osaka x Art”. The item of note is the first T-shirt created in collaboration with an art event featuring “Billiken,” the god of good fortune who has become a symbolic character of Osaka. Four of the 101 artworks…
New Balance to Release Second Shohei Otani Signature Collection on August 9. French terry crew full-zip hoodie/short sleeve hoodie/pants, etc.
New Balance will release the second edition of the Shohei Ohtani Signature Collection, the first signature collection of two-time American League MVP Shohei Ohtani, on August 9. Available at the official New Balance online store, official New Balance stores, and some stores. This collection features Ohtani’s signature logo, which was unveiled in March. The collection…