Chef and cookery researcher Hirofumi Mizushima is offering pre-orders of his ergonomically shaped kitchen knife “Tenohira Hochou,” which is ideal for use. The order will be accepted from 10:00 a.m. on July 30, 2012. The shape of the handle is designed so that the handle is short and cannot be gripped using the little finger,…
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Carry-on luggage temporary storage service at Shin-Yokohama Station waiting room from August 1.
Sagami Railway and Tokyu Corporation will begin a verification experiment of the “Carry Park Service,” a temporary storage service for carry-on luggage, in the waiting room of Shin-Yokohama Station on August 1. The waiting room for this service is the “Shin-Yoko Gateway Spot” located outside the south ticket gates of Shin-Yokohama Station on the Sotetsu…
Malaysia Airlines Flash Sale until August 12. From 54,120 yen round trip to Bangkok
Malaysia Airlines will hold the “JP Flash Sale: Fly Malaysia Airlines to a World You’ve Never Seen Before” from July 30 to August 12. The discount applies to flights to/from Japan departing between August 1 and June 30, 2025 (except August 8-13, December 20-December 31, and April 26-May 4), with some exceptions. Discounts are offered…
Implementation of Measures ｜ News & Media
Today, JBIC decided to take measures such as not allowing the following parties to become counterparties to contracts with JBIC or to become parties to procurement contracts for financial cooperation projects. (Subject of the measure and duration of the measure) National Land Disaster Prevention Technology Corporation (Japan, Corporation No.: 9010401010035) From July 30, 2024 to…
Local Charms as a Hotel Staff] “Yokohama Grand Intercontinental Hotel” Tobari-san’s Recommendation
IHG Hotels & Resorts operates 19 hotel brands with more than 6,300 hotels in over 100 countries. In Japan, IHG Hotels & Resorts currently operates approximately 47 hotels under seven brands from Hokkaido to Okinawa (as of March 2024). For this interview, we asked Hiroyuki Tobari, general manager of the Yokohama Grand InterContinental Hotel, about…
The 10th Pacific Islands Leaders’ Meeting (PALM 10) ｜ News & Media
The 10th Pacific Islands Leaders’ Meeting (PALM 10) was held in Tokyo from July 16 (Tuesday) to July 18 (Thursday), marking the 10th time the summit has been held. The Pacific Islands Summit has been held every three years since 1997, and was attended by the heads of state and government of 19 countries and…
52 more runs on Ginza Line on August 10 due to Jingu Gaien Fireworks Festival, with service times every 3 to 4 minutes.
Tokyo Metro will run extra trains on the Ginza Line in conjunction with the “2024 Jingu Gaien Fireworks Festival” to be held on August 10. If August 10 is cancelled, the service will be postponed to August 11. The Jingu Gaien Fireworks Festival Office has asked the public not to view the 2024 Jingu Gaien…
Snow Peak’s lightweight backpack/tote/shoulder bag made of a material as hard as kelp
Snow Peak will release its new Lightweight Taslan Ripstop bag series on August 2. The three models include a backpack, tote bag, and shoulder bag, and are available in two colors: black and olive. The bags feature KONBU, a taslan nylon material developed by Komatsu Matere, which is lightweight but has the durability and weight…
Spring Japan unveils new uniforms! The dark green color with yellow-green highlights “the sense of maturity of the 10th year
On July 29, Spring Japan unveiled a new uniform for flight attendants to commemorate its 10th anniversary. Mr. Mamoru Michikawa of the Cabin Crew Section of the Cabin Department was in charge of explaining the new uniforms. The new uniform concept was based on the company’s corporate philosophy of “3S” (Safety, Sincerity, Smile) with the…
Air Travel 2024 FIRST HALF, the first issue of the biannual publication. The magazine is designed to simulate air travel.
On July 30, Ikaros Shuppan released “Koku Ryoko 2024 FIRST HALF (vol. 49)” (A4 size, 128 pages, 1980 yen). This is the first issue after the change from a quarterly to a biannual publication. The two special features are “Let’s Enjoy International Flights! and “The Forefront of Premium Economy”. The magazine was also renewed, with…