OMO5 Otaru by Hoshino Resort (1-6-31 Shikouchi, Otaru City, Hokkaido) will hold the “Otaru Canal Kotatsu Cruise” for guests only, where they can enjoy snow-covered streets and illumination while sitting under a kotatsu. The 40-minute cruise, which will be offered only on Saturdays and Sundays from December 1 to March 31, 2025, is priced at…
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The cute little lil’ ringlets are now available as sweets! New Frozen Selection Announced!
Tokyo Disney Resort will release a new Tokyo Disney Resort Frozen Selection “Assorted Mini Cakes (9 pieces)” on November 8 in conjunction with the “Disney Christmas” special event. The price is 4,000 yen. It contains 9 mini cakes designed with motifs of a tree and Lil’ Ling Ling, the Christmas elf. Lil’ Ling Ling parts,…
One Bangkok, a new landmark in central Bangkok, opens. The Ritz-Carlton, Mitsukoshi Department Store, and 250 food halls.
TCC Assets and Frasers Property announced that One Bangkok, a commercial complex they have been developing in central Bangkok, will open on October 25. One of the largest private development projects in Thailand with a total investment of US$3.2 billion, it is located in Lumpini, Bangkok’s commercial district. On a prime site of approximately 170,000…
Hotel Hankyu Grand Lespire Osaka will open in March 2025. One free onsen at Umekita Onsen for upper-floor guests.
Hankyu Hanshin Hotels will open the Hotel Hankyu Grand Lespire Osaka (5-54 Ohuka-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture) in the South Tower of the Grand Green Osaka South Building on March 21, 2025. Prior to the opening, the company will accept reservations for the hotel starting at 10:00 a.m. on October 21. It is located…
Chiikawa Bakery” to open in Omotesando, Harajuku on October 29, 2012. Many character breads & goods
LTR will hold the grand opening of a permanent store, Chiikawa Bakery, on the third floor of Tokyu Plaza Omotesando “Omokado” (4-30-3 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo) on October 29. In front of the entrance shaped like Chiikawa’s face, an impressive kamado (a kind of wooden stove) with a long pink chimney is set up. The interior…
33% off UGREEN’s 100W USB chargers, 3 x Type-C, 1 x Type-A
Amazon (Amazon Japan) is having a time sale on UGREEN’s CD226 USB charger. Normally priced at 7999 yen, it is 33% off at 5388 yen at the time of writing. GaN (gallium nitride) USB charger with three USB Type-C ports and one USB Type-A port. The Type-C port supports up to 100W output, and also…
Japan’s only two baby white tigers to be shown to the public for the first time. Izu Animal Kingdom
Izu Animal Kingdom (3344 Inatori, Higashi Izu-cho, Kamo-gun, Shizuoka Prefecture) will open to the public for the first time on October 14 the only two baby white tigers currently kept in Japan. Three baby white tigers were born on September 12. One of them unfortunately passed away, but two of them will soon be one…
South Gate Building, directly connected to Osaka Station, to undergo first major renovation; grand opening in 2029
On October 8, JR West Station City, Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Store, and JR West SC Development announced plans for a large-scale renovation of the South Gate Building commercial complex. The building’s commercial floors (B2F to 15F), which are directly connected to Osaka Station, will be completely renovated for the first time since its opening in…
Minutes of Technical Cooperation Project Discussion for Bolivia Signed: Using Satellite Data to Help Strengthen Forest Fire Risk Management Capabilities | News & Press Releases
On September 23, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Record of Discussions (R/D) with the government of Plurinational State of Bolivia in La Paz on the technical cooperation project, “Capacity Enhancement of Satellite Imaging for Forest Fire Fighting”. Signing Ceremony A summary of the business is as follows Project Name Project to Strengthen…
Lil’ Lingling merchandise will be in abundance again in 2024! You must get the fairy goods that you can only see in the park in winter!
One thing to check out during the Christmas season, when the park is filled with the most festive decorations of the year, is the Christmas Fairy, Lil’ Rin Rin. Their items, which are very popular every year, will be available in abundance in 2024. Let us introduce you to the goods that will be available…