Category: Japan

Vietnam Airlines will offer a 30% discount campaign on July 3 (and on the third day of every month through December) to celebrate the 30th anniversary of its service to Japan. The discount applies to all classes including business class and premium economy on flights between Narita, Haneda, Centrair, Kansai International Airport, Fukuoka, and Hanoi/Ho…

Mobara City, Chiba Prefecture, has launched a cashless payment point redemption project, “Support Mobara City with Cashless! Up to 20% or up to 35% will be returned! Campaign”. During the period from July 16 to August 18, when you use “d-pay”, “auPAY”, “PayPay”, or “Rakuten pay” at participating stores in Mobara City, 35% of the…

Tsutenkaku Tower (1-18-6, Ebisu Higashi, Naniwa-ku, Osaka City) opened its second interactive attraction, “Dive & Walk,” on July 1. The attraction consists of two parts: a “Walk” that circles around the outer perimeter of the rooftop of the Intermediate Observation Deck (26 meters above ground) and a “Dive” that jumps out from the middle of…

Jetstar Japan will hold its “12th Anniversary Sale” from 1:00 p.m. on July 3 to 4:59 p.m. on July 8, 2012, offering one-way flights for 2012 yen on 18 routes in Japan. The boarding period is from October 1 to 24 (excepted periods apply). Fare is Economy Class “Starter,” and payment and airport fees are…

Tokyo Disneyland will hold summer programs from July 2 to September 18. This time, we would like to introduce “Soaking Wet” Toontown, where families can come to the park and enjoy a soaking wet experience with their children. Toontown, the happy town where Mickey Mouse and the rest of the Disney Animation characters (toons) live,…

Sumitomo Mitsui Card and Japan Nettata began issuing a new Visa-branded “Japan Net Card” on July 1. The “Japan Net Card” offers free shipping and no installment fee for purchases made at Japan Net Takata. The number of installment payments has now been expanded to 60 installments. The card is compatible with touch-sensitive payment, and…

NTT DOCOMO will conduct the “Jalan net Maximum All Points Return Campaign – No Hazure” from July 1 to September 4, 2012. During the campaign period, enter the campaign page on the travel reservation site “Jalan net”, link your “Recruit ID” and “d-account”, and set your Recruit ID’s main point to d-points. By making online…

The Metropolitan Expressway encourages people to avoid congested days based on the July congestion forecast calendar. Congestion is expected to increase on weekdays from around July 11, with particular congestion on July 12 and 26. On July 7, 15, 21, and 28, traffic is recommended to detour around the Mimegi Interchange, which connects the Ikebukuro…

Starbucks Coffee Japan will release a total of seven Tanabata goods on July 5 in collaboration with Starbucks Reserve Roastery Tokyo in Meguro, Tokyo, and the Converse apparel brand CONVERSE TOKYO. This is the fourth year that the two brands, which both have stars in their logos, have teamed up. Under the theme of “stars…

Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo (1-1-7 Kasuga-cho, Nerima-ku, Tokyo) opened “Harry Potter Shop Online Japan,” the first official Warner Bros. operated EC site for Japan on June 27. This is the third official e-commerce site operated by Warner Bros. after the U.S. and the U.K. The site offers the same services offered by Studio Tour…