Pioneer has released a pre-release version of its MOTTO GO voice navigation system for motorcycles for Android devices on a limited basis. The period is from April 22 to the end of June. New features include speech response when suggesting routes, switching between landscape and day/night screens, searching for routes that take into account traffic…
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MOU Signed with Camões Linguistic Institute for Cooperation, Portugal: Promoting Development Cooperation among Portuguese-speaking Partner Countries through Cooperation with Portugal ｜ News & Media
On April 19, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the Camões Institute for Cooperation and Languages (Camões Institute), Portugal, between JICA President Akihiko TANAKA and Ana FERNANDES, President of Camões Institute. The MOU is intended to promote collaboration between the Camões Institute and JICA’s partner countries, especially in Portuguese-speaking…
Harry Potter Cafe Window specializes in Harry Potter Cafe takeout. Offering bottled drinks, scones and donuts.
Eltior will open Harry Potter Cafe Window (5-3-1 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo), a dedicated takeout store for Harry Potter Cafe, on April 26. Bottled drinks (1,980 yen each) and scones (790 yen each) offered at the Harry Potter Cafe, a cafe that expresses the world of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, will be renewed and…
Harry Potter” appears in Aeon’s amusement giveaways: trunk-style storage box/pouch/backpack for four dormitories
Aeon Fantasy will begin offering prizes for prize games at its amusement facilities from April 26, based on the image of the four dormitories of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry that appear in the “Harry Potter” movies. The lineup includes an original “Platinum Zakka Trunk-Shaped Storage Box” and “Day Bag Pouch” decorated with the…
UNIQLO to release three types of steekos with fluffy kitten “mofusand” as sea creatures in mid-June.
UNIQLO will release rayon Liraco (1,500 yen), a collaboration with “mofusand” from UT, a graphic T-shirt brand, in mid-June. UNIQLO’s Rirako was developed as a women’s item (Relax & Comfort) that can be worn comfortably in a room for relaxation, instead of men’s steekos. It features an all-over design of popular sharks, as well as…
Tully’s Coffee Harbor Terrace Matsushima Rikyu Store to open on April 26 at an observatory overlooking Matsushima Bay, one of Japan’s three most scenic spots.
Maruyama, operator of the tourist complex “Miyagi Matsushima Rikyu” (18 Namiuchi Beach, Matsushima, Matsushima-cho, Miyagi-gun, Miyagi Prefecture), will open “Tully’s Coffee Harbor Terrace Matsushima Rikyu” on April 26. The facility is located at 9.99 meters above sea level at the highest point along Matsushima Bay. Visitors can enjoy their purchased drinks at the observatory café…
Michi no Eki Marche, the official mail order site for roadside stations nationwide, opened, aiming to handle 1,000 products at 300 stations in three years.
On April 22, the National Roadside Station Liaison Association and TelWel East Japan launched “Roadside Station Marche,” an official mail order site for roadside stations. The lineup will include special products from 1,213 stations nationwide, as well as original products developed at roadside stations. The company will start with about 20 products at 20 stations…
Pokémon GO Campaign Using Tottori Prefecture’s Official Routes Begins
Tottori Prefecture is running the “Tottori Sand Megu Route: Let’s explore Tottori with Sand” campaign on the location-based game application “Pokemon GO. The campaign is a tour around the prefecture with Tottori Hometown Ambassadors “Sand” and “Alola Sand” using the official prefectural route added to the game. To coincide with the campaign, a “Tottori Sand…
ANA Crowne Plaza Hotel Akita” Samejima’s recommendation
IHG Hotels & Resorts operates 19 hotel brands with more than 6,300 hotels in over 100 countries. In Japan, the company currently operates about 47 hotels under seven brands from Hokkaido to Okinawa (as of March 2024). For this interview, we asked Shigeru Samejima, general manager of the ANA Crowne Plaza Hotel Akita, about the…
SoftBank campaign to increase GW’s “Overseas Anshin Flat Rate” from 3GB to 90GB for 24 hours for ¥980
SoftBank will launch the “Overseas Giga Large Increase Campaign” to increase data capacity to 90GB while maintaining the same “Overseas Anshin Flat-rate” rates. The campaign will run from April 26 to May 6 and covers Asian countries and regions classified as Flat-rate Country L, such as South Korea, China, and Taiwan. This service is available…