Category: Japan

Due to the earthquake that struck the Noto region of Ishikawa Prefecture at around 16:10 on January 1, JR companies have suspended operations on the Hokuriku Shinkansen and other lines. As of 17:00, all Hokuriku Shinkansen, Akita Shinkansen, Joetsu Shinkansen, and Hokkaido Shinkansen lines are suspended. The Tohoku Shinkansen resumed operation around 16:41, but there…

New Year’s Day sunrise The sun appeared from the opposite direction from Waikiki, but the light shining from Diamond Head made for a fantastic sunrise. Although there were many clouds, the sky was brightly tinted amidst the sound of waves and silence, making this a picture of the beginning of the year 2023. A view…

UNIQLO launched “New Year 2024 UNIQLO×Marimekko Limited-Edition Collection” today, January 1, the first collaboration with Marimekko in six years. The lineup consists of a total of 13 items, including warm fleece jackets and skirts, turtleneck T-shirts made of HEATTECH material, and socks. Each item has a unique print pattern inspired by Scandinavian nature, and is…

UNIQLO will hold its first sales from January 1 to 11. From the first day of opening until the 3rd, the lineup includes “Ultra Warm HEATTECH Innerwear” (special price 1,290 yen), which is 1.5 times warmer than normal, and “HEATTECH Ultra Warm Innerwear” (special price 1,990 yen), an ultra warm HEATTECH that is 2.25 times…

Chiang Mai, the second largest city in northern Thailand, is a beautiful old city also known as the “Rose of the North. The city is old, and the “old town” at the center of the city was surrounded by a 1.6 km square fortress wall. The town is dotted with a wide variety of stores…

Striving to create new value Japan Association of Travel Agents chairman Hiroyuki Takahashi At the beginning of the year 2024, we wish you a very Happy New Year. Last year was the year that all travel was in full swing after the new coronavirus infection was moved from Category 2 equivalent to Category 5 in…

KDDI Corporation Representative Director, President and CEO Makoto Takahashi At the beginning of the year 2024, we wish you a very Happy New Year. The business environment is now discontinuous and uncertain, not an extension of the past. Looking at the world, geopolitical changes, such as the U.S.-China economic standoff and tensions in Ukraine and…

tokyu land holdings inc. President and Representative Director Hironori Nishikawa As we enter the New Year, the business environment continues to require close monitoring of geopolitical instability, including the problems in Ukraine and Israel, exchange rate trends, continued high resource prices, soaring construction costs due to labor shortages and rising wages, and fixed mortgage rate…

Skymark Inc. Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer daojun (bronze coin of ancient China, shaped like an opened straight razor) Happy New Year! At the beginning of the year, I would like to extend my best wishes for a Happy New Year. Last year, we celebrated the 25th anniversary of our flight service. As…

Recruit Co. Travel Division Division Director Kenichiro Miyamoto With the New Year, I would like to extend my best wishes for a Happy New Year. The year 2023 was a year of steady recovery in the domestic travel market as the new coronavirus infection moved to category 5 and the pre-coronavirus routine is returning. On…