Category: Japan

On December 12, the Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Society (JKAT) announced the “Kanji of the Year” at Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto, and the kanji representing the year 2023 was “tax” (zei sei/mitsugi), which received 5,976 votes out of 14,878 votes cast nationwide from November 1 to December 6 to take the top spot. The reasons…

Walt Disney Japan will release new items from December 19 in the third installment of “Disney ARTIST COLLECTION by YUKO HIGUCHI,” a joint project with popular artist Yuko Higuchi at the Disney Store. From December 13, reservations for in-store purchases at actual stores via the Disney Store Club app will begin. To make reservations, you…

Fendi will launch the FENDI x FRGMT x POKÉMON and FENDI x FRGMT collections, a collaboration between Hiroshi Fujiwara’s Fragment (FRGMT) and dragon-type Pokémon, on January 4, 2024 at limited stores. In addition to items featuring the Fendi “FF” logo and spotlighting the “Caillou,” “Hakliu,” and “Minilieu,” all associated with the Year of the Dragon…

JR Hokkaido and East Japan Railway will offer the “o-today value special (with boarding ticket)” for the Tohoku and Hokkaido Shinkansen trains and the “o-today value (with boarding ticket)” for the “Hokuto” limited express train for use from February 16 to 29, 2024. For the Tohoku and Hokkaido Shinkansen trains, all “Hayate” and “Hayabusa” trains…

On December 19, Tenmuto, an Impress Group company, released Sword Fan Books 014, “Guide to Places Related to Famous Swords: A Pilgrimage to Sacred Sword Sites,” A5 size, 144 pages, priced at 2,420 yen. The book is a guide to museums and shrines that hold famous swords, as well as places, historic sites, monuments, and…

Chikyu no Arukikata in Korea “Famous Omoni Special: Seoul – Cheju Island” Edition (airing on January 13, 20, and 27) Traveling in Korea is Ayaka Miyoshi, who also stars in Amazon prime video’s Japan-Korea co-production film “Knuckle Girl. She has traveled more than 50 times outside of this film, focusing on food, fashion, and beauty….

UNIQLO is holding the “UNIQLO Year-End Festival” through December 31 with special deals on winter items. Popular items such as “HEATTECH Innerwear” (special price 990 yen), “Ultra Warm HEATTECH” (special price 1490 yen), “Ribbed Turtleneck Sweater” (special price 1990 yen) and men’s “Merino Sweater” (special price 2990 yen) made of 100% ultrafine merino wool, which…

Kinki Nippon Tourist Blue Planet will hold the “2024 Kintetsu Thanksgiving Festival” from December 21 to January 31, 2014. During the period, bookings for “Dynamic Packages” that include domestic transportation and accommodations by entering the exclusive coupon code will receive a discount for bookings of 30,000 yen or more for the trip. The discount is…

storyteller’s brand “BUTTON & CUFFLINKS” will release five new types of HONDA BIKE PINS, original pin badges featuring popular motorcycles manufactured and sold by Honda Motor Co, Delivery is scheduled for late January. In addition to the 10 models currently available, the new lineup includes five new models: GORILLA, MONKEY, Little Cub, CB1100, and CB400…

Enoshima Electric Railway will hold the “Touch Payment for Real Free Campaign” on December 25. If you use a credit card touch payment at an automatic ticket gate, you will receive a 100% discount on your fare. The fare is free for any number of rides, from the first to the last train. The discount…