Category: Japan

The Metropolitan Expressway will close the Shiodome entrance on the Central Loop Route (outer bound) from 8 p.m. on November 17 to 6 a.m. on December 13 due to improvement work. The Shiodome entrance was temporarily constructed in 2011 as part of the Tokyo Metropolitan Planning Highway Loop Route 2 maintenance project, and is currently…

PGA, a smartphone accessory company, will release “Cinema Collection Stickers,” designed with posters and scenes from Disney movies, on September 27, and will sell them in advance at the “Disney The Market” event to be held at Isetan JR Kyoto from September 24. Cinema Collection Sticker” is an item that can be inserted between a…

Walt Disney Japan will release a new collection of the “Tim Burton: The Nightmare Before Christmas” movie at the Disney Store on September 20. Pre-sales will begin on the 17th and will be available at Disney Flagship Tokyo, Tokyo Disney Resort Store, Ota AEON MALL Store, and DisneyStore.jp. The new collection features items designed as…

Mitsui Fudosan and Mitsui Fudosan Hotel Management will open Mitsui Garden Hotel Ginza Tsukiji (4-7-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo) on September 30. Located a 3-minute walk from Higashi-ginza Station and a 4-minute walk from Tsukiji Station, it is also within walking distance to the center of Ginza. The concept is “LIFE PLACE” where you can feel…

Takarajimasya will include a Snoopy-designed compact chair as a supplement to the November issue of “MonoMaster. The price is 2,100 yen. The chair can be folded down to a compact size by folding the legs and closing the zipper on the seat, making it portable. With a load capacity of 80 kg, it can be…

Thermos will release the Thermos 120th Anniversary Set on September 20 to commemorate the brand’s 120th anniversary. The set includes a vacuum-insulated cell phone mug with a Thermos brand 120th anniversary logo design, a My Bottle cover, and a pocket bag, priced at 4,950 yen. The set is available at Thermos directly-managed stores and at…

Centrair (Central Japan International Airport) will officially operate the WHILL automated service, which has been in demonstration operation at Terminal 2 since December 2023, from October 1. This is the first introduction in the Chubu region of a transportation service that uses the WHILL automated driving model, which is equipped with automatic driving and stopping…

IHG Hotels & Resorts operates 19 hotel brands with more than 6,300 hotels in over 100 countries. In Japan, IHG Hotels & Resorts currently operates about 47 hotels under seven brands from Hokkaido to Okinawa (as of March 2024). For this interview, we asked Mr. Masaomi Minowa, General Manager of Holiday Inn Osaka Namba, about…

UNIQLO will release new UTs in collaboration with PEANUTS on September 23. Featuring “A Treasury of Happiness,” a collection of adorable art and quotes, the design is full of the everyday little happiness of Snoopy and his friends. Following the women’s graphic T-shirts (4 types) released on July 29 and the men’s sweatshirts (5 types)…