Sumitomo Mitsui Card and CCCMK Holdings have changed the conversion rate of SMBC Group common points “V-points” to “T-points” offered by CCCMKHD from 0.8 points to 1 point. Starting October 2, one V-point can be converted to one T-point. The conversion is in units of 500 points. To commemorate this event, a 20% point conversion…
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Disney Tsum Tsum Fever in October with Villains! Scar from “The Lion King” and Chernabog from “Fantasia.”
The popular puzzle game “LINE: Disney Tsum Tsum” started an in-game event “Challenges from the Villains” on October 3. In conjunction with the event, new Disney Villains Tsum Tsum Tsum was introduced. Prior to the start of the event, three new characters, “Scar, Schemer of Plots,” “Chernabog, Fiend of the Dark Night,” and “Queen, Empress…
Sumitomo Mitsui Card expands Standard Card service. Gold Card with no membership fee for annual spending of 1 million yen or more.
Sumitomo Mitsui Card Co., Ltd. has expanded the point service of its Standard Card by four points from October 1. Up to 7% points per 200 yen when using smartphone touch payment at participating stores, and 5% points per 200 yen when using card payment at participating convenience stores and restaurants “Up to 7% points…
Disney Villains candy comes in coy flavors! Papa Bublé is coming out with a dark mix!
Candy specialty store Papa Bublé released a premium Disney Villains/Candy Mix (770 yen) featuring the Disney Villains motif. The Villains’ icons and their worldviews are captured in the candy, creating a product full of darkness. Dark Candy in black and vivid colors features Disney Villains. The Wicked Queen motif is a poison apple pattern, and…
JAL’s International A350-1000, New Seats in All Classes + 4K Monitors. Finally going into service by the end of the year.
On October 2, JAL announced details of its new flagship Airbus A350-1000 aircraft for international flights. The aircraft was originally scheduled to enter service in late November, but due to delays in the delivery of parts and other factors, the schedule has been changed to the end of this year. The route to be served…
Almost a Day announces “yozora,” a camping brand. First product is a one-pole tent.
Almost a Day, represented by Shigesato Itoi, announced the launch of “yozora,” a camping brand based on the concept of “Restoring Hitori (solitude). In addition to making camping gear, they plan to create a variety of content through collaborations and planning events. The first product is “kohaku,” a tent developed in collaboration with camp gear…
YAMAP, a mountaineering map application, fully implements standard course times that allow even beginners to walk without difficulty. Analyzes 800,000 user GPS logs.
Yamap has officially adopted and fully implemented standardized course times from climbers’ GPS logs in its “Yamap” mountaineering map GPS application and web service. Although the time required to reach a destination is important basic information for climbers, until now there have been no standards or objective indicators for determining course times, so guidebooks and…
Marubeni Corporation Signs Yen Loan Agreement for Bangladesh: Contributing to Accelerating Economic Growth through the Development of Core Infrastructure ｜ News & Media
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Loan Agreement (L/A) with the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh on September 30 in Dhaka for the Matabari Ultra Supercritical Pressure Coal-Fired Thermal Power Project (VII) up to 517.5 billion yen. This project aims to construct a highly efficient ultra-supercritical pressure coal-fired power plant with…
Metropolitan Police Department, List of Speeding and Priority Enforcement Locations for October
On October 1, the Metropolitan Police Department updated its list of public enforcement locations for traffic violations. Speeding violations (PDF) will be enforced at approximately 100 locations in Chiyoda Ward, including Hanzomon Station Road (near Hayatomachi 3), Otemachi Ryogoku Line (near Otemachi 2), Misakicho-Nishi Kanda Line (near Misakicho 3), and Yasukuni Street (near Kandasudacho 2)….
Disney’s Bound Codes are now available from Airclo! Check out the soon-to-be-launched “Disney FASHION CLOSET” Mikimini Codes!
Air Closet announced the launch of Disney FASHION CLOSET, a fashion rental service for Disney items. The character bound corsets were released prior to the fall 2023 launch. This is a new service of airCloset, a monthly fashion rental service, and will be charged on a pay-as-you-go basis. The first bouquet of nine character designs…