LAWSON will release its original shoulder bag “tk.TAKEO KIKUCHI exclusive SHOULDER BAG BOOK” on December 25 (December 27 in Okinawa). The price is 3289 yen. This luxurious item is made of genuine leather-like fabric with a fine corner grain finish, and is accented with shiny metal parts and coil fasteners. The front zippered pocket can…
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Up to 90% off “Lalaport Bargain” at 19 facilities nationwide from New Year’s Day. Sales of goodie bags also available.
Mitsui Shopping Park LaLaport, operated by Mitsui Fudosan Commercial Management, will hold “LaLaport Bargain” at 19 facilities nationwide from January 1 to 8, 2024. This year, about 1,500 stores will participate for eight days starting on New Year’s Day. In addition to the popular annual grab bags at special prices, winter fashion items, interior decorations,…
Tokyo Skytree’s remarkable projection mapping will be performed every night from today, the 15th, until Christmas. Sorakara-chan will also make an appearance!
Tokyo Skytree Town (1-1 Oshiage, Sumida-ku, Tokyo), operated by Tobu Tower Sky Tree and Tobu Town Solamachi, will hold “Tokyo Skytree Town Projection Mapping” from December 15 to 25. One of the main events of the current “TOKYO SKYTREE TOWN DREAM CHRISTMAS 2023,” it was revived last year after a four-year absence to great acclaim….
Minnie on top of omelette, the new menu at Disney’s Palpalooza is full of Minnie motifs!
Tokyo Disneyland will launch “Minnie’s Funderland,” the first in a series of special events called “Disneypalpalooza,” on January 10, 2024! Until March 19, the entire park will be decorated with “Minnie Mouse’s fantasy world filled with her favorite things she dreamed of. The special menu will be available from December 26th, prior to the start…
JR West to operate limited express train “WEST EXPRESS Ginga” from Kyoto to Izumo City; 2 round trips per week from March 2024.
JR West Japan has decided to operate a sightseeing train, “WEST EXPRESS Ginga” San-in Course. The period is from March 18 to June 26, 2024. The overnight express train will run from Kyoto Station to Izumo City Station on Mondays and Fridays, and from Izumo City Station to Kyoto Station on Wednesdays and Saturdays (via…
Weathernews, First Sunrise Map for 2024. Great Expectations on the Pacific Side of Western Japan
Weathernews opened “Hatsuhinode Ch.” on its smartphone app “Weathernews” and began distributing the time of the first sunrise of New Year’s Day 2024 and the latest weather information. On New Year’s Day, a winter pressure pattern will prevail, and the probability of seeing the first sunrise is relatively high on the Pacific Ocean side, especially…
Disney Store is all about Mickey Daruma! Just looking at the oversized gold Daruma doll brings good luck!
On December 26, Disney Flagship Tokyo, one of the largest Disney stores in Japan, updated its interior decorations to a New Year’s version! The store was decorated in gold and red for the New Year. An oversized gold-colored Mickey Daruma doll is also available in the store. Just by looking at it, one can feel…
5th Tanzania Women’s Athletic Meet “Ladies First” ｜ News & Media
summary 5th Tanzania Women’s Athletic Meet “Ladies First date(s) (e.g. for exhibition) November 24 (Friday) – 26 (Sunday), 2023 organizing National Sports Council of Tanzania and JICA Tanzania Office Location Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium and Uhuru Stadium) Main Participants Minister Dumbalo of the Ministry of Culture, Arts and Sports; Ambassador Sawa…
Dispatch of Palestinian Emergency Medical Assistance Needs Assessment Team to Egypt ｜ News / Media
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has dispatched a survey team to neighboring Egypt to investigate emergency medical assistance needs related to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, Palestine. The survey team, consisting of three doctors and JICA staff members, will depart from Japan on December 25, and will gather information mainly in the capital Cairo…
Started distributing “Sodatetsu”, a railroad-raising game application. More than 200 types of JR West mini-cars to collect and nurture!
JR West Group and J-Contents have started distributing “SODATETSU” (Android/iOS version), a new railroad training game application. A user who is reincarnated into the “Railverse,” an alternate world, is selected as a “Sodatest” who collects and raises mysterious miniature railroad “sodatests,” and together with legendary sodatest Iku Arahashi and his friends, competes in various “railroad…