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…
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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…
Aeon’s New Year’s sales will be held for four days from January 1! 280 events including special goody bags and feast menus will be held “Aeon Super New Year’s Sale”! New Year’s Sale
Aeon Retail will hold “Aeon Super Hatsuri” from January 1 to 4 at about 380 stores including “Aeon” and “Aeon Style” nationwide and online stores! New Year’s Sale” will be held from January 1 to 4 at approximately 380 stores nationwide, including “Aeon” and “Aeon Style” stores, and online shops. This year, the number of…
Disney Store and Godiva’s first joint project with Pooh design now available! Valentine’s Day 2024 brings healing and deliciousness!
Walt Disney Japan will release jointly planned items with Godiva, a chocolate brand from Belgium, at the Disney Store on January 9, 2024. Moreover, for the first time in a joint project, Pooh-designed Valentine’s Day items are now available! It is likely to deliver healing along with chocolates. The lineup includes “Pooh Original Chocolate &…
JAL’s FLY ON Bonus Campaign for the first 5,000 pt. boarding starts in 2024.
JAL has launched a FLY ON point bonus campaign for JAL Card members. The registration period is from December 20, 2012 to December 31, 2024. If a JAL Card member or his/her family member boards a JAL domestic/international flight with a fare eligible for mileage accumulation after making an entry during the period, 5000 FLY…
Love Live! Nijigasaki Gakuen School Idol Club x Leisurefest, collaboration with 10 leisure facilities nationwide
ORIGRESS PARKS will host “Rejafest,” a large-scale, round-the-clock collaborative event utilizing popular IPs. As the first step, a collaboration with “Love Live! Nijigasaki Gakuen School Idol Club” at 10 leisure facilities nationwide from February 1 to March 18, 2024. Tickets with limited-edition goods commemorating the collaboration event will be sold, standee exhibits will be available…
G-SHOCK, RANGEMAN “GPR-H1000” to support field activities Heart rate monitor, GPS function, activity measurement, etc.
Casio Computer Co., Ltd. will release the GPR-H1000 on January 19, 2024 as a new addition to the G-SHOCK MASTER OF G series, RANGEMAN. It will be priced at 66,000 yen and will be available in black and yellow. RANGEMAN is designed for use in harsh terrestrial environments, and both models are equipped with triple…
Disney Store and Godiva Chocolates are Enchanting! Valentine’s Day in 2024 is a melt-in-your-mouth affair!
Walt Disney Japan will release jointly planned items with Godiva, a chocolate brand from Belgium, at the Disney Store on January 9, 2024. The Disney Flagship Tokyo, Disney Store Tokyo Disney Resort stores, and Disney Store.jp, Disney’s official online store, will begin pre-sales on January 5, 2012. The new items are sweet sets and chocolate-colored…
FY2023 “Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and SDGs Business Support Program”: 68 Projects Selected ｜ News / Media
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has selected a total of 68 projects for the SME/SDGs Business Support Program, for which it invited applications in September 2023 (see attached list of selected projects). 57 out of 68 projects are for small and medium-sized enterprises. The total number of projects supported to small and medium-sized enterprises…
DXCUP2024, a DX business contest for Japanese and Mongolian technical college and university students, was held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. ｜ News & Media
Date: Saturday, December 9, 2023 Location: Blue Sky Hotel, Ulaanbaatar On Saturday, December 9, 2023, DXCUP 2024, a business plan contest using DX technology to contribute to solving social issues in Mongolia, was held with the aim of promoting DX and developing ICT and digital engineering personnel in Mongolia and Japan. The contest was open…