On December 13 (local time), JAL and Airbus unveiled the actual A350-1000, JAL’s new international aircraft, in Toulouse, France. The aircraft will enter service on January 24, 2024, on routes from Haneda to New York (JL006/JL005). The interior of the aircraft will be designed with traditional Japanese beauty in mind, in keeping with the interior…
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Symposium Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation: Toward Building a New Partnership for the Next 50 Years ｜ News & Media
summary Event: Symposium Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation: Toward Building a New Partnership for the Next 50 Years Date: Thursday, November 9, 2023 Place: JICA Ichigaya Building (Sadako Ogata Peace and Development Institute) Main Participants Over 100 people including students, embassy officials, academia, private companies, and media attended the event. Background…
Kobe Anpanman Children’s Museum & Mall, half-price tickets for children on weekdays from 3:00 p.m. only
Kobe Anpanman Children’s Museum & Mall (1-6-2 Higashikawasaki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture) will sell “3:00 Ticket,” a half-price child ticket for admission after 3:00 pm on weekdays from January 9 to February 26, 2024. The child ticket is normally 2,000 yen, but after 3:00 p.m. on weekdays, it is 1,000 yen, making it easier…
Enjoy strawberry coordinates at Tokyo DisneySea! Wear the new catucha, bag, and chou chou to match with Duffy and his friends “Duffy & Friends Heartfelt Strawberry Gift”.
Tokyo DisneySea will host “Duffy & Friends’ Heartfelt Strawberry Gifts” from January 15 to March 31, 2024. For a limited time only, the Friends will release goods depicting the story of making a strawberry brooch while imagining Duffy’s happy face. The “shoulder bag” (3,600 yen) is a perfect match for the “catsuit” (2,300 yen), a…
No sound leakage? Interview with Project Manager Nishigaki about the secret behind the world’s first speakers built into the headrests of JAL’s new planes, used in First and Business Class
On December 13 (local time), JAL and Airbus unveiled the actual A350-1000, JAL’s new international aircraft, in Toulouse, France. The aircraft will enter service on January 24, 2024, on routes from Haneda to New York (JL006/JL005). As we have already reported, all seats have been redesigned, with 6 seats in First Class, 54 seats in…
Tomica Plarail and Plarail to Issyo Book Winter 2023 issue, with a generous 90-minute DVD, Doctor Yellow Secret Book, and many other supplements.
Gakken released “Tomica, Plarail to Issho Book 2023 Winter Edition” (1,150 yen). The site is packed with information on TOMY’s Tomica and Plarail, as well as working vehicles such as the E8 series bullet train, which will debut in 2024, and reports on ambulances. The appendix is a 90-minute “Norimono to Issyo DVD Otanimono-Special! Ninki…
World premiere of JAL’s new aircraft and first class seats! First A350-1000 seen in Toulouse, France
On December 13 (local time), JAL and Airbus unveiled the actual A350-1000, JAL’s new international aircraft, in Toulouse, France. The aircraft will enter service on January 24, 2024, on routes from Haneda to New York (JL006/JL005). The interior of the aircraft will be designed with traditional Japanese beauty in mind, in keeping with the interior…
Feel the continuation of the story. Duffy & Friends’ new cushions and plush toys are charming with bright red strawberries.
Tokyo DisneySea will host “Duffy & Friends’ Heartfelt Strawberry Gifts” from January 15 to March 31, 2024. The new goods to be released on January 15, “Strawberry Day,” feature bright red strawberries, and the “Cushion” (5,000 yen) depicts Shellie Mae tying a ribbon around a strawberry brooch she is giving to Duffy. The plush toy…
TUMI Opens First Asia-Pacific Flagship Store “Tumi Omotesando
Tumi reopened “Tumi Omotesando” (5-9-17 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo) on December 21. The store, which has been temporarily closed since October 17 for a complete renovation, will be positioned as the first flagship store in the Asia-Pacific region with this renewal. The 160m2 sales floor will feature TUMI’s flagship “19 Degree Collection,” business and travel products,…
National version of year-end and New Year’s holiday highway and traffic jam forecast summary. Know the peak hours and avoid them! 2023-2024
NEXCO East Japan, NEXCO Central Japan, NEXCO West Japan, Metropolitan Expressway, Hanshin Expressway, and JB Honsha Expressway have announced traffic congestion forecasts for the year-end and New Year holidays (December 28, 2023 – January 4, 2024). Traffic congestion is expected to be heaviest on January 2 on all sections, with congestion of 30 km or…