This year, Japan and ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) celebrated the 50th anniversary of their friendship and cooperation. Taking advantage of this occasion, this three-part series will look back on the trust and development that Japan and JICA have built with ASEAN, and will feature a vision of the partnership for the future. In…
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Gelato Pique Men’s Store Opens at Haneda Airport for a Limited Time. Novelty is a bear chopstick rest.
Mash Style Lab will open a concept store for the men’s loungewear brand GELATO PIQUE HOMME at the ISETAN Haneda Store (Men’s) in Haneda Airport Terminals 1 and 2. The store will be open from December 13 to January 23, 2024. The ISETAN Haneda Store, where shoppers can shop in a store reminiscent of a…
Cairns Tourism Instagram campaign for 20 winners to win “A Midsummer Christmas” merchandise.
Tourism Cairns will launch its “Christmas in Midsummer” campaign from December 6 to 16. During the period, follow the official Instagram of Cairns Tourism (@cairnsjp) and comment on the target reel to win one of 20 lucky winners of Cairns “Midsummer Christmas” enjoyment goods. The contents include a Christmas card (one at random), a plush…
East Japan Railway Company (JR East) Emergency stop of Shinkansen trains even earlier in the event of an earthquake. Early earthquake detection system improved.
JR East has introduced the “Shinkansen Early Earthquake Detection System” for the safe operation of the Shinkansen, a system that detects earthquakes promptly and stops the trains in an emergency. Based on research results from the Railway Technical Research Institute, the process of estimating the earthquake scale after earthquake detection has been improved, and verification…
New colors for the clear-colored “Lightning Cable,” available exclusively at FamilyMart, with USB-C type also making its first appearance.
FamilyMart has released “Lightning Cable A to L 1.2m” (1980 yen) and “USB-C Cable A to C 1.2m” (1480 yen), the third in the clear color series. Lightning cables are now available in new colors, clear blue and clear purple, in addition to the reissue of clear lime. In addition, for the first time, USB-C…
Tokyo DisneySea invites guests to Fantasy Springs preview for e-ticket admission and Disney hotel guests.
Tokyo Disney Resort has announced a preview invitation campaign for Fantasy Springs, the new theme port that will have its grand opening at Tokyo DisneySea on June 6, 2024. Eligible for entry are vacation package or Disney hotel reservations and guests who check in between January 15 and March 15, and guests who enter the…
Tokyo DisneySea releases video of the construction process of Frozen Kingdom, the Anna and the Snow Queen area! Director Jennifer Lee: “I was overwhelmed by the scale.”
Tokyo DisneySea has released a video of the construction process of Frozen Kingdom, a new area themed on the movie “Anna and the Snow Queen. You can see Elsa’s ice palace being installed on North Mountain, which rises high above the area. Comments from Jennifer Lee, Chief Creative Officer of Walt Disney Animation Studios, who…
Korean Air to Operate Oita-Incheon (Seoul) Route Three Times a Week Resumption of service for the first time in approximately five years.
Korean Air will operate three round-trip flights per week on the Oita-Incheon (Seoul) route from January 20 to March 30, 2024. The route has been out of service since February 2019, the first time in approximately five years. The aircraft used will be an Airbus A321neo with 182 seats. read more © Source travel watch…
PayPay launches “Nearby Otoku” feature that allows users to search for nearby stores on a map to earn points.
PayPay has added “Nearby Otoku” within the PayPay app, a cashless payment service. This function allows users to search for nearby stores and facilities on a map based on the location information of their smartphones. In addition to information on existing PayPay member stores, various campaigns, and stores eligible for “PayPay Point Up Stores,” the…
JR East offers capsule toys with up to 30,000 yen worth of lodging discount coupons and a one-day Shinkansen ticket for 10,000 yen.
Capsule Travel Campaign Capsule toys with discount coupons worth up to 30,000 yen that can be used with the “JR East View Dynamic Rail Pack” will be placed at 9 Ekitabi Concierge locations nationwide. Sales period: sequentially from December 22, 2023 (limited quantities) Period of use: Weekday departures only from February 1 to March 20,…