The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) released the “JICA Sustainability Policy” on October 30. In recent years, international interest in sustainability-related issues such as climate change, conservation of nature and resources, and protection of human rights, as well as the SDGs, has been growing and efforts have been intensified. JICA established the Sustainability Promotion Office…
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JR East to introduce all limited express trains in the Boso area with reserved seats from spring 2024. Also introduced a service that allows customers to purchase reserved-seat express tickets with their smartphones.
JR East will operate the Shiosai, Wakashio, and Sazanami limited express trains between the Tokyo metropolitan area and the Boso area with all seats reserved from spring 2024 (also applies to Shinjuku Wakashio and Shinjuku Sazanami). Fares are unified as “limited express fares,” which are roughly halfway between the current unreserved seat limited express fare…
Tokyo Bay Tokyu Hotel’s last Christmas menu, “Bayside Christmas Buffet. Offering popular strawberry creations.
Tokyo Bay Tokyu Hotel will hold a limited “Bayside Christmas Buffet” for lunch and dinner on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays at its restaurant, Coral Table. The period is from November 11 to December 24. This will be the last Christmas menu as the hotel will close its business on December 31. This year’s restaurant fair…
Cute Snoopy embroidery! Fluffy material loungewear & blanket. Quick-wash and quick-dry!
Shirohato launched the “Fluffy SNOOPY” series of loungewear and blankets from its original brand BLOOMING FLORA on the lingerie shopping site SHIROHATO. The “Fluffy SNOOPY Roomwear” (7,480 yen) is made of sheep boa fabric with Snoopy embroidery. The warm air in the fabric makes it voluminous, yet light and comfortable, and it melts against the…
Can be used for Christmas decorations! 2-tier case with fir tree image of Moomin house/water-repellent luncheon mat
Senshukai’s mail-order business Belle Maison is selling a “tree design collection case” and a “two-color luncheon mat set” featuring the Moomins on Belle Maison Net. The “Tree Design Collection Case” (15,900 yen) is based on the image of a fir tree that grows wild around the Moomin House and can be used to display figurines…
JAL launches “JALPAK LIVE,” live commerce for real-time communication. The first project is a sauna trip.
JAL and JALPAK will launch “JALPAK LIVE” live commerce as a sales method that allows real-time communication between the distributor and the user. Live commerce is a combination of live streaming and online shopping, and is characterized by selling products while interacting with each other in an interactive manner. The first distribution is scheduled for…
Tom & Jerry “Christmas-spec printed drawstring bag” to go on sale November 1 at Belle Maison. Also for gift wrapping.
Senshukai’s mail-order business Belle Maison will release “Christmas-spec printed drawstring bags” featuring Tom and Jerry (2,490 yen each) on Belle Maison Net on November 1. The faces of Tom as Santa Claus and Jerry as a reindeer are printed on the front of each. The drawstring can be tied to wrap presents, or displayed by…
Snoopy’s “Wall Hanging Christmas Tree & Ornament Set” to go on sale at Belle Maison on November 1. Height: approx. 60 cm
Belle Maison, Senshukai’s mail-order business, will release Snoopy’s “Wall Hanging Christmas Tree & Ornament Set” (8,990 yen) on Belle Maison Net on November 1. The set includes original ornaments of Snoopy and his friends dressed as Santa Claus and reindeer, and a 60cm-tall tree. The tree is wall-mounted, so it can be hung in narrow…
ANA x Mizuno collaboration, washable outerwear using heat-generating material Breath Thermo, etc.
ANA Trading launched two products from “MIZUNO for ANA” in collaboration with Mizuno at “A-style” and “ANA STORE@SKY” on October 27, and they will also be available at “ANA Shopping A-style ANA Mall Store” from November 15. The product uses Mizuno’s proprietary Breath Thermo heat-generating material and Reflection Gear, which radiates warm air, and is…
JR West Hotels to Offer 5X WESTER Points at 11 Facilities to Commemorate 500 Days before the Opening of Expo ’70 Osaka-Kansai in 2025
JR-West Hotel Development Co., Ltd. will hold a “WESTER Point Campaign for 500 days before the opening of Expo ‘2025 Osaka-Kansai” for WESTER members at 11 hotels under four brands of JR-West Hotels. The campaign will run from November 1 to December 29. November 30 marks the 500-day anniversary of the opening of the Osaka-Kansai…