Category: Japan

Yahoo! Weather, an app for smartphones (iOS version), began offering a feature that visually shows the presence and transition of linear precipitation zones in its rain cloud radar; the Android version was launched earlier in July. A linear precipitation zone is a phenomenon that brings torrential rainfall over a wide area, and caused extensive damage…

AEON MALL will open “Jiyugaoka du Aone” (2-15-4 Jiyugaoka, Meguro-ku, Tokyo) on October 20. This commercial facility with two underground floors and four floors above ground was built on the former site of the Peacock Store supermarket. Peacock Store will reopen on the second underground floor. In addition, 25 specialty stores and restaurants will operate…

On August 28, Sega released “Disney Villains & Disney Characters 2023” in the Sega Lucky Lottery Online. The lottery can be accessed from a PC or smartphone, and a no-hassle raffle can be drawn. The products available range from Prize A booklet to Prize F card set, and cost 800 yen per draw (plus 500…

The “Medi Qtto” series of compression socks sold by Reckitt Benckiser Japan has introduced its first Disney pattern. On August 28, 2012, the company launched “Sleeping Medi Qtto Fluffy and Curly Pajama Leggings. The price is open. The “Medi Qtto Fluffy and Curly Pajama Leggings Disney” are pajama-type leggings that allow users to take care…

NEXCO Central Japan will launch a new drive plan (travel product), “Early Travel ‘Gifu Travel Coin Drive Plan’”. The period of use is from September 1 to November 30, and it can be purchased on the website from August 25. The package includes an unlimited two- or three-day expressway pass within Gifu Prefecture and a…

Osechi, three-tiered multi-tiered boxes with honey and Pooh motifs! The special “Osechi, 3-tiered Osechi ‘Winnie the Pooh’” (25,900 yen), featuring honey and Pooh motifs in a Pooh-shaped Osechi box, also makes an appearance. This is a luxurious set for adults. This set comes with a honey-patterned furoshiki (wrapping cloth). The first layer, “Japanese Celebration Stacks,”…

Based on these considerations, as well as economic and technical considerations, the suspension bridge format was selected. Construction of the bridge began in January 1987, and the Metropolitan Expressway No. 11 Daiba Line opened to traffic on August 26, 1993, followed by the Yurikamome Line in November 1995. The Rainbow Bridge (Tokyo Port Liaison Bridge)…

Walking around Waikiki, you will see new buildings being constructed, hotels being renovated, and as ever since the pandemic, construction is continuing. Many hotels have already reopened and renewed, not only the rooms, but also the restaurants and bars, which is quite nice! Some bars are open only to hotel guests, while others are open…

One of the most fun things to do at Tokyo Disney Resort is to enjoy the seasonal special menus. If it’s been a while since you’ve been to the parks, you may want to try the one-hand menus and enjoy the seasonal delicacies. Then how about the “Special Set” (4,300 yen) offered at Restaurant Sakura,…

Why did “Ekina Mixed Juice” spread? The origin of mixed juice is said to be in the Kansai region. It is said that mixed juice originally originated from a fruit store in Shinsekai, Osaka (now called “Senariya Coffee Shop”), which started offering mixed juice some time after the end of World War II. After that,…