Category: Japan

In the previous issue, I wrote about how the information written on paper tickets and IC cards when they pass through an automatic ticket gate may affect the error judgment at the time of exit. Even if the ticket itself is valid, depending on how it is used, there is a possibility that an error…

Vietnam Airlines will gradually expand its Premium Economy Class service to the current Haneda-Hanoi route, in addition to the current Haneda-Hanoi route, starting June 1. Premium Economy Class seats are 10-20% wider and have more seat pitch than regular Economy Class seats. The seats are equipped with power outlets and USB ports, allowing passengers to…

Sanrio Puroland (1-31 Ochiai, Tama City, Tokyo) will hold its first camping-themed special event, “Puroland Camp,” from July 7 to September 5. During the event, “Puro Camp Site” will be open in the Entertainment Hall on the 1st floor. The characters will set up their own cute tents, cook meals, fish, and lie in hammocks…

JR Tokai, JR West, and JR Kyushu will implement fare revisions for the Express Reservation and Smart EX online reservation and ticketless boarding services for the Tokaido, Sanyo, and Kyushu Shinkansen lines. Implementation will begin in the fall. While non-reserved ordinary car seats will remain unchanged, the discount rate for reserved ordinary car seats and…

Village Vanguard has released merchandise featuring an illustration of Shima Rin picking up a pine cone from the original YuruCan△ episode “Fuji-san and Cup Ramen. Pre-orders are open until June 6 at 4:00 p.m., with shipping scheduled for early to mid-September. The lineup includes a face towel with excellent water and moisture absorbency, an oversized…

Logos Corporation, which develops the outdoor brand “LOGOS,” has launched the “Easy Cleaning UV Sunshade” (13,800 yen), which can easily clean sand that has entered the room. Equipped with the unique “SUND OUT SYSTEM,” sand can be let out by opening the fastener at the bottom of the unit, shortening the cleaning time before dismantling….

Adachi City and Adachi City Tourism Exchange Association will hold “Iris Festival” at Iris Swamp Park (2-4-1 Yanaka, Adachi-ku, Tokyo) and a gourmet event “World Food Plaza” at Higashi Ayase Park (3-10 Ayase, Adachi-ku, Tokyo) from June 3 to 4. Shobu-numa Park is one of the best places in Tokyo to enjoy 8100 hanashobu (Japanese…

Korean Air will increase the number of round-trip flights on its Shin-Chitose (Sapporo) – Incheon (Seoul) route from the current seven round-trips per week to 11 round-trips per week starting July 18. The flight schedule is as follows. Korean Air’s New Chitose – Incheon route flight schedule (from July 18, 2023) KE766: Departure: Shin-Chitose (14:05)…

Tokyu Land Corporation has decided on the name “Tokyu Plaza Harajuku (Harakado)” for the commercial facility scheduled to open in the spring of 2024 in the “Jingumae 6-chome Area Type 1 Urban Redevelopment Project” (6-31-21 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo) at the Jingumae intersection. In addition, the company announced that Tokyu Plaza Omotesando Harajuku, located across the…

ZIPAIR Tokyo will add flights on its Narita – Honolulu route from July 28 to August 25 during the summer vacation period. From July 28 to August 10, there will be 6 round trips per week with additional flights on Mondays, Fridays, and Sundays; from August 11 to 19, 7 round trips per week with…