Outline Conference Title: 1st JICA Chair Short-term Intensive Course (Algeria): Political Diplomacy of Postwar Japan Date: Thursday, June 22, 2023 Organized by Ecole Nationale d’Administration (ENA) and JICA Location: ENA (in Algiers) main participants Abdelmalik Mezouda ENA Rector Akira Kono, Ambassador of Japan to Algeria Mustafa Ha’am, Director, National Institute of Population and Development (*representing…
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Ride the Skyliner and enter to win one of 1,000 “Prince Keisei” goods, played by Kento Nakajima!
Keisei Electric Railway is running the “Refreshing Summer Trip with Keisei Prince Campaign” featuring Kento Nakajima (Sexy Zone). Among those who ride the Keisei Skyliner and enter on the special page, 500 winners drawn by lottery will receive an original QUO card (worth 1,000 yen) featuring the PR character “Keisei Oji” played by Mr. Nakajima,…
Satofuru explains the latest trend of Furusato tax payment in the first half of 2023. Key words are “high prices” and “travel x hometown tax payment
On July 18, the hometown tax payment website Satofuru introduced in Tokyo the trends of hometown tax payments and the latest thank-you gift trends for the first half of 2023. The “Satofuru App de One-Stop Application” is a system (free of charge) that allows users to complete applications online with a my number card and…
G-SHOCK x POTR, first collaboration based on the DW-5900
Yoshida Kaban will release a collaboration model of “G-SHOCK” and “POTR” on July 21, celebrating the 40th anniversary. The price is 22,000 yen. It is based on the “DW-5900,” which was released in 1994 and ushered in the G-Shock boom, and uses the “turquoise blue” that symbolizes POTR throughout the body. The POTR logo appears…
Tokyo Disney Resort launches items that allow you to create your own 40th Anniversary memories by combining parts.
Tokyo Disney Resort will release a new 40th anniversary special merchandise item on August 17: the Moments Go Round, which allows visitors to combine their favorite parts to form their own memories. The Moments Go Round has two Mickey-shaped bases, with silhouettes of the symbols of both Land and Sea Parks (Cinderella Castle and Prometheus…
ANA and Kawasaki Heavy Industries to Upcycle Aircraft Engine Scrap. Limited edition “one-of-a-kind” products for daily use, such as business card holders and passcases, are on sale.
ANA and Kawasaki Heavy Industries have jointly developed upcycled products that utilize Boeing 787 engine blade scraps and scraps and surplus materials from the aircraft manufacturing process, and have begun selling them at the ANA Exciting Shop on the ANA Mall e-commerce site. Kawasaki has a history of more than 100 years in aircraft manufacturing,…
JR West develops “Level Crossing Gate-Lite” to attach circuit breakers to Class 4 level crossings for pedestrians.
The Chugoku Regional Headquarters of JR West has developed “Level Crossing Gate-Lite” to improve safety at high-risk Class 4 level crossings (crossing with only warning signs). The system is limited to pedestrian crossings and is intended to be easy for pedestrians to use and to encourage them to pause and check left and right at…
Yahoo Japan to allow web searches and apps to check fireworks displays across the country. Also leads to live streaming.
On July 20, Yahoo! Search and Yahoo! Maps (Android/iOS) began offering a feature that allows users to check information on fireworks displays at approximately 450 locations nationwide. Search” displays information on fireworks displays nationwide when users search for keywords related to fireworks. Users can also narrow their search by date, such as “today” or “tomorrow,”…
APA Hotel Sapporo Odori Ekimae Minami renews with new large bathroom and additional guest rooms
On July 20, APA Hotel opened “APA Hotel Sapporo Odori Ekimae Minami” (7-10-1 Minami 2-jo Nishi, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido) after renovations that included adding more rooms and a new large bathroom. The facility was formerly known as APA Hotel Sapporo. Located a 7-minute walk from Odori Station on the Nanboku, Tozai, and Toho Municipal Subway…
MUJI BASE KAMOGAWA, MUJI’s lodging facility, opens on August 1. Renovation of a 100-plus year old private house
MUJI BASE KAMOGAWA (Ohata, Kamogawa City, Chiba Prefecture), an accommodation facility renovated from an old private house, will open on August 1. MUJI BASE is a base for enjoying a community-based MUJI lifestyle using idle assets throughout Japan, and MUJI BASE KAMOGAWA is a 100-plus year old private house that the company planned and designed,…