L.T.R. will hold a “Hello Kitty 50th Anniversary Commemorative Cafe”. The restaurant will commemorate the 50th anniversary of Sanrio’s Hello Kitty in 2024, and the interior and menu will be based on the color red to create a cute atmosphere. Visitors can make reservations in advance via the website for a fee of 660 yen,…
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Slit Frame Home Door” Introduced by East Japan Railway Company. Slits in the fence and door reduce wind pressure effects.
JR East will introduce a new type of platform door, the “slit frame platform door,” in the second half of FY2024. The slits in the door pockets and doors will reduce the effect of wind pressure by about 40% compared to conventional platform doors, leading to simplification of platform reinforcement work, etc. The installation structure…
Skymark compensates airline ticket cancellation costs at 500 yen per seat. Responds to event cancellations and sudden business trips.
Dai-ichi Smart Small Amount and Short Term Insurance Co., Ltd. and Skymark Inc. have been offering “Skymark Suishikatsu Ouen Insurance (Air Ticket Cancellation Expense Insurance)” since August 20, 2012. The insurance fee is 500 yen per seat per sector (one-way), and the fares covered are Imadekaku, Tasadekaku, and SKY Sale (including transfer fares). This product…
UNIQLO sells a limited number of Hokkaido local T-shirts. Total of 12 types, including Shimaenaga and Clark statues, drawn by Masao Takahata.
UNIQLO has been selling original UTme! Each is priced at 1,990 yen and will be discontinued as soon as they are gone. The design was created by Masao Takahata, an illustrator, and features motifs from various parts of Hokkaido, such as the zebra finch and Clark’s statue. Tokyu Department Store Sapporo offers all types, and…
Suica and PASMO card sales resumed only for name cards. Sales of no-name cards in some areas in Tohoku to be suspended.
JR East and PASMO Council will resume sales of Suica and PASMO cards on September 1 for name cards only. This is because the supply of semiconductors has recovered and continued supply is expected. All bearer cards will continue to be discontinued, and Suica, which had also been selling bearer cards immediately after service expansion,…
Nippon Travel Agency launches environmentally friendly travel products “GREEN JOURNEY. The first products are Aso and Ise-Shima, aiming to reduce CO2 emissions and contribute to local communities.
Nippon Travel Agency has launched a travel product, “GREEN JOURNEY. This is the background for the establishment of the Green Journey Promotion Committee by 14 companies, including Nippon Travel Agency, Nissan Motor, and JR Group, in cooperation with the Ministry of the Environment and Tohoku University. The committee believes that the reason why environmentally friendly…
Tokyo Disney Resort to Hold Limited-Time “Summer Season Sweets Promotion”. You can buy sweets at 30% off at participating stores!
Tokyo Disney Resort announced that it will hold “Summer Season Sweets Promotion,” offering a 30% discount on all sweets at the cash register when purchasing five or more sweets at one time at participating stores. The promotion will run from August 26 to September 9. The target products are confectionery items, and the stores are…
Disney’s drone show, next to be held on August 31! The 96th National Fireworks Competition (Omagari Fireworks) in Daisen, Akita
Tokyo Disney Resort has announced the next location of the Tokyo Disney Resort Special Drone Show “Magic in the Air,” which is currently being held at fireworks shows across Japan. The show will be performed at around 6:40 p.m. at the 96th National Fireworks Competition (Omagari Fireworks) to be held on August 31 in Daisen…
Reservations are now being accepted for the Geihoku Oudomari Sara no Mori glamping facility in Geihoku, Hiroshima. Four buildings with scenic views from a hill
Daiichi Body has begun accepting reservations for the “Geihoku Oudomari Sara no Mori” glamping facility (351 Hosomi, Kitahiroshima-cho, Yamagata-gun, Hiroshima Prefecture). Reservations are being accepted through the glamping facility reservation website “resortglamping.com. Geihoku Oudomari Sara no Mori” consists of a total of four rooms: three “sky domes” (dome tents) with four semi-double beds and one…
Up to 3,500 yen cash back if you use Visa touch payment by Sumitomo Mitsui Card at restaurants in Osaka. Gusto, Rairaitei, and others until October.
Sumitomo Mitsui Card will conduct “Osaka Limited Visa’s Touch Payment Cash Back Campaign Vol. 3” from August 20 to October 31. During the period, 15% of the amount spent (up to 1,500 yen) will be refunded when using Visa touch settlement with a credit card issued by Sumitomo Mitsui Card at participating restaurants in Osaka…