Intermestic, which operates the Zoff brand of eyeglasses, will air a new Zoff “New HERO Nutobar” commercial featuring Major League Baseball player Lars Nutobar nationwide starting April 27. Filming took place in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A., where Nutobar appeared in a typical American cityscape. He wears a variety of glasses and sunglasses, showing a different…

Hakone Tozan Railway will offer Owakudani Curry rice crackers (5 pieces) to the first 200 customers who order “Special Owakudani Katsu Curry” at the Owakudani Station Cafeteria located on the second floor of Owakudani Station of Hakone Ropeway on April 24, which is the anniversary of the opening of the railway. Orders placed between 10:45…

On April 21, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) announced that it had received applications for “local license plates” from six new regions. The following areas have applied for the new design: Tokachi, Nikko, Edogawa, Azumino, Minami-Shinshu, and Hikone. In addition, an application has been submitted by Inakadate-mura (Aomori Prefecture) to add…

Walt Disney Japan will release the Disney100 Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Collection on April 28. Disney Flagship Tokyo and Shop Disney will begin pre-sales on April 25. Walt Disney’s animated character Oswald the Lucky Rabbit is included in a line of merchandise celebrating Disney’s 100th anniversary. Oswald the Lucky Rabbit also appeared on screen as…

Kose Cosme Port will release four “Pocket Peace Special Package” products from its Softymo cleansing brand on May 22. The products will be sold mainly at mass merchandisers and drugstores nationwide. The lineup includes “Speedy Cleansing Oil” with a snoozing Pikachu, “Deep Cleansing Oil” depicting seven Pokémon, “Cleansing Wash Hyaluronic Acid” with Pikachu and Pichu,…

Hotel Metropolitan Edmont (3-10-8 Iidabashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) will offer a premium overnight stay plan “You too can be a Shinkansen Crew! JR East Shinkansen Work Tour” starting June 3, limited to 10 groups (elementary school students and older). In conjunction with this, reservations will be accepted on the “JRE MALL” EC site from 12:00 p.m….

To commemorate the nationwide release of “The Super Mario Brothers Movie” on April 28, Toho Towa will install “Super Giant Hatena Blocks” at various locations for a limited time. The super giant HATENABLOCK is a cube-shaped vision where visitors can see character visuals and movie trailers. If you post a photo with the designated hashtag…

Tobu Railway and Tobu Hotel Management are moving forward with plans to renovate the entire Courtyard Marriott Ginza Tobu Hotel (6-14-10 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo), which will open in the fall of 2023. While maintaining a full-service hotel with lodging, banquet, and restaurant functions, the functions and design will be upgraded in anticipation of inbound demand….

On April 21, Finnair held a ceremony at Narita Airport to commemorate the 40th anniversary of its service to Japan. The company’s Japan route began on April 23, 1983, with a flight to Narita. At that time, European routes were generally via Anchorage or the Middle East, but by adding fuel tanks to the Douglas…

ZENRIN released the Japan National Roadside Stations Check-in Ranking in advance of “Roadside Stations Day” on April 22. The company’s “MICHIYUKI” membership service for MICHINOEKI fans allows users to record their visits to MICHINOEKI stations on the app. Based on a total of 143,638 visits recorded by members between April 2022 and March 2023, the…