Universal Studios Japan opened a new area, Donkey Kong Country, on December 11, expanding the area of Super Nintendo World by 1.7 times. A “Grand Opening Ceremony” was held in front of the entrance just prior to the opening. Donkey Kong and Mario, the stars of the new area, USJ President and CEO J.L. Bonnier,…

AEON BIKE, AEON’s bicycle specialty store, will release its original electrically power assisted bicycles, “WILLGO Cross Electrically Power Assisted Bicycle” and “WILLGO Town Electrically Power Assisted Bicycle,” on December 17. Both are priced at 88,000 yen. The product will be available at approximately 259 Aeon Bike stores in Honshu and Shikoku, and at the online…

Limited Express Ticket and Boarding Ticket in One Set Like “Shinkansen e-ticket” and “Smart EX” that use transportation system IC cards, or “Ekinet Q-ticket” as well as JR Kyushu’s QR ticketless system, the limited express ticket and boarding ticket are in one set when using the Shinkansen or conventional limited express trains. Therefore, it is…

East Japan Railway Company (JR East) announced plans to gradually upgrade the functionality of Suica over the next 10 years. The company aims to provide seamless and convenient services within 10 years by building a new platform that manages tickets and SF (charged electronic money), which have been managed by IC cards, on a central…

Gap (Gap Japan) will launch the “Gap x Disney” collection on December 11. The collection will be available at Matsuzakaya Nagoya and other limited-time stores, as well as online. The “Gap×Disney” collection is a graphic apparel series that fuses Mickey Mouse and other Disney characters with the GAP logo. A total of 97 items ranging…

Shochiku is selling original Disney-designed movie theater items at Shochiku Multiplex Theaters’ stores in 25 theaters nationwide and at its Froovie mail-order site. The theme is “Disney Movie Theater” and features illustrations of Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse inviting guests to a movie theater. A total of five types of items with original monotone illustrations…

Universal Studios Japan will expand the area of “Super Nintendo World” by 1.7 times and open a new area, Donkey Kong Country, on December 11. To commemorate this event, an eve celebration event was held on December 10. To begin with, about 40 people gave a performance inspired by the new theme of Super Nintendo…

There are five types of guest rooms available. The first one is “Two of a Kind”. This is a two-bedroom room with a capacity of four persons, and looks good for a group of friends or a family with children. There are only two rooms in this category, so you may be very lucky if…

IHG Hotels & Resorts operates 19 hotel brands with more than 6,400 hotels in over 100 countries. In Japan, IHG Hotels & Resorts currently operates approximately 47 hotels under seven brands from Hokkaido to Okinawa (as of June 30, 2024). For this interview, we asked Mr. Ryuta Daito, General Manager of ANA Crowne Plaza Hotel…