Train Box (JR Nishinippon Shoji), a railroad goods store, released “TOMIX N gauge freight car com Traveling Platypus Ikochan” on April 10. The set includes nine Com1 freight cars with designs of Ikochan traveling around western Japan and one original clear file. The price is 12,000 yen, and reservations for orders will be accepted from…
Hawaii Local] A luau show that lets you experience the traditions of Polynesia through all five senses in the great outdoors.
Sea Life Park Hawaii (41-202 Kalaniana’ole Hwy, Waimanalo Beach) is surrounded by the vast ocean and majestic Koolau Mountains. Locals also purchase annual passes to visit with their families to swim with the dolphins and see the sea lion show. I thought it was more of a children’s facility, but this is where the luau…
Signing of loan agreement for “Monsoon Wind Power Project” in Laos (Overseas Investment and Loan): First wind power generation in Laos, the largest renewable energy project in Southeast Asia with 600 MW of capacity, contributing to climate change mitigation
On February 25, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a project finance loan agreement with Monsoon Wind Power Company of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic for a monsoon wind power generation project. The project is to construct and operate a 600MW wind power plant in Sekong and Attapeu provinces located in southeastern Laos, thereby…
ABE Initiative 10th Anniversary] Expanding Opportunities for African Students: Encouraging ABE Initiative International Students at an Exchange Event
On March 23, 36 representatives of African students who came to Japan in FY2021 through the “ABE Initiative” program (“ABE Initiative Students”) had an exchange with Diet members of the Japan-African Union (AU) Parliamentarians for Friendship, Japanese business people, and JICA Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (OV) who are working in Africa. The event was held at…
ABE Initiative 10th Anniversary] Expanding Opportunities for African Students: Encouraging ABE Initiative International Students at an Exchange Event
On March 23, 36 representatives of African students who came to Japan in FY2021 through the “ABE Initiative” program (“ABE Initiative Students”) had an exchange with Diet members of the Japan-African Union (AU) Parliamentarians for Friendship, Japanese business people, and experienced JICA Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (OV) who are working in Africa. The event was held…
JCB/American Express and other touch payment services are now available on the Kagoshima Airport Connecting Bus.
NANGOKU KOTSU will accept JCB/American Express/Diners Club/Discover touch payment on Kagoshima Airport connecting buses from April 27. NANGOKU KOTSU has been accepting Visa touch payments to ride the Kagoshima Airport Connecting Bus since April 2022, and now JCB/American Express/Diners Club/Discover touch payments will also be accepted. Available routes are Kagoshima Airport – Kagoshima City, Kagoshima…
Commemorating the 30th anniversary of the establishment of Ekiben Day on April 10, seven types of “Onigiri Ekiben” were released in the JR West Japan area.
JR West Food Service Net and the Japan Railway Yard Sales Central Association will start selling “Onigiri Ekiben” (rice ball station bento) to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of “Ekiben Day” at 11 stores in Osaka and Shin-Osaka stations and other locations on April 10. In honor of “nigiri-meshi,” which is said to…
Shibuya’s highest rooftop bar opens for a limited time. New craft beer that changes color like the sunset sky.
Shibuya Scramble Square (2-24-12, Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo) will open the rooftop bar “THE ROOF SHIBUYA SKY” at “SHIBUYA SKY,” the highest observation facility in Shibuya at 229 meters, from April 28 to November 30. The “SKY STAGE” rooftop observation floor, where the event will be held, is equipped with sofa seats and standing tables where…
Tokyo Trailer House Show 2023″ to be held at Tokyo Big Sight in May.
The Tokyo Trailer House Show 2023 will be held at Tokyo Big Sight from May 25 to 27. The event, which will be held for the first time, will showcase over 40 trailer houses in eight different themes: “Office,” “Store,” “Rental,” “Public Facility,” “Disaster Relief,” “Glamping & Leisure,” “Chassis,” and “Future Type. Seminars will be…
Golden Week Sale at Mitsui Outlet Parks in Kisarazu, Iruma, Makuhari, Tama Minami-Osawa, and Yokohama Bayside
Mitsui Outlet Park (Mitsui Fudosan Commercial Management Co., Ltd.) will hold a “GW SALE” at five facilities in the Kanto region (Kisarazu, Iruma, Makuhari, Tama Minami-Osawa, and Yokohama Bayside) from April 21 to May 7. A total of approximately 517 stores offer discounts of up to 80% on fashion items, outdoor and sporting goods, interior…