The Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced that it will extend its nationwide travel support program, “TADAIMA TOKYO PLUS,” through June 30. The program was set to end on March 31 (including check-out on April 1) after resuming at the beginning of the year, but will continue until the budget limit is reached. In addition to a…
Build Back Better: Pakistan 2022 Flood Reconstruction Assistance – What Can Be Done to Build Safe Schools?
summary Conference Title: Build Back Better: Pakistan 2022 Flood Reconstruction Assistance – What We Can Do to Build Safe Schools Date: Monday, March 13, 2023 – Tuesday, March 14, 2023 Organized by: School Education and Literacy Department, Sindh Province, Pakistan, JICA Location: Karachi, Pakistan Main Participants Government of Sindh, Pakistan Syed Ali Shah (Minister of…
Tokyu’s sightseeing train “THE ROYAL EXPRESS” headed for Shikoku, pulled by JR West/Cargo locomotives
JR West and JR Shikoku will operate Tokyu’s cruise train “THE ROYAL EXPRESS” in the Shikoku and Setouchi areas from January to March 2024. The aim is to promote the tourism resources of the area by operating a cruise train. As in past Hokkaido operations, the train will be shortened to five cars, coupled with…
Signing of Yen Loan Agreement for Egypt: Contributing to Achieving Universal Health Coverage
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Loan Agreement (L/A) of up to 44 billion yen with the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt for “Development Policy Loan for Universal Health Coverage” in Cairo on March 27. Universal Health Coverage (UHC), which means “access to appropriate health care services for all people at…
Sunshine 60 Observation Deck “Tenbo Park” renewed. Also a café where you can enjoy sky-blue “Tenku Smoothie”.
Sunshine City will reopen the closed “Sunshine 60 Observation Deck” as “Sunshine 60 Observation Deck Tenbo Park” on April 18. The goal was to create a park-like facility with lawns. At “Tembo no Oka,” which offers a view of the city center, including the skyscrapers of Shinjuku, visitors can lie down and relax or sit…
Rakuten Stay launches special accommodation plans with Mother’s Day gift. Six facilities including Hakone, Nikko and Kawaguchiko
Rakuten STAY, Rakuten Group’s lodging brand, will offer a special limited-time offer with a Mother’s Day gift. The stay period is from May 8 to 14. The six facilities include “Rakuten STAY VILLA Fuji Yamanakako,” located near Lake Yamanakako, “Rakuten STAY Fuji Kawaguchiko Station,” which offers a view of Mount Fuji from the guest room,…
Stayed at the fully renovated Toyoko INN Haneda Airport 2
guest cabin (on a boat) The rooms have undergone major changes, mainly in the living room space. As soon as one enters the room, one notices the large oval-shaped mirror and the presence of the wood-grained veneer. This wood-grain tone is used uniformly on the desk, the shelves by the desk, the headboard of the…
Tobu Zoo, a charity project in which admission fees will be donated from 1 yen. Hippopotamus “Manpuku-kun” welcome event also held.
Tobu Zoo will celebrate the 42nd anniversary of its opening on March 28, and for the first time in four years, will hold a charity project, “Admission is only a one-yen donation away. Regular admission fees are 1,800 yen for adults, 1,500 yen for middle-aged people, 800 yen for children, and 1,100 yen for seniors,…
Signing of a loan agreement (overseas investment and financing) for Costa Rica’s “Project for Strengthening Financial Inclusion of Small and Micro Businesses”: Contributing to improving access to finance for small and micro businesses
On March 22, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a loan agreement with Banco Improsa of the Republic of Costa Rica for up to US$15 million to improve access to finance and promote the economic empowerment of women in Costa Rica’s micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSME). Costa Rica’s micro, small, and medium enterprises…
Toyoko Inn Completes Renovation of Haneda Airport Branch, Embodying the Rebrand. President Kuroda: “Expectations are high for the new Toyoko Inn.”
Toyoko Inn held a preview of the Toyoko Inn Haneda Airport 2 (1-1-7 Haneda, Ota-ku, Tokyo), which will reopen on March 28. This is the first branch to introduce a new brand concept design, and the entire building is being renovated. Toyoko INN Haneda Airport 2, which had been renting one of its buildings to…