Dispatch of International Emergency Relief Team and Expert Team to the Oil Spill Damage off Mindoro Island, Republic of the Philippines (First Report) At the request of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines, JICA will dispatch an international emergency relief team and a team of experts to the oil spill damage caused by…
Kohitsu Sanso “Spring Mountain Support Fair” until April 3. Up to 15% of member’s points will be returned.
Kohitsu Sanso is holding the “Spring Mountain Support Fair” until April 3, 2012, where members can get a discount on their membership points. In addition to the 5% regular points, 5% special points will be earned on purchases made during the period, and each point will be awarded the day after the purchase is made….
Ace, from Proteka, “Lastly,” a domestically produced soft carry-on. Coin locker size for cheap domestic travel.
Ace has released the soft carry-on “Lastly” compatible with domestic coin locker sizes from the Japanese travel bag brand PROTECA. It will be sold at Ace directly-managed stores, online stores, and major department stores nationwide. The lineup includes two sizes, 19L and 24L, which are convenient for domestic trips and short trips. The 19L size,…
Weekend Ekiben] Toyohashi Station “Sanshoku Inari
Introduced here is the “Sanshoku Inari” from Toyohashi Station. Inarizushi is the specialty of Toyohashi Station, and Tsuboya, which sells inarizushi at the station, offers a wide variety of inarizushi. The “Sanshoku Inari” is a set of three types of inarizushi: the standard inarizushi, wasabi inari, and chirimen sansho inari. The company Tsuboya began selling…
Fujikyu Highland, Thomas Land 25th anniversary event opens on March 18. First appearance of collaborative products with Kikyo Shingen Cake.
Fujikyu Highland (5-6-1 Shin-Nishihara, Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan) will begin its 25th anniversary year of Thomas Land, the outdoor theme park of Thomas the Tank Engine, on March 18. Decorations and events will be held throughout the period, each season featuring a different character and theme color: “Thomas & Nia” from March to August, “Percy &…
Yahoo! Search lists about 1,000 cherry blossom spots nationwide. Timely bloom information and rankings are also available.
Yahoo Japan has begun posting information on hanami and cherry blossom blooming on the search results of Yahoo! When users search for keywords such as “hanami” or “sakura,” timely information on cherry blossom blooms, nationwide rankings of cherry blossom viewing spots, and details of cherry blossom viewing spots are displayed. The site covers approximately 1,000…
Ndayang Multifunctional Port Development Master Plan Formulation Project
The Port of Dakar in Senegal is located at the westernmost tip of the African continent and serves as an important “gateway” for supplying cargo to the country and its inland hinterland countries (Mali, Burkina Faso, etc.), and in recent years, the port’s cargo handling volume has grown rapidly. However, the port’s proximity to the…
Patimbang Port Development Project (Phase II)
In Indonesia, while the volume of cargo handled by the country as a whole has been on the rise due to rapid economic growth in recent years, there is concern about logistics stagnation due to port congestion, mainly due to an overall shortage of port capacity. In particular, the Jakarta metropolitan area, which accounts for…
Cambodia-Japan Center for Human Resource Development Project Phase 2: Functional Expansion of the Center for Entrepreneurship Development and Business Exchange
The Cambodia-Japan Center for Human Resources Development (CJCC) offers different business courses for different target groups, such as Cambodian workers, entrepreneurs/start-ups, and managers, and plays a part in the promotion of SMEs and industrial human resource development, which is necessary to strengthen the economic foundation in Cambodia. In addition, we also focus on promoting cooperation…
Hospital Health Services Quality and Financial Management Improvement Project
The Ministry of Health of the Lao PDR has positioned “supply of healthcare services and hospital management” as a key issue for achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by 2025, and is working to establish a hospital certification system to improve the quality of healthcare, and plans to establish certification standards and conduct evaluations. The Japanese…