Hakone Tozan Bus will extend for one year the demonstration experiment of the Ashinoko Liner, a bus with seating capacity that connects Odawara and Hakone-Yumoto stations to Moto-Hakone Port, which started in 2021. The Ashinoko Liner connects Odawara/Hakone-Yumoto to Moto-Hakone Port, the terminal for the Hakone Pirate Boat. 30 passengers are allowed per bus, and…
ANA returns to profitability in the second quarter for the first time in three years. Full-year forecast is up 40 billion yen to 1.7 trillion yen in sales due to recovery in airline demand.
On October 31, ANA Holdings announced its financial results for the second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023. The presentation was led by ANAHD President and Representative Director Koji Shibata and Senior Executive Officer and Group CFO Kimihiro Nakahori. This second quarter saw a continued steady recovery in passenger demand on international…
Signature of Minutes of Discussion on Technical Cooperation Project for South Africa: Trade Facilitation Support for the Southern Africa Region
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Record of Discussions (R/D) with the Government of the Republic of South Africa on October 27 in Pretoria on the technical cooperation project “Strengthening Capacity for Smooth OSBP Management in the North-South Corridor”. The addition of South Africa to the three countries of Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Botswana,…
Super Mario Bros.” design from G-SHOCK. depicts Mario taking on the challenge of clearing a stage.
Casio Computer Co., Ltd. will release a new shock-resistant G-SHOCK watch, the DW-5600SMB, with “Super Mario Bros.” as its design motif, on November 11. The price is 17,600 yen. The base model is the square design DW-5600. When the light is turned on, Mario appears on the display, and when combined with the mushroom shell…
Third Finance in Common Summit – Senior Advisor Muto Speaks on Green and High-Quality Infrastructure Development
summary Event: 3rd Development Banking Summit (Finance in Common Summit) Date: October 18-20, 2022 Co-organized by European Investment Bank (EIB) and African Development Bank (AfDB) Supported and sponsored by: French Development Agency (AFD), Italian Depositary Loan Corporation (CDP), Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) Location: Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire Main Participants Approximately 900 participants from the…
OKAYAMA GLAMPING SORANIA, a glamping facility to enjoy the sky, opens in Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture
On October 31, Hayashi Corporation opened a glamping facility “OKAYAMA GLAMPING SORANIA” (762-2 Futsukaichi, Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture) in Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture. The site has three dome tents, six tents, three cabins, and a camp site where visitors can set up their own tents and other equipment. The dome tents allow visitors to enjoy the…
Project to Strengthen Intensive Care Capacity Using Remote Technology in a New Coronavirus Epidemic
With the global spread and prolonged transmission of the new coronavirus, the response capacity of doctors, nurses, medical engineers, and other medical personnel responsible for treating critically ill patients or those at risk is low in developing countries, and intensive care facilities (ICU) capable of isolating infected patients and providing intensive care are also in…
Capacity building project to address and minimize damage from flash floods and landslides in mountainous areas of northern Vietnam
In Vietnam, heavy rains have caused numerous landslides in recent years, resulting in widespread economic and human suffering, especially in the northern mountainous regions. The Vietnamese government is considering the implementation of structural measures that contribute to risk assessment and risk reduction in order to shift from the conventional emergency response after a disaster to…
Project for development and dissemination of the Japanese educational model with a focus on special activities
In Egypt, the high unemployment rate (13.37% in 2014) and the disparity between urban and rural areas are serious due to the entry of young people into the labor market as a result of population growth, and measures in a wide range of areas, including education, are needed to improve these conditions. Under these circumstances,…
Tobu Railway offers “Ogawa-machi Special Ticket,” which includes a round-trip ticket on the Tojo Line and a discount ticket for secondary transportation within Ogawa-machi, Saitama.
Tobu Railway will release “Ogawa-machi Special Ticket,” which includes a round-trip ticket between Ikebukuro and Ogawa-machi Station on the Tobu Tojo Line and a discount coupon for secondary transportation services such as bicycle rental (Musubi-me, Oidenasee Ogawa-machi), car rental (Oidenasee Ogawa-machi) and cabs (Ogawa Kanko Taxi, Morinokoen Kotsu) in Ogawa-machi. The ticket is priced at…