East Japan Railway Company (JR East) is recruiting “customer monitors” for a demonstration experiment of a face recognition ticket gate. The experiment will be conducted from November 6 to March 31, 2026 (excluding December 25 to January 7) at the Shinkansen ticket gates at Nagaoka Station and the Shinkansen East ticket gate at Niigata Station….
Introduce touch-settlement boarding on all Sotetsu Lines, starting in spring 2026.
Sagami Railway will gradually launch a credit card and other touch payment services utilizing Sumitomo Mitsui Card’s “stera transit” solution for public transportation on all Sotetsu Line lines in the spring of 2026. Thereafter, the service will be gradually expanded in accordance with the timing of automatic ticket gate renewal. With the introduction of this…
Daiwa Roynet Hotel Utsunomiya Opens for Complete Renovation. Total 223 rooms including Superior King newly built in 3 minutes walking distance from the station.
Daiwa House Realty Management will reopen Daiwa Roynet Hotel Utsunomiya (1-4-14 Higashi Shukugo, Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture) on September 24. In addition, all 27 rooms, which used to accommodate one person, can now accommodate up to two people, making it easier for multiple guests to stay in the same room. In addition, all 223 guest…
31% off cassette gas-powered generators. For camping, power outages, and disaster power supply.
Amazon (Amazon Japan) is having a time sale on EENOUR’s GS900i-B 0.7KVA/700W inverter generator. Normally priced at 69,900 yen, it is 31% off at 47,899 yen at the time of writing. This inverter generator operates on a single can of cassette gas, with a rated output of 0.7 kVA (700 W) and an instantaneous maximum…
September Update: Summary of Osaka/Kansai Expo, Pavilions subject to 7-day advance lottery and same-day registration. Czech Pavilion is available for same-day reservations.
The Japan International Exposition, 2025, updated the “Osaka-Kansai Expo” pavilion information for the reservation lottery on September 12. The Czech Pavilion is newly eligible for same-day registration. There are up to three pre-reservation slots available for pavilion events, details of which are as follows 2-month advance lottery: 3 months to 2 months prior to the…
First Cabin Naha Airport, the first lodging facility at Naha Airport, opens for day use from 2 hours and shower use only.
First Cabin HD will open “First Cabin Naha Airport” (150 Aza-Kagamizu, Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture) on October 1. This is the first accommodation facility in Naha Airport, Okinawa. It is expected to be used for lodging during late-night and early-morning flights and for resting while waiting for flights, with a view to future 24-hour operation…
JR Hokkaido to offer “Tokuda Value 14” with up to 60% discount in November. Limited express trains bound for Asahikawa are eligible; Sapporo – Wakkanai is 5,700 yen.
JR Hokkaido will hold the “Good Luck SALE in Kita (North) in November! Lucky SALE in North Hokkaido” will be held from November 1. This is a sale offering low prices on limited express tickets and other items for limited express trains on conventional lines, available only through Ekinet reservations. The sale applies to “Kamui”,…
Expo Commemorative ICOCA to go on sale online for visitors on the 22nd. Let’s learn how to purchase it in advance!
JR West Group will newly offer the “Expo 2025 Osaka-Kansai Commemorative ICOCA + Synthetic Leather Pass Case” set online for visitors to the Expo. The price is the same as that of the ICOCA sold at the venue, 3,200 yen per set (including 500 yen SF charge and 500 yen deposit; delivery fee is not…
Osaka-Kansai Expo, “No Spaces Available” for all visitor reservations until the closing day of the event. However, there may still be a chance!
The Japan Association for the International Exposition, 2025, provides information on the immediate crowd forecast and the availability of reservations for the date and time of the Expo on its official website under “Daily Update: Information on the Osaka-Kansai Expo Site” (This Week’s Expo). As of 6:30 p.m. on September 18, all dates from September…
Four JR companies agree to collaborate on online reservation. Transitions without the need to log in and display of reservation information for other services to be implemented sequentially starting this year.
JR East, JR Tokai, JR West, and JR Kyushu have agreed to link their railroad online reservation services to improve user convenience. The service covers “Ekinet”, “EX Service”, “e5489”, and “JR Kyushu Internet Train Reservation Service”. Since Ekinet handles JR Hokkaido trains and e5489 also handles JR Shikoku trains, the reservation services of the six…