Weathernews opened “Hatsuhinode Ch.” on its WeatherNews smartphone app and began distributing the time of the first sunrise of January 1, 2023, as well as the latest weather information. On New Year’s Day, a winter pressure pattern is expected to prevail, with clear winter skies and a good view of the first sunrise from the…
Rakuten Travel adds 14 regions, including Hokkaido, Kanagawa, and Hiroshima, to its New Year’s National Travel Support Plan. Applications will be accepted from 10:00 a.m. on the 29th.
Rakuten Travel will add 14 new regions to its national travel support at the beginning of the new year (January 10, 2023-) and will begin accepting applications on December 29 at 10:00 am. All of them are for domestic lodging and domestic tours. December 29, 10:00 a.m. Start minute Hokkaido, Kanagawa, Yamanashi, Nagano, Ishikawa, Aichi,…
IchiYu.com starts its New Year’s nationwide travel support today at 12:00 p.m. Membership stage awards an additional 1-5% points.
Ichiyu.com will begin accepting reservations for accommodations during the New Year’s National Travel Support (from January 10, 2023) at 12:00 p.m. today. The areas covered are as follows. Target Area Hokkaido, Akita, Fukushima, Tochigi, Saitama, Kanagawa, Niigata, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi, Nagano, Gifu, Shizuoka, Aichi, Mie, Hyogo, Wakayama, Tottori, Shimane, Okayama, Yamaguchi, Kagawa, Ehime, Kochi, Fukuoka,…
Yahoo! Travel launches New Year’s nationwide travel support today at 12:00 pm. Save up to an additional 10% with online card payment.
Yahoo! Travel will begin accepting lodging reservations at 12:00 p.m. today for the New Year’s National Travel Assistance (from January 10, 2023). The areas covered are as follows. Target Area Hokkaido, Akita, Fukushima, Tochigi, Saitama, Kanagawa, Niigata, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi, Nagano, Gifu, Shizuoka, Aichi, Mie, Hyogo, Wakayama, Tottori, Shimane, Okayama, Yamaguchi, Kagawa, Ehime, Kochi, Fukuoka,…
Koji Inoue’s “Hints for Railway Travel”] How to meet specially painted cars of JR and other railroad companies? Know how the cars are inspected and operated.
Not only this, but there are examples in many places where some cars are repainted or specially painted. However, it is a little more difficult than one might think to take pictures or ride on them. This is because it is not always clear which train the car will be used on. JR Hokkaido will…
February 2023 issue of Airline Monthly, featuring “ANA 70th Anniversary Story,” founded in December 1952. There is also an ANA calendar in the appendix.
On December 28, Ikaros Shuppan released “Monthly Airline February 2023,” an A4-size, 172-page book priced at 1,650 yen. The special feature is “ANA 70th Anniversary Story. The story of ANA’s challenges on its 70th anniversary since its establishment in December 1952 is traced from the perspective only a monthly airline can provide: from the de…
JR East issues off-peak commuter passes in March with a price reduction of approx. 10%. Regular commuter pass price increase of approx. 1.4%.
JR East announced that the revision of commuter pass fares applied for to the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism on September 16 was approved on December 27. With this approval, commuter pass fares will be revised (increasing by approximately 1.4%) and “off-peak” commuter passes (Suica only) will be issued on March 18, 2023,…
Revised to Disney Resort shareholder passport; one passport distributed for 500 shares or more, plus one passport each year for long-term holders of three years or more.
On December 27, Oriental Land announced a stock split and changes to its shareholder benefit plan. Regarding the stock split, one share of common stock will be split into five shares, aiming to increase liquidity and expand the investor base by lowering the unit amount. In line with this change, the shareholder special benefit program…
Hikawa Shrine, Hatsumode 2023 information on the web site. Traffic restrictions apply on three days of the week.
Hikawa Shrine (1-407 Takahana-cho, Omiya-ku, Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture) provides information on its official Web site about the first visit to the shrine in 2023. The following are the hours of the hall of worship where prayers are offered, and the locations for awarding sacred fuda (fuda, amulets, red seals, etc.). Red seals are available…
President Tanaka meets with Deputy Prime Minister Meredov of Turkmenistan
JICA President Akihiko Tanaka met with Rashid Meredov, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, at JICA Headquarters on December 23. Noting that 2022 marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Turkmenistan, President Tanaka expressed his desire to continue to expand cooperation, particularly in human resource…