Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation will start an initiative to recycle the waste material from the manufacturing process of composite main wings for the Boeing 787 aircraft into home appliance parts. Carbon fiber composite materials generated during the production of the main wings are recycled and reused as pipe and handle parts…

Kanebo Cosmetics’ makeup brand KATE is selling the brand’s first non-woven mask, Kate Mask F, in limited quantities. The mask is designed with a color-shadow magic design of nose and cheek shade and face line shade to create a sharp and three-dimensional impression of a small face. In addition, the nose fitter fits securely to…

Korean Air will operate the Shin-Chitose (Sapporo) – Incheon (Seoul) route twice a week starting July 17. After two years and four months, this will be the first scheduled international flight to/from New Chitose Airport since Corona. Currently, the company operates Japan-Korea routes from Narita to Incheon, Kansai International Airport to Incheon, Centrair to Incheon,…

Buzz Lightyear” Release Commemorative Merchandise from Overseas Disney Parks In commemoration of the release of the latest Disney & Pixar film “Buzz Lightyear,” merchandise sold at overseas Disney parks and other locations is coming. The lineup includes mugs in space-inspired colors, stainless steel bottles that glow in the dark, plush toys, and fashion items. In…

Tokyo Disney Resort will release Tokyo Disney Resort Circulating Smile, a line of merchandise made from plastic bottles and coffee bean dregs collected at the parks, on July 21. The first batch includes two types of mugs and bowls made from recycled plastic bottles, and two types of tote bags, cushions, aprons, and caps colored…

Otomo Resort opened “Tabi-no-Eki kawaguchiko base” (521-4 Kawaguchi, Fujikawaguchiko-machi, Minamitsuru-gun, Yamanashi Prefecture) in the north shore area of Kawaguchiko, Fujikawaguchiko Town. The “Asama Market,” which offers more than 2,000 products, also features “MEGU-MEGU,” a private-brand product lineup of delicacies associated with the region. Megu,” a collection of private-brand products that feature local delicacies. The lineup…

Kogane will open the hot spring resort Shizuka (233-4 Shiomi, Tateyama, Chiba Prefecture) on July 22. Positioned as a fusion of an onsen ryokan and glamping facility, all rooms are equipped with private saunas and open-air hot spring baths. The sauna is a Japanese cypress barrel sauna, and the outdoor baths use 100% natural hot…

HIS Mobile has launched a “half off first-time administration fee cash back” campaign, which allows customers to save even more money on low-cost SIMs. Half of HIS Mobile’s contract administration fee (normally 3,300 yen) will be refunded to those who apply for an eligible trip at HIS and newly sign up for an eligible low-cost…

News Technology and S.RIDE will operate 10 “Giants Taxis” decorated to the specifications of the Yomiuri Giants professional baseball team from August 19 to September 10 in the 23 wards of Tokyo. In addition, the Yomiuri Travel website will sell the “Giants Taxi Special Ride-Giant Game Viewing Package,” a game viewing package that includes transportation…

Awa Onsen Kinokuniya has opened a high-class private sauna, Yumi Sauna cafe (435 Motona, Kyonan-cho, Awa-gun, Chiba), in Kyonan-cho, Chiba Prefecture. Rates start at 11,000 yen per room. The sauna (5 private sauna rooms) and open café are combined with a water bath that draws water from the groundwater (underground water) of Mt. The underground…