PGA released gadget pouches with popular Star Wars, Marvel, and Disney characters embroidered with sagara embroidery from its Premium Style accessory brand. Priced at 2,480 yen each. The storage pouch is perfect for gadgets such as earphones, charging cables and adapters, eye drops and lipsticks, and comes with a carabiner for attaching to a bag….
Minor Hotels to develop three brands in Japan. Establishes a joint venture with Royal Holdings
On January 28, Royal Holdings announced the establishment of Royal Minor Hotels, a joint venture with MHG INTERNATIONAL HOLDING. Each company will hold a 50% stake in the joint venture, which is scheduled to be established in March. MHG INTERNATIONAL HOLDING is a wholly owned subsidiary of Minor Hotels. Minor Hotels operates more than 560…
Tokushima Airport Limousine Buses Now Accept Payment by Credit Card Touch. First introduction of this service in Tokushima Prefecture.
Tokushima Bus Co. will introduce a credit card touch-payment boarding service on February 18 for its airport limousine bus service between Tokushima Station and Tokushima Airport. The company will be the first transportation operator in Tokushima Prefecture to introduce this service. Payment terminals are provided at the fare box, which can be used by touching…
Osaka Metro strengthens safety by increasing station staff and assigning security guards on the Chuo Line during the Expo. One-man operation will also begin.
Osaka Metro announced that it will strengthen safety measures mainly on the Chuo Line, which will be the access line during the “Osaka-Kansai Expo”. The number of station employees will be increased by approximately 40, and approximately 100 new security guards will be assigned at 11 stations. This will help ensure safety by facilitating one-way…
All points will be rewarded in a drawing when you use Suica at NewDays. Up to 5,000 yen
JR East will conduct the “Suica x NewDays JRE POINT Present Campaign for up to the full amount of purchases”. 100 lucky winners will receive JRE POINT equivalent to the full amount of payment (up to 5000 points) when shopping with Suica at NewDays during the period from February 1 to March 31. read more…
Vice President Miyazaki Meets with Vice Chairman of the Libyan Council of Heads of State and Government Rafie ｜ News & PR
JICA Vice President Katsura Miyazaki met with Vice Chairman of the Libyan Summit Council Rafie at JICA Headquarters on January 26. At the beginning of the meeting, Vice President Miyazaki welcomed the delegation to JICA and expressed his recognition of the importance of Libya’s stability to the stability of the region and his desire to…
ANA Pay integrates cash and mileage balances. Easier access to small amounts of miles.
ANA X merged ANA Pay cash and mileage balances on January 28. ANA Pay is a smartphone payment service that can be used with the ANA Mileage Club app. 1 mile can be earned for every 200 yen spent, and each mile can be recharged as the equivalent of 1 yen. The two separate balances…
Jungle Okinawa” will open on July 25. Admission for adults is 6930 yen, and attractions are also announced. Tsuyoshi Morioka, CEO of Sword, says “Okinawa’s tourism and economy will change.”
Ltd. and Japan Entertainment Inc. held a press conference in Tokyo on January 28, announcing that “JUNGLIA OKINAWA,” a large-scale theme park project currently underway in northern Okinawa, will open on July 25, 2025. The opening date, which had been undecided, as well as an outline of the park, including admission fees and attractions, and…
JAL to sell Japanese whiskey “Kanosuke” from Kagoshima, Hioki on board. Also offered at Haneda/Narita lounges.
JAL will sell Kanosuke HIOKI POT STILL 2024 LIMITED EDITION and Single Malt Kanosuke on international flights as the sixth in its effort to introduce Japanese craft whiskey to the world. Kanosuke HIOKI POT STILL 2024 LIMITED EDITION is the first limited edition derived from the pot still whiskey “Kanosuke HIOKI POT STILL,” which is…
Tokyo Monorail to Revise Timetable on March 15. First and last trains at Haneda Airport will be moved up and down, and the Airport Rapid service will be increased on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.
Tokyo Monorail will implement a timetable revision on March 15. To enhance access to Haneda Airport during early morning and late night hours, the first trains at Haneda Airport Terminal 2, Terminal 1 and Terminal 3 stations will be scheduled earlier on both weekdays and weekends. In addition, the type of service will be changed…