JR West will operate extra trains in the Keihanshin area from midnight on New Year’s Eve to approximately 3:00 a.m. on New Year’s Day. On the JR Kyoto and Kobe lines, extra trains will run between Nishi-Akashi and Takatsuki (every 20 minutes) and between Takatsuki and Kyoto (every 40 minutes). The trains will operate approximately…
Signing of loan agreement for “Kom Ombo Solar Power Project” in Egypt (Overseas Investment and Loan): Contributing to climate change mitigation through a 500 MW renewable energy project
On November 30, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a project finance loan agreement with Abydos Solar Power Company SAE of the Arab Republic of Egypt for the Kom Ombo solar power project. The project will be co-financed with the International Finance Corporation (IFC). Egypt has been aggressively increasing its power generation capacity, mainly thermal…
Rakuten Travel Super SALE, starting December 4. Start of advance distribution of up to 50,000 yen coupons
Rakuten Travel will hold the “Rakuten Travel Super SALE” from December 4, 2012, offering special deals on hotels and hot spring resorts nationwide. A campaign offering 1,000 points per child for family travel will also be held at the same time. This time, the period for making reservations for the high-value coupons, which were previously…
TOKYO SKYTREE TOWN launches sales of the 2023 grab bags. New Year’s Scratch” to win up to 5,000 yen shopping vouchers will also be distributed.
Tokyo Skytree Town (1-1-2 Oshiage, Sumida-ku, Tokyo) has begun selling the 2023 grab bags. The centerpiece of the goodie bags is the “Tokyo Skytree Town Special Enjoy Pack,” which includes admission tickets to the Tokyo Skytree Observation Deck, Sumida Aquarium, and Planetarium Tenku, as well as the “Confectionary Villa Fukubukuro,” which allows you to enjoy…
Karakuza Hotel Colors Tokyo Yaesu to open on March 31, 2023. 95 rooms, 6-minute walk from Yaesu Central Exit.
Karakuza Hotels will open Karakuza Hotel Colors Tokyo Yaesu (3-5 Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo) on March 31, 2023, and began taking reservations on its official website on December 1. Located about a 6-minute walk from the Yaesu Central Exit of Tokyo Station, the hotel is also very close to the Tokyo Station bus terminal. The hotel…
Ginza Mitsukoshi, “Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony” using state-of-the-art XR, with a drawing for a gift worth 30,000 yen
Ginza Mitsukoshi (4-6-16 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo) will hold “GINZA MITSUKOSHI XR CHRISTMAS 2022” in collaboration with SoVeC, a Sony Group company. From December 1 to 25, visitors can enjoy the “Premium Lighting Ceremony,” in which a Christmas tree appears from the “Ginza Chandelier,” the outer wall of Ginza Mitsukoshi facing the 4-Chome intersection, on the…
Korean Air Introduces Airbus A321neo. Flat seats, larger baggage storage cabin, etc.
Korean Air will introduce the Airbus A321neo aircraft and begin operations in December. The seats consist of 8 Prestige (business) class seats and 174 Economy class seats (182 seats in total). In particular, the Prestige class seats are the first 180-degree flat seats in Korea for a narrow-body aircraft with a single aisle. In addition,…
NEXCO East Japan to publicize in advance via Twitter, LINE, etc. in case of heavy snowfall; measures for snow and ice during winter season of FY2022
NEXCO East Japan announced its efforts to secure road traffic during the winter season of FY2022. With human life as the top priority, snow and ice control operations, etc., will be implemented based on the concept of thoroughly avoiding large-scale vehicle holdups on major roads. In particular, when heavy snow is expected, various efforts will…
Air France Celebrates 70th Anniversary of Service to Japan, Increasing Flights in Summer 2023; Haneda Adds 777-300 Aircraft with New Business Class
On November 29, Air France held a presentation to mark the 70th anniversary of its service to Japan. Seventy years ago, in November 1952, the airline launched its first scheduled flight between Haneda and Paris as the first flight between Japan and France. On the day of the event, there were announcements of the flight…
Cathay Pacific reopens lounge at Haneda. Noodle bar serving special tantan mian and wonton mian, etc.
Cathay Pacific will reopen the Haneda Airport Cathay Pacific Lounge on December 1, after temporarily closing it in March 2020. The company resumed flights between Haneda and Hong Kong on November 1, and will increase the number of daily round-trip flights on this route to two from December 1. The reopening of the lounge is…