The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Loan Agreement (L/A) with the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on May 23 in Hanoi for up to 18,871 million yen for the “Satellite-Based Disaster and Climate Change Management Project (II)”. This project will support the procurement and maintenance of related facilities necessary for the…
Contributing to Bhutan’s response to the new coronavirus crisis
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Loan Agreement (L/A) of up to 3.3 billion yen with the Royal Government of Bhutan in Thimphu on May 23 for the “Emergency Assistance Loan for the New Coronavirus Crisis Response. This project is co-financed with the World Bank. This project aims to reduce and mitigate the…
ANA to discontinue legacy check-in machines for domestic flights
On May 24, ANA announced in the explanation of its new travel service “ANA Smart Travel,” which is completed via smartphone, that it will gradually discontinue the automatic check-in machines installed at domestic airports in Japan for domestic flights after April 2023. The SKiP service, a ticketless boarding service using QR codes and IC chips…
Jetstar “Fly to Australia!” campaign: 19,990 yen Sale!
Jetstar Airways will resume its Japan-Australia route, which has been suspended for more than two years due to the new coronavirus. On July 21, JAL will resume service on the Narita – Cairns route with 10 round-trip flights, five times a week. In addition, KIX will resume flights on the Kansai – Cairns route on…
Malaysia Airlines to Launch Haneda-Kuala Lumpur Route in August
Malaysia Airlines announced the launch of its new Haneda-Kuala Lumpur route on August 14. The new route will be operated twice a week, and will be the fourth Japan route following Narita-Kuala Lumpur, Kansai International Airport-Kuala Lumpur, and Narita-Kota Kinabalu, enabling more flexible travel and connections in the future. Flight MH36 from Kuala Lumpur to…
Spring Japan and Choshi Electric Railway “Mazuibo” “Nure Senbei” campaign
Spring Japan will launch a collaborative campaign with Choshi Electric Railway on May 27. Pre-sale of Choshi Dentetsu’s new product “Mamai-bo (Mentai flavor)” (100 yen for two sticks) on board Spring Japan. In addition, “Nure-sembei (green sweet rice cracker)” and “Ureshino tea” will be sold at a special price only for domestic flights, and a…
RITA Izumifumoto Miyaji-tei, a 120-year-old samurai residence hotel opens
Izuru will open RITA Izumifumoto Miyaji-tei, a samurai residence hotel in Izumi City, Kagoshima Prefecture, on June 30, 2012, in a renovated 120-year-old former Miyaji-tei building. “Izumifumoto” is the largest group of samurai residences of the Satsuma clan. The vacant samurai residences will be revitalized and utilized to attract visitors from within and outside of…
round-trip flights to/from Narita on 24th, Jetstar
Jetstar Japan will hold a tour “First Ride Ebi Buddy! Jetstar Japan’s 10th anniversary tour “First flight on the new A321neo (LR) to/from Narita” will be held on June 30. The sales period is from 10:00 on May 24 to 17:00 on June 15. The aircraft is an Airbus A321LR, the first Jetstar aircraft to…
Ace, “Cornerstone 2-Z” suitcase with expanded capacity
Ace released the “Cornerstone 2-Z” suitcase, which maximizes capacity by reducing rounded corners and making the interior space more like a square. The minimalist design, with the elimination of superfluous items, ensures maximum capacity. The surface of the body shell is finely grained (uneven) to prevent scratches and stains from showing. The bottom of the…
Replacing 6 lanes of the Tomei Tama River Bridge
On May 20, NEXCO Chunichi (Central Nippon Expressway Company) opened to the press the site of the Tomei Tama River Bridge (Setagaya-ku, Tokyo; Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture), which is undergoing renewal work. In the area under the company’s jurisdiction, approximately 60% of roads have been in service for more than 30 years, and some roads,…