On September 8, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Grant Agreement (G/A) with the Government of the Republic of Palau for a grant aid of up to 2.14 billion yen for the “Power Grid Improvement Project. This project will improve the stability of electricity supply in Koror and Babeldaob by upgrading the power…
JCB to conduct Halloween Charter Campaign at USJ
JCB will conduct “JCB Presents Universal Studios Japan Halloween Charter Campaign 2023” for its members. The period is from September 16 to February 15, 2023. A total of 20,000 people will be invited to the first day of the Universal Studios Japan Halloween event in 2023 for a total of 10,000 yen spent during the…
APA Hotel Asakusa Kuramae Ekimae Opens in Asakusa, right next to Kuramae Station
On September 7, APA Hotel opened its 15th property in Taito Ward, Asakusa Kuramae Ekimae (2-4-4 Kuramae, Taito Ward, Tokyo), equipped with a one-second check-in machine and express check-out post, allowing guests to enter and leave without waiting. The building is equipped with an unmanned convenience store “Smart Marche” and a coin-operated laundry. Breakfast will…
Tokyo Disney Resort Collaborates with Musical “Beauty and the Beast”
On September 9, Tokyo Disney Resort will release tickets that include admission to the park and a performance of Shiki Theatre Company’s Disney musical “Beauty and the Beast,” which will open at the Maihama Amphitheater on October 23. You can see the daytime performance of the musical “Beauty and the Beast” with S1 seating and…
Understanding with International Finance Corporation (IFC): Promoting co-investment in the private sector in developing countries
On September 7, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC)* renewed the Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) to promote coordinated investments and loans to the private sector in developing countries. The MOC has been renewed. The signing took place online between JICA Director Keiichiro Nakazawa and IFC Vice President Ruth Horowitz….
October issue of BE-PAL: a sauna hat in collaboration with MOSS TENTS
BE-PAL, a magazine from Shogakukan, has prepared “MOSS TENTS x BE-PAL outdoor toto sauna hat” as a special supplement for its October issue, which goes on sale September 8. It is a free-size sauna hat made of felt with a mini pocket on the back of the logo. The magazine features a special feature titled…
The Tourism Bureau of Australia: “The only place in the world where you can see wild koalas”
On September 7, Tourism Australia released the latest local information. Australia is located in the southern hemisphere, and the coming warm and pleasant spring season will be a good time to enjoy nature activities and animal encounters. In addition, Jetstar, based in Australia, has resumed flights between Narita and Cairns, Narita and the Gold Coast,…
“Build Back Better” – Six months after the Tongan undersea volcano eruption
Conference Title: Build Back Better Vision Seminar in the Kingdom of Tonga Date: Wednesday, August 17, 2022, 10:00-12:00 (Japan time) Organized by: National Spatial Planning Agency (NSPA) of the Kingdom of Tonga and JICA Location: Nuku’alofa, capital of the Kingdom of Tonga (Tongan side) Tukua Tonga (President, NSPA), Sir Tuiafitu (Minister, Ministry of Lands and…
Hot spring bath and round-trip bus tickets with Free passes to/from Nakatsu Station
Gifu Prefecture, Nakatsugawa City, and Kita Ena Kotsu will release three types of tickets: the Magome Line Free Ticket, a free pass ticket for getting on and off at JR Nakatsugawa Station; the On-Poi no Yu Bus Set Ticket, which includes a hot spring bath ticket and round-trip bus ticket; and the Fuekijo Line ticket,…
Navitime launches “Trajectory Route” function in Drive Supporter app
On September 7, NAVITIME Japan began offering “Locus Route” guidance for paying members of its car navigation application “NAVITIME Drive Supporter. The application records the route taken by the user during navigation, and recreates the same route the next time the user is guided. This can be used when navigating between the same two points,…