On September 8, ASK will release Shenzhen Arashi Vision’s Insta360 X3 360-degree action camera. The expected market price is 68,000 yen. Compared to the previous model, the new model has improved resolution and image quality and a larger touch screen. It also continues to be waterproof (IPX8) to a depth of 10 meters, has the…
Rakuten Travel Announces “1-Day Studio Pass + Rakuten Exclusive Stay Plan” for Official USJ Hotels
Rakuten Travel has begun selling accommodation plans that include a 1-Day Studio Pass with Rakuten’s exclusive Super Nintendo World merchandise on a first-come, first-served basis at all of Universal Studios Japan’s official hotels. This accommodation plan will be sold in conjunction with USJ’s “NO LIMIT! Halloween” event to be held from September 8 to November…
“glampark sera koyu land” opens in sera-machi, hiroshima
glampark opened “glampark Sera Koyu Land” on September 1 in collaboration with Sera Koyu Land (809-3 Kyomaru, Sera-cho, Sera-gun, Hiroshima Prefecture), a hot spring lodging facility. This is the first glampark to open in Hiroshima Prefecture. Three dome-shaped tents with a capacity of four people are set up, and guests can use a natural radium…
Coleman renews its Dutch Oven. Improved lid, added bottom netting, etc.
Coleman has renewed three sizes of Dutch ovens and will start selling them sequentially in September. In the renewal, a bottom net was added to make it easier to use for cooking food that tends to burn easily and for steaming. In addition, the legs have been eliminated to accommodate stoves of various shapes. The…
Improving the stability of electricity supply in Palau
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…