Braun (P&G) will release an electric shaver “Series 9 Pro” with a replacement “facial head” on September 30. The price will be around 50,000 yen and up. The company will accept reservations from August 17. The Series 9 Pro is the top-of-the-line model of Braun electric shavers. The newly announced facial head was developed to…
JTB, Ghibli Park admission ticket, hotel, and transportation (JR/airplane) plan, on sale August 15 at 10:00 a.m.
JTB will release a travel product “Let’s Walk in Ghibli Park,” which includes a ticket to Ghibli Park (Moricoro Park, 1533-1 Ibarake Mawarima Otsu, Nagakute City, Aichi Prefecture), which will open on November 1 in the Expo 2005 Aichi Prefecture Memorial Park. (Moricoro Park, 15331, Ibarakekamawariama Otsu, Nagakute City, Aichi Prefecture). The package includes a…
ONE PIECE x NANGA collaboration, Straw Hat Down Jacket and Ace Sunshade Hat
Toei Animation will accept pre-orders for a limited number of items from the “Mugiwara Camp” outdoor series from the “ONE PIECE” anime series, in collaboration with down manufacturer NANGA. An original down jacket and a hat with a sunshade, both made of NANGA’s original waterproof and breathable material “Auroratex,” are now available. The down jacket…
The “Participatory Community Development Project” knowledge-sharing online workshop was held connecting four countries: Iran, Tanzania, the Philippines, and Japan
On Tuesday, August 2, 2022, JICA Iran Office held a workshop on participatory community development (PLSD) by connecting four countries (Iran, Japan, the Philippines, and Tanzania) online as part of the technical training program for the Ministry of Interior of Iran and the Municipal Rural Management Organization (MRMO). More than 60 participants, including government officials…
Free alternative route measures on Hokuriku Expressway due to traffic restrictions on National Highway No. 8 caused by heavy rain, starting at midnight on August 10.
NEXCO Central Japan will implement the alternative route (free of charge) measures for National Route 8 on the Hokuriku Expressway and other roads. The period is from midnight on August 10 to the lifting of traffic restrictions on National Route 8. Due to soil runoff caused by heavy rain, a portion of National Route 8…
Jumbo Ferry to Start Service of New Vessel “Aoi” from Kobe to Takamatsu on October 22
Jumbo Ferry announced that the new vessel “Aoi” will begin service on the Kobe-Takamatsu route on October 22 (8:30 a.m. from Kobe to Shodoshima at 11:40 a.m., arriving in Takamatsu at 1:10 p.m.). The “Aoi” is the successor to the “Kompira 2” and has a 1.4 times larger hull. An onboard VR experience site is…
Marianas Visitors Authority grants $50 coupon per person for United’s Narita to Saipan flights
The Marianas Visitors Authority will launch the “Marianacation Super Deal Campaign” for passengers on United Airlines’ Narita – Saipan route (UA0825/UA0824), which will begin service on September 1. During the period, a coupon worth $50 will be distributed to all round-trip passengers (the offer will end when all coupons are gone). The coupon can be…
Nighttime road closures on the Tohoku Chuo Road, divided into four sections, from September to November.
NEXCO East Japan will close the Tohoku Chuo Expressway (E13) between Yonezawa Kita IC and Higashine IC during the night for the installation of lane dividers. The road will be closed between Yonezawa Kita IC and Nanyo-Takabatake IC from September 5 to September 27, between Nanyo-Takabatake IC and Yamagata-Kaminoyama IC from October 4 to October…
Premier Hotel to open a new “Yamaraku”-type hotel in Kanazawa in December.
Premier Hotel Group will open THE HOTEL SANRAKU KANAZAWA in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on December 21 as a new hotel under the SANRAKU brand, and began accepting reservations on August 8. Since the hotel will be built on the site of the former Kanazawa Building of the Japan Post Group, the entire building will be…
Urban tourist hotel “SOKI KANAZAWA” opens in autumn
UDS has begun accepting reservations for SOKI KANAZAWA (2-1 Fukuromachi, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture), an urban tourist hotel scheduled to open this fall. SOKI KANAZAWA, which aims to enjoy the local nature and materials as they are, is located right in front of Omimachi Market, the “Citizens’ Kitchen. All 130 guest rooms (18m2-37m2) are furnished…