From late February to April, Kyoto Porta will renovate 17 stores in the station building’s second-floor souvenir/food zone “Kyoto Meishaki-Miyako” and the west and south areas of the underground shopping mall. Located in front of the West Exit ticket gate of JR Kyoto Station (north-south free passageway on the second floor of the station building),…

ANA X will hold six campaigns to commemorate the second anniversary of the launch of its online shopping site, ANA Mall. The period is from January 27 to February 28. Up to 10x miles Up to 10x miles will be awarded for product purchases. The period is from January 27, 10:00 to February 3, 9:59….

JALPAC will launch a campaign to earn double “Tour Miles” for domestic and international tour bookings and purchases on the 25th of every month starting in January. In addition to flight miles, the campaign offers double tour miles (2 miles per 100 yen), which is normally 1 mile per 100 yen. In addition, various campaigns…

Sunflower Daisetsu Retires from Oarai Route The new LNG-fueled Sunflower Kamui debuted on January 21 on the Sunflower route between Tomakomai Port in Ibaraki Prefecture and Tomakomai Port in Hokkaido. Meanwhile, the existing ferry “Sunflower Daisetsu” will cease regular service and leave the route in place of the “Kamui. The “Daisetsu” has long been in…

Snow Peak will release the Land Nest Shelter, a 2-room shelter that is easy to set up even for camping beginners, on January 25. It is priced at 87,780 yen. Symmetrical front-to-back tent based on the frame of the Randonnest Dome. The living room and bedroom are integrated, and the bedroom is a suspended inner…

UNIQLO will launch the new “mofusand” collection from UT of graphic T-shirts in early April. This collaboration is the “Bread Nyan” series, in which fluffy kitten cats appear wearing various kinds of bread. Croissants, sandwiches, coronets, pizzas, croquette burgers, and other items are all depicted in cute and slightly surrealistic designs inspired by fashionable bakeries….

As the year 2025 begins, information on the latest gourmet spots is pouring in. In an area I have taken the liberty of naming the “Waikiki Meat Battleground,” a new yakiniku restaurant called “Han’s Kitchen” has appeared. A yakiniku restaurant with a branch in Japan, it quickly became a popular restaurant after opening its first…

UNIQLO will release Pokemon UT, a graphic T-shirt in collaboration with Pokemon, in late March. The “sketch-style design” Pokémon that gained popularity last summer are gathered again. Pikachu and other unique Pokémon are depicted in a relaxed or energetic manner with cute phrases. The lineup includes four types for men (XS-4XL) at 1,500 yen each…

Develop will open a container hotel, HOTEL R9 The Yard Ebino (522-3 Mukae, Ebino, Miyazaki Prefecture), on February 14. Prior to the opening, the company will start accepting reservations for the hotel from 3:00 p.m. on February 7. Located along Route 268, about 6 minutes by car from the Ebino IC of the Kyushu Longitudinal…

World Party has announced the 2025 spring/summer collection for its own brand KiU, which will be available for pre-order at the official KiU online store on January 17, and will go on sale sequentially from February 1. In the brand’s biggest renewal in its history, the brand aims to go from being a “poncho shop”…