Difficulty in recharging on JR East’s “Mobile Suica” application has been occurring since around 12:00 pm on June 2. The official website has been experiencing problems with Apple Pay and Google Pay payments, and the website advises users to use cash at convenience stores and station recharge machines to recharge from the app, and to…

On June 2, JR Group announced the sales and usage periods of the Seishun 18 Ticket and Seishun 18 Ticket Hokkaido Shinkansen Option Ticket for the summer season of 2025. Seishun 18 Ticket (Summer 2025) Sales Period: ［For 3 days] July 4 – September 7, 2025 ［For 5 days] July 4 – September 5, 2025…

JR Hokkaido and JR East will offer the “Hokkaido & East Japan Pass” for the summer season. The sales period is from June 20 to September 24, and the usage period is from July 1 to September 30. This ticket allows unlimited rides for seven consecutive days on non-reserved ordinary car seats of ordinary trains…

H.I.S. Hotel Holdings rebranded Watermark Hotel Okinawa Kume Island (411 Magari, Kumejima-cho, Shimajiri-gun, Okinawa Prefecture) and Watermark Hotel Okinawa Miyakojima (1725 Sawada Maehara, Irabu, Miyakojima City, Okinawa Prefecture), opening on June 1. The new brand is a resort hotel based on the concept of “a stay that resonates with the five senses like water, the…

Jumbo Ferry will launch an amenity set giveaway program on June 7 for its overnight ferry “Funemari”. The “Ship Overnight” plan allows passengers to use the ferry to/from Kobe and back, crossing the date, and use it as a de facto overnight stay, starting at 4,990 yen per person. To receive the gift, you must…

SKYPACK TOURS is conducting a “Limited Time Coupon Time Sale from Kyushu” until June 16 at 12:00 pm. During the period, a limited number of discount coupons that can be used for “Tasubitabi,” which combines Skymark’s airline tickets and accommodations, will be distributed through the website. Reservations exceeding 40,000 yen per group, departing July 1…

New Era will release a new collaborative collection with New Japan Pro-Wrestling on June 6. All New Era stores (except New Era Kiosk Nagoya Station) and the official website will carry the collection. The lineup features the popular New Japan Pro-Wrestling units “Los Ingobernables de Japón,” “Bullet Club,” and “UNITED EMPIRE One cap (5,500 yen…

Tobu Top Tours will hold the “Guessing Life Support Campaign” from June 2 to September 30. During the period, travelers who use the “SUGOTOKU” package, which includes round-trip JR train service, local sightseeing, and lodging, to destinations in Niigata, Sendai, or Nagoya (including one-day trip products) will receive 5% of travel points, five times the…