Tokyo Disneyland unveiled the first noon parade costumes for the third “Disney Palpalooza” special event, which will be held from January 15 to March 16, 2025. The third event will be “Vanellope’s Sweets Pop World,” themed “Vanellope’s World Made of Sweets. The event will feature a noon-time parade, “It’s a Sweet Full Time! parade at…
Uber launches “Uber Teens,” cab dispatch for children ages 13-17. Real-time tracking and recording.
On December 11, Uber Japan launched “Uber Teens,” a service that allows children between the ages of 13 and 17 to hail cabs under parental supervision. Uber Teens allows parents to track their children’s rides to and from school in real time, and also features a new automatic recording function and PIN setting function, allowing…
Visit Achi Village in Minami-Shinshu to view the winter starry sky. Special “Highway Bus + Nichigami Onsen” Accommodation Package Plan
The Achi Nichigami Tourist Bureau in Nagano Prefecture, in cooperation with WILLER ACROSS, has begun selling the “Nichigami Onsen Express Bus Set Plan,” which includes an express bus and accommodation in Nichigami Onsen. Since 2012, Achi Village has been engaged in a variety of starry sky-themed activities, such as star gazing events, night tours, making…
COP29 Side Event] Capacity Building Project on the Use of Innovative Solutions to Improve Climate Change Resilience in the Pacific Ocean ｜ News & PR
reporter Name Affiliation Title Taishi Watanabe Long-term Expert, Capacity Building Project on the Use of Innovative Solutions to Improve Climate Change Resilience in the Pacific, Samoa, JICA summary Date: November 12, 2024 Organized by JICA and SPREP Venue (Pavilion Name): Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion speaker Name Affiliation Title Toeolesulu Cedric Saleesa Pose Schuster Minister of…
Chiikawa” drink stand is coming to Sendai PARCO! Goods store will open at the same time!
PARCO will hold a limited-time store “Chiikawa Restland Link Stand Sendai Sub-branch” at Sendai PARCO2 (3-7-5 Chuo, Aoba-ku, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture). The period is from January 30 to March 9, 2025. The drink menu of “Chiika Restaurant”, a permanent collaboration cafe in Ikebukuro PARCO, will be picked up and sold, and “Chiika Restaurant Goods…
New USJ area finally opens! Donkey Kong and Mr. Miyamoto guide you through the jungle
Universal Studios Japan opened a new area, Donkey Kong Country, on December 11, expanding the area of Super Nintendo World by 1.7 times. A “Grand Opening Ceremony” was held in front of the entrance just prior to the opening. Donkey Kong and Mario, the stars of the new area, USJ President and CEO J.L. Bonnier,…
Aeon Bike’s newly designed “Electric Assist Bicycle” that runs with a simple switch ON. Price: 88,000 yen
AEON BIKE, AEON’s bicycle specialty store, will release its original electrically power assisted bicycles, “WILLGO Cross Electrically Power Assisted Bicycle” and “WILLGO Town Electrically Power Assisted Bicycle,” on December 17. Both are priced at 88,000 yen. The product will be available at approximately 259 Aeon Bike stores in Honshu and Shikoku, and at the online…
Ticketless with a smartphone even outside of Suica area.
Limited Express Ticket and Boarding Ticket in One Set Like “Shinkansen e-ticket” and “Smart EX” that use transportation system IC cards, or “Ekinet Q-ticket” as well as JR Kyushu’s QR ticketless system, the limited express ticket and boarding ticket are in one set when using the Shinkansen or conventional limited express trains. Therefore, it is…
JR East to renew “Suica” functionality over the next 10 years. Code payment/subscription ticket/touchless ticket gate, etc. to be realized.
East Japan Railway Company (JR East) announced plans to gradually upgrade the functionality of Suica over the next 10 years. The company aims to provide seamless and convenient services within 10 years by building a new platform that manages tickets and SF (charged electronic money), which have been managed by IC cards, on a central…
Total coordination with Gap x Disney this winter! 97 items in all with large graphics and logos
Gap (Gap Japan) will launch the “Gap x Disney” collection on December 11. The collection will be available at Matsuzakaya Nagoya and other limited-time stores, as well as online. The “Gap×Disney” collection is a graphic apparel series that fuses Mickey Mouse and other Disney characters with the GAP logo. A total of 97 items ranging…