Izu Hakone Railway to accept credit card touch payment at all Sunzu Line stations. Exclusive ticket gate machines will be installed by the end of fiscal year.

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Izu Hakone Railway has announced that it will introduce a credit card touch-payment boarding service at each station on the Sunzu Line (between Mishima and Shuzenji Stations). The service is scheduled to begin within FY2024, with more details to be announced in the future. Passengers can enter and exit the ticket gate by touching their…

Mizuno’s “Peanuts” Muscle Training Goods, Including Snoopy and Others. Cute stuffed animal style even when not in use.

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Mizuno will begin selling new training goods designed by Snoopy and other “Peanuts” characters at its official online store and at some of its directly managed stores (13 stores including MIZUNO TOKYO and Mizuno Osakachayamachi) from July 8. The series looks like a plush toy and is cute even when not in use, making home…

Chuka-Soba Katsumoto” frozen ramen vending machine installed at Suidobashi Station. You can buy “Niboshi Soy Sauce Chinese Noodles” at the echinaca.

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JR East Cross Station Water Business Company will install a “Chinese Soba Katsumoto frozen vending machine” at Suidobashi Station from July 5. The location is behind NewDays on the west exit concourse outside the ticket gates. The product being handled is “Frozen Niboshi Shoyu Chinese Soba Noodle (1 serving)” (1,000 yen). The product is a…

Mampei Hotel reopens for business with a soft opening from August 16 to September 23. Only Atago-kan will be open for lodging.

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Mampei Hotel (925 Karuizawa, Karuizawa-cho, Kitasaku-gun, Nagano Prefecture) will partially reopen for business as a soft opening from August 16 to September 23. The hotel had been closed for renovation since 2023. The hotel will open its main dining room, café terrace, and store on the first floor of the Alps Wing, as well as…

Enjoy cold pasta at Tokyo DisneySea. The “Zambini’s Recommended Set” is a volume menu of pasta & pizza!

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Tokyo Disney Resort is now offering summer programs from July 2 to September 18! Tokyo DisneySea has started offering summer menus. Zambini’s Recommended Set” is available at “Zambini Brothers Ristorante” until September 30. This set includes cold pasta “Seafood with Tomato & Soy Milk Sauce” and “Cheese Pizza (Blue Cheese Flavor)” and a drink. The…

Guerrilla thunderstorms peak in mid-August. About the same as last year, but expected to be less in northern Japan.

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Weathernews released “Guerrilla Thunderstorm Trends 2024. Guerrilla thunderstorms are expected to occur approximately 87,000 times nationwide from July to September 2024, about the same number as last year, but more than the average of the past five years. Northern Japan, especially Hokkaido and Aomori Prefecture, is expected to experience less than half the number of…

70 Years of ODA 4] Co-Creating the Future of International Cooperation with Diverse Partners ｜ News & Media

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Co-creation” with diverse partners is the key to the future of international cooperation. We asked Sachiko Takeda, JICA’s Director of Public Affairs, who moderated the panel discussion, about the possibilities for the future of international cooperation and the role JICA will play. Sachiko Takeda, JICA Public Relations Manager (affiliation at time of interview) Considering the…