JICA and IDB Lab, the innovation lab of the Inter-American Development Bank Group, will hold a call for business idea proposals from January to March 2025 for the Open Innovation Program “TSUBASA” (https:// tsubasa-jica.com/ ), an open innovation program by the IDB Lab, will hold a call for business idea proposals titled “Open Innovation Challenge…
1 Hotel Tokyo, the first luxury hotel in Japan, will open in the fall of 2025. Upper floors of Tokyo Worldgate Akasaka
Mori Trust announced on November 18 that it will invite its first luxury hotel in Japan, 1 Hotels, to the Tokyo Worldgate Akasaka, a large-scale mixed-use development project in the Akasaka area, to open in the fall of 2025 as 1 Hotel Tokyo. Tokyo Worldgate Akasaka will be located on the 38th to 43rd floors…
W Osaka and Kate Spade collaborate for a limited time on a cafe. Afternoon tea and sweets based on green tones.
Marriott International will open a collaboration cafe with “kate spade new york” at W Osaka (4-1-3 Minami Senba, Chuo-ku, Osaka) for a limited time. The period is from December 7 to February 16, 2025. The menu will be based on green, the core color of the Kate Spade New York brand. Sweets include carrot cake…
Beltran Offers Black Friday Campaign to Save on Winter Travel
Bertra, a reservation site specializing in local hands-on activities, will hold a 10-day Black Friday campaign from November 22 to December 1. A limited number of coupons offering up to 2,500 yen off domestic and international tours and activities will be distributed on the special campaign page. In addition, Bertra plans to distribute additional special…
Signing of Investment Agreement for “Start-up Company Growth Support Project” in Latin America and the Caribbean (Overseas Investment and Loan) ｜ News / PR
On November 15, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed an investment agreement with Dalus Group LLC (“Dalus”), a venture capital fund manager that invests in early-stage startups in the Republic of Mexico and other Latin American and Caribbean countries. The project will invest in Dalus’ third fund in collaboration with the United States Development…
A trip to stay at a hotel on Awashima, an uninhabited island in Shizuoka, to enjoy hot springs, gourmet food, and views of the sea and Mt. Fuji (Part 2) “MOREFUJI Campaign
The press tour will last two days and one night, and the weather forecast is for clear skies during the stay, but it depends on cloud conditions whether Mt. Fuji. How is the reporter’s luck? Fuji campaign,” JR Tokai is offering travel plans to enjoy Mt. Fuji in autumn and winter from September 27 to…
Special train service between Wakayama and Kii-Tanabe on Kinokuni Line. In conjunction with the Blue Impulse flight.
JR West will operate a special train between Wakayama and Kii-Tanabe on the Kinokuni Line (Kisei Main Line) in conjunction with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force “Blue Impulse” acrobatic flight to be held in Mihama-cho, Wakayama Prefecture on December 1. On the day of the event, traffic regulations are scheduled to be enforced around Gobo…
New Nihonkai Ferry’s Drive Packs for the Year-end and New Year holidays are now on sale. 4 days in Hokkaido from/to Niigata
Venus Travel has released “Year-end and New Year Hokkaido Gastronomic Drive Pack for 4 days from/to Niigata”. The package includes round-trip Shin Nihonkai Ferry fare, car transportation, and local accommodations. Departure is from December 25 and return is by January 11, 2025. The New Nihonkai Ferry’s car transportation fee is for one passenger car under…
Midori-no-Madoguchi” ticket windows are expected to be crowded before the year-end and New Year’s holidays, with temporary windows at 50 JR East stations starting in late November.
JR East expects that the “Midori-no Madoguchi” will be crowded mainly for advance sales of reserved-seat limited express tickets, etc. during the year-end and New Year holidays, and will increase the number of temporary windows starting in late November. At five stations (Kawaguchi, Kita-Asaka, Minami-Koshigaya, Kawagoe, and Kuki), temporary “talking reserved seat ticket machine” windows…
J-WEST Card card users can earn up to 5% points for online train reservations from December 16, 2012.
JR West revised the redemption rate of “WESTER points” for online reservations for Shinkansen and limited express trains using the “J-WEST Card” to a maximum of 5%. JR West online reservation “e5489” will be applied from December 16, and “Express Reservation” and “Smart EX” will be applied from December 14. For example, if you use…