Tsutenkaku Tower (1-18-6, Ebisu Higashi, Naniwa-ku, Osaka City) opened its second interactive attraction, “Dive & Walk,” on July 1. The attraction consists of two parts: a “Walk” that circles around the outer perimeter of the rooftop of the Intermediate Observation Deck (26 meters above ground) and a “Dive” that jumps out from the middle of…

The Metropolitan Expressway encourages people to avoid congested days based on the July congestion forecast calendar. Congestion is expected to increase on weekdays from around July 11, with particular congestion on July 12 and 26. On July 7, 15, 21, and 28, traffic is recommended to detour around the Mimegi Interchange, which connects the Ikebukuro…

NTT DOCOMO will conduct the “Jalan net Maximum All Points Return Campaign – No Hazure” from July 1 to September 4, 2012. During the campaign period, enter the campaign page on the travel reservation site “Jalan net”, link your “Recruit ID” and “d-account”, and set your Recruit ID’s main point to d-points. By making online…

Sumitomo Mitsui Card and Japan Nettata began issuing a new Visa-branded “Japan Net Card” on July 1. The “Japan Net Card” offers free shipping and no installment fee for purchases made at Japan Net Takata. The number of installment payments has now been expanded to 60 installments. The card is compatible with touch-sensitive payment, and…

Sumitomo Mitsui Card has launched a “Chance to win up to 10,000 yen worth of cash by making a touch payment with your smartphone! campaign. During the period from July 1 to August 31, one in ten customers who make at least five touch payments of 500 yen or more including tax using a smartphone…

Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo (1-1-7 Kasuga-cho, Nerima-ku, Tokyo) opened “Harry Potter Shop Online Japan,” the first official Warner Bros. operated EC site for Japan on June 27. This is the third official e-commerce site operated by Warner Bros. after the U.S. and the U.K. The site offers the same services offered by Studio Tour…

Starbucks Coffee Japan will release a total of seven Tanabata goods on July 5 in collaboration with Starbucks Reserve Roastery Tokyo in Meguro, Tokyo, and the Converse apparel brand CONVERSE TOKYO. This is the fourth year that the two brands, which both have stars in their logos, have teamed up. Under the theme of “stars…

Sumitomo Mitsui Card is holding a campaign until August 25, offering a one-in-two chance to win 500 yen worth of V-Points when making purchases at participating facilities such as Lalaport and Mitsui Outlet Park, and at online stores. For every 5,000 yen (cannot be combined during the period) or more spent at participating facilities operated…

Tokyo Disneyland will hold a summer-only program from July 2 to September 18. Here is an early look at the press release. Baymax Mission Cool Down” is a water sprinkling program that will be performed three times a day for approximately 35 minutes along the parade route. Baymax, the care robot from the Disney movie…

On July 1, the Metropolitan Police Department updated its list of public enforcement locations for traffic violations. Speeding violations (PDF) will be enforced at approximately 100 locations in Chiyoda Ward, including Hanzomon Station Road (near Hayatomachi 3), Otemachi Ryogoku Line (near Otemachi 2), Misakicho-Nishi Kanda Line (near Misakicho 3), and Yasukuni Street (near Kandasudacho 2)….