Walt Disney Japan launched “ZOOTOPIA ICE TIME” featuring sweets from the movie “Zootopia. From tableware such as plates and spoons to home goods, the lineup includes items for enjoying time at home. The “silicone mold” (2,600 yen) is in the shape of a paw, which fans who have seen the movie will immediately recognize as…

Kogetsu, a Kyoto-based confectionary shop, will hold a local collaboration during its 40th anniversary sale, “UNIQLO Thanksgiving,” starting on May 24. UNIQLO’s 40th Anniversary Thanksgiving Festival (May 24-June 2) will give away first-come, first-served “specialty items chosen by the store manager in your town” on the first day of the festival, May 24 only. As…

JR West, in cooperation with the Hokuriku Three Prefectures Promotion Council, will conduct the Hokuriku Tourism “Mirumiru Campaign” from June 1 to September 30. The Hokuriku Shinkansen Line will be in operation between Kanazawa and Tsuruga, and the event will be held under the slogan “Try to see,” “Try to eat,” and “Try to learn”…

Tokyu Corporation announced the July 8 opening date of its large-scale complex, Shibuya AXE (2-17-1 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo), and also disclosed the tenants scheduled to move in. Shibuya AXE will have 23 floors above ground and three floors below, with retail on the 1st through 4th floors, offices on the 5th through 23rd floors, and…

Kinokuniya has released a newly designed “Suica penguin zipper bag” from its private brand product line of “Slide Zipper Bags. The assortment pack contains four each of SS, S, and M sizes, and is priced at 495 yen. Available at Kinokuniya’s official online store and at Kinokuniya stores nationwide (excluding some stores). The sliding zipper…

Cando will release a collection featuring Donald Duck art on May 23. To commemorate the 90th anniversary of its screen debut, the brand will offer a variety of blue and white-based items with all-over patterns that can be enjoyed in various expressions. The lineup also includes items for summer travel. The lineup includes a “Foldable…

Lake Biwa Hotel (2-40 Hamacho, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture) will sell plans to view the Lake Biwa Grand Fireworks Festival to be held on August 8. The hotel will start accepting reservations on May 27 for members of the Lake Biwa Hotel Club and on June 10 for the general public. The plan with overnight…

On May 21, Liberta, Sumitomo Chemical, and Utax announced the release of a new material, “Ice Gage Alpha,” jointly developed by the three companies to overcome the serious “extreme heat” problem in summer. HYOGAKU-α is the world’s first cold-sensitive material that “automatically controls the temperature of the garment itself. The combination of two cooling technologies…

Cosmos Hotel Management will renew the original novelty goods offered in the “Pokemon Rooms” at its MIMARU apartment hotels in Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka for stays beginning June 1. One set per couple per night will be given to Pokémon room guests only, with a choice of old novelty goods until August 31, 2011. For…

Hankyu Corporation has announced that its PRiVACE (PRiVACE) seat reservation cars will begin service on July 21, and has also released details of the service. It runs approximately one or two trains per hour from 6:00 to 21:00. The trains will operate between Osaka-Umeda Station and Kyoto-Kawaramachi Station on the Kyoto Line, and will basically…