JR Tokai and JR West will change No. 3 car from non-reserved seats to reserved seats for all “Nozomi” trains on the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen on the occasion of the March 15 timetable revision. This change will increase the number of reserved seats per train by 85, and each train will have three green…
No holiday discounts for three consecutive holidays after FY2025. Expressway companies announced the exemptions.
The three NEXCO companies, JB Honshi Kosoku, and Miyagi Prefecture Road Public Corporation announced the dates for the exclusion of holiday discount offerings in FY2025. The policy of exempting holiday discounts during busy periods has continued in order to equalize tourism demand and disperse traffic, and it was decided to continue this policy for FY2025,…
Unlimited Ride + Round Trip Shinkansen “Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Ticket” goes on sale April 1. From/to Kansai and Chugoku area
JR West and JR Tokai will release the “Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Ticket” (2025 edition), a special value-added excursion set, on April 1. The Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route is a mountain sightseeing route that offers spectacular views of the 3000-meter-high Tateyama Mountain Range and Kurobe Dam by taking six different vehicles including cable cars, buses, and…
Second Mock African Union (AU) Conference Launch Event Held, Call for Participants Now Open ｜ News & PR
The launch ceremony of the second “Mock AU” organized by the Mock AU Executive Committee (a voluntary student organization) and co-organized by JICA, UNDP and Sophia University was held on March 3 at Sophia University. More than 100 people participated in the ceremony, both in person and online. The handover from the first Mock AU…
How Did Humans Reach Hawaii 1,000 Years Ago? Living with the Earth, Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Polynesian Traditional Voyaging Canoe “Hokule’a
Have you ever heard of a hokule’a canoe? The hōkūle’a was restored by the Polynesian Nautical Society in 1975 to revive this art of navigation. Hokulea, which means “star of happiness” in Hawaiian, is constructed without using nails, and all parts are tied together with ropes. It is believed that humans arrived in Hawaii from…
Commuter Pass offers up to half price on expressways regardless of the day of the week or time of day. Starts in April in 6 prefectures nationwide.
On March 14, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and the three NEXCO companies announced that they will begin accepting applications for the Commuter Pass social experiment to be conducted on expressways in six prefectures in Japan (Hokkaido, Niigata, Ishikawa, Yamanashi, Kagawa, and Nagasaki) from March 17, at 2 pm. The content of…
Unlimited Rides on Osaka City Trains and Buses with the “Surutto KANSAI Osaka Round Trip Pass. A new version that extends the area up to Itami Airport is also available.
The Surutto KANSAI Council will release the digital train ticket “Surutto KANSAI Osaka Round Trip Pass 1day/2day” for fiscal year 2025 on March 25. This ticket allows unlimited rides on trains and buses (Osaka Metro, Keihan, Hankyu, Hanshin, Nankai, Kintetsu, and Osaka City Bus) in Osaka City and surrounding areas for one day or two…
iM@S Million Live x NewDays to release original goods. Collaboration panels will be exhibited at limited stores.
JR East Cross Station Retail Company will sequentially sell limited-edition goods in collaboration with “THE IDOLM@STER MILLION LIVE! In conjunction with “THE IDOLM@STER 765 MILLIONSTARS HOTCHPOTCH FESTIV@L!!!2″ to be held at Saitama Super Arena on March 29-30, limited collaboration goods will be sold in Saitama area. 2”, this initiative aims to revitalize the area around…
Two previous Duffy’s & the first “plush badge” from the first period are back on sale! Join the Encore Collection by voting for which one you would like to see!
Tokyo DisneySea will hold the special event “Duffy & Friends 20th Anniversary: Colorful Happiness” from April 8 to March 19, 2026. The event will celebrate the 20th anniversary of Duffy’s arrival at Tokyo DisneySea, and will include an “Encore Collection” program to look back on memories of Duffy, in which two “plushie badges” will be…
Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, snow removal information up to Murodo and Yuki-no-Otani is distributed every Tuesday. The entire route opens on April 15.
Tateyama Kurobe Kanko will distribute snow removal information on the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, a mountain tourism route connecting Toyama and Nagano prefectures, on its official website and SNS every Tuesday at 10:00. Six different vehicles, including cable cars, buses, and ropeways, can be used to travel between Tateyama Station in Toyama Prefecture and Ogisawa…