On July 10, HELLO CYCLING (OpenStreet) and Docomo Bike Share, both involved in the shared mobility business, including rental electric bicycles, announced a business alliance for the joint use of shared cycle ports. The new system will allow users to use and return bicycles across both companies’ services, improving convenience and increasing operational efficiency by…
Oarai Marine Fireworks Festival” will be held on September 28. Record 15,000 fireworks, music festival, beach sauna, festival food, and more!
The Oarai Festival Executive Committee (Local) will hold the 3rd “Oarai Marine Fire Festival – OARAI HANABI FES” on September 28. The event will be held at Oarai Sun Beach Beach (located in the central harbor of Oarai-cho, Higashi Ibaraki-gun, Ibaraki Prefecture), with the doors opening at 10:00 and the show closing at 21:00. Nomura…
Futaba SA (uphill) on the Chuo Expressway was renewed on July 17. Food court has 128 spacious seats.
Central Japan Exis Yamanashi Branch will reopen the entire Futaba SA (uphill) on the Chuo Expressway (E20) at 7:00 a.m. on July 17. In addition to the coin-operated showers, laundry, and convenience store that opened earlier on March 15, a food court, souvenir shop, take-out shop, and café-bakery have newly opened. The store is decorated…
Tokyo Monorail to Increase Rapid Train Service to Haneda Airport during Summer Holidays; Temporary Schedule from August 9 to 18
Tokyo Monorail will change the train type from regular trains to sectional rapid trains and airport rapid trains during certain hours from August 9 to 18. The weekday schedule will be changed on August 9 and 13-16. On the down trains, some 7:00 a.m. regular trains will be changed to sectional rapid trains. The sectional…
Peach Launches Partial Routes for Winter 2024 Timetable. New fare types, including seat selection and checked baggage fees
Peach Aviation has released tickets for some routes during the 2024 winter timetable. Domestic routes will be sold on 17 routes including Sapporo, Sendai, and Ishigaki, and international routes on 11 routes including Taipei, Seoul, and Bangkok. Starting with the winter schedule, three new fare types will be applied: Standard, Standard Plus, and Minimum. Standard…
PUMA “Palermo”, terrace style sneaker that creates individuality through materials and colors
On July 10, PUMA Japan held a press preview of its products for fall/winter 2024, where Hyosuke Nozaki, Brand Communication Manager, Marketing Division, explained the PALERMO series. The low-cut shoes worn by supporters gathered on the terraces of soccer stadiums (standing-room-only seats behind the goal) were called “terrace style,” and Palermo became a representative model…
Collaboration between Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise and Aina the End. Show with music and a large tank with 50,000 sardines swimming in it.
Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise will hold “WATER & MUSIC FES. supported by Natalie” in collaboration with Aina the End from July 10 to September 30 as a renewal event of the production facility. The Aqua Stadium, which used to hold “Sea Animals Shows,” was equipped with 360-degree fountains, smoke machines, etc. The name of the…
Marriott’s Music Events at Aloft Moxy Hotels in Tokyo/Osaka/Kyoto. Turning “digital interactions into real interactions.”
On July 9, Marriott International held a Marriott Bonvoy Strategy Presentation and LE SSERAFIM Talk Event exclusively for Marriott Bonvoy members at The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo (9-7-1 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo). John Toomey, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer for Asia Pacific (excluding Greater China), spoke at the presentation. Marriott Bonvoy, a loyalty program launched five years ago,…
Kitamura launches ninth Suica’s Penguin collaboration item. Tote bag and shoulder bag
Kitamura released its ninth collaboration item with “Suica’s Penguin” on July 10, 2012, and it is available at “GRANSTA MALL” in the e-commerce site “JRE MALL”. Two products, a tote bag and a smartphone shoulder bag, both available in five colors. The canvas tote bag is 23 cm wide and fits a 500 mL PET…
FAV LUX Shodoshima will open in summer/autumn 2025. All 45 rooms have private balconies overlooking the Seto Inland Sea.
fav hospitality group will open an oceanfront hotel “FAV LUX Shodoshima” (Shodoshima-cho, Shodo-gun, Kagawa Prefecture) overlooking the Seto Inland Sea in summer or fall 2025. Located in an area dotted with tourist attractions such as Roadside Station Olive Garden and the national park Kanzake Gorge. Shodoshima is the second largest of the islands in the…