JICA President Akihiko Tanaka met with International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) Director General Sherm Suckle at JICA headquarters on May 27. At the beginning of the meeting, Director General Suckle expressed his appreciation for the wide range of cooperation between JICA and ITTO, including the implementation of projects over the past 10 years based on…
Chancellor Tanaka Meets with Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Cai ｜ News & Media
JICA President Akihiko Tanaka met with Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Ky of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam at JICA headquarters on May 23. At the beginning of the meeting, President Tanaka stated that, in light of the upgrading of the bilateral relationship to a “comprehensive strategic partnership” at the Japan-Vietnam summit in November 2023,…
Thrilled to see what’s in store! Disney Store’s new Secret Collection is summer-themed. Retro, shaved ice, and cute!
Walt Disney Japan launched the new Secret Collection at Disney Store on May 28. The summer theme features shaved ice, retro coffee shops, rain boots, and more, all in a cute form with the essence of Disney added. Each item is blindfolded, so you won’t know what’s inside until you open it. The “Secret Strap…
Jumbo Ferry presents round-trip tickets for revised timetable of morning ferry service from Kobe
Jumbo Ferry is offering an “8:15 Trial Boarding” to win a pair of round-trip tickets for the Kobe-Shodoshima route on weekdays to commemorate the July 1 revision of the Kobe-Shodoshima and Takamatsu route timetables. The second bus from Kobe on weekdays used to depart at 6:00 a.m., but will now depart at 8:15 a.m. on…
JR Tokai: “Pushy Travel x Bandolier! Collaboration, to be held in the Nagoya Osu Shopping Arcade and on the Shinkansen. Limited goods, AR rally with voices, etc.
JR Tokai and Bushiroad have collaborated with “BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! and Tokaido Shinkansen collaboration project “Bandol! Push Trip in 2024 Summer -Welcome to Osu Shopping Street! ～will be held from July 20 to September 1. AR Rally with Voice While touring around each checkpoint in the Osu shopping district, visitors can enjoy limited…
Suica’s Penguin” cookie tin, available for pre-order on June 2 at 12:00 p.m. Commemorating the 39th anniversary of Hotel Metropolitan
JR East Hotels’ Hotel Metropolitan (1-6-1 Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo) will sell a limited quantity of “Suica no Penguin Cookie Assortment” to celebrate its 39th anniversary. Each one is handmade by our patissier using aromatic Takachiho fermented butter from Kyushu. There are a total of 10 types, including a chocolate-flavored Suica penguin shape with cute icing,…
Sanno Matsuri, one of the three major festivals in Japan, is back for the first time in six years and features an elephant float! Chiyoda-ku Tourist Association Distributes First Guide Booklet
Chiyoda-ku Tourist Association will distribute “Sanno Matsuri: How to Enjoy the Sanno Festival Guide,” which summarizes the highlights of the Sanno Festival to be held from June 7 to 17. The Sanno Matsuri is one of the “Three Great Festivals of Japan” along with the “Three Great Festivals of Edo”, the Gion Festival in Kyoto,…
ANA “Night Aircraft Photo Session” again at Haneda Airport. Photographing aircraft before takeoff at hangars and tarmac spots.
ANA Holdings will hold “Night Airplane Photo Session in Haneda Hangar” on June 22 and “Night Airplane Photo Session in Haneda SPOT” on June 23. The fees are 17,300 yen for “in Haneda Hangar” and 25,000 yen for “in Haneda SPOT”. The event was held in April and was so well received that it was…
Hanshin Tigers Pine Alley Lip Cream” sold at station kiosks in the Kansai region. Decide “that thing” but prevent “roughness”!
Heso Holdings will release “Hanshin Tigers Pine Alley Lip Cream” in late May. The price is 880 yen. Pineapple Allee, a collaboration between the Hanshin Tigers professional baseball team and the pineapple confectionery Pineapple Candy, has been further commercialized as a lip balm. The cream has a pineapple candy fragrance and a Tigers logo and…
Five railroad and bus operators in Kumamoto withdraw from transportation IC cards. Credit card touch settlement to be introduced.
Kyushu Sanko Bus, Sanko Bus, Kumamoto Electric Railway, Kumamoto Bus, and Kumamoto City Bus, which operate rail and bus services in Kumamoto Prefecture, announced at a press conference on May 27 that they will withdraw from Suica and other nationwide transportation IC cards. They cite high renewal costs as the reason, and will introduce readers…