Japanese Ride-Sharing Program Starts in Karuizawa during GW; 25 vehicles to be picked up by GO app and private cars to be used

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GO started a transportation business (Japanese-style ride-sharing) using private cars in Karuizawa, Kitasaku-gun, Nagano Prefecture. As an effort to accommodate the increase in tourists during Golden Week, up to 25 vehicles, including 19 private cars, will be operated in cooperation with local cab companies. The service covers the entire Karuizawa area, and rideshares may pick…

Ceremony Held to Provide Museums with Seismic Isolation Equipment in Manabí Province: Supporting the Prevention of Damage to Cultural Properties in Earthquake Prone Ecuador ｜ News & Media

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On April 16, a ceremony was held in Manta City, Manabí Province, Republic of Ecuador (hereinafter referred to as “Ecuador”), to mark the donation of seismically isolated exhibit equipment that was developed under the “Museum Seismic Isolation Equipment Project in Manabí Province,” a general cultural grant. The ceremony (from left to right: JICA Ecuador Office…

Suzuki Motor Corporation Donates Vehicles and Other Equipment for Vocational Training to the National Institute for Vocational Training (INPP) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ｜ News & Media

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April 18, 2024 (Thursday) Ceremony to Commemorate the Donation Suzuki Motor Corporation donated training equipment, including three vehicles, to the National Institute for Vocational Training in the Democratic Republic of Congo (hereinafter referred to as “INPP”), and a ceremony was held at the INPP headquarters to commemorate the donation. Mr. Shinji Ishikawa, General Manager of…

DELSEY and Benetton collaborated to develop a luggage brand. Vivid-colored “NOW” and others to be released sequentially.l

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Delsay Japan has announced the development of a brand in collaboration with its own brand Delsay and the Italian brand United Colors of Benetton. Parkour athlete ZEN will be the brand ambassador. Fourteen models are available in six collections. The design theme is “Let’s play with colors,” incorporating color blocks and minimalist trends inspired by…

Rakuten Travel ranks prefectures with rising GW popularity. Fukui Prefecture, the focus of attention due to the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line extension, ranked first.

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just about to leave or go out Japan Summit 2024″ to be held for full-fledged revival of Hawaii travel. Twenty-five Japanese companies will participate in a business meeting to break through the weak yen and the trend away from overseas travel. Mitsue Varley, Japan Bureau Chief, Hawaii Tourism Authority: “We want to bring the Japanese…

Japan Summit 2024″ to be held for full-fledged revival of Hawaii travel. Twenty-five Japanese companies will participate in a business meeting to break through the weak yen and the trend away from overseas travel.

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The Hawaii Tourism Authority, Japan Branch (HTJ) held the “Japan Summit 2024″ at the Hawaii Convention Center in Honolulu on April 25, Hawaii local time. Local suppliers and Japanese travel-related companies gather on Oahu, a major tourist destination, for seminars, business meetings, and social gatherings to exchange information that will lead to the development of…

Navitime Provides Expressway Passage Estimates and Live Camera Images for GW Traffic Congestion Countermeasures

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NAVITIME Japan has added a new function to its “Traffic Jam Information Map by NAVITIME” application that displays the time required between interchanges, taking into account traffic jam information, and expanded the data for the “Traffic Jam Live Camera” function that shows points nationwide where traffic jams are likely to occur. The time required between…