JR Tokai, JR Tokai Real Estate, and JR Tokai Hotels have been selected as the preferred negotiators for the “Nara Prefecture Selection Project for Small and Medium Enterprise Halls and Other Accommodation Projects” being solicited by Nara Prefecture. Under the business concept of “Being NARA Neighbors Neighbors!”, the three companies aim to construct the hotel…
povo2.0, unlimited use/high capacity plan for ¥3,278/month now available!
On April 25, KDDI and Okinawa Cellular began offering “12 times unlimited data usage (7 days)” and “300GB additional data (90 days)” with povo2.0. The plans cost 9834 yen each. As the name suggests, the “Unlimited Data Usage (7 days) 12 times” plan is a set of 12 times of unlimited usage for 7 days,…
Rakuten Points and Accor Rewards Points support mutual exchange.
Rakuten Group has partnered with Accor, which operates more than 40 hotel brands in 110 countries around the world, to support the mutual exchange of Rakuten points and Accor’s loyalty program ALL – Accor Live Limitless reward points. It will be possible to exchange points from ALL to Rakuten points after June, and from Rakuten…
Suica no Penguin” chocolate mousse cake exclusively available at Ecute Shinagawa
Queen Bee Garden will release a chocolate mousse cake featuring “Suica’s Penguin” on April 26, exclusively at the Ecute Shinagawa branch of its directly managed store, Patisserie QBG. The bitter chocolate mousse is filled with cocoa sponge and vanilla mousse made with Ukrainian sunflower honey, and the face of the “Suica penguin” is decorated with…
Cathay Pacific Airways unveils its first Pre-Eco flight, scheduled for introduction in 2024. Equipped with line-of-sight headrests and 4K monitors.
Cathay Pacific has unveiled a mock-up of the premium economy class it will add to its Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, scheduled for introduction by the end of the year. The new seats feature leather headrests with privacy wings to shield the driver’s eyes from the surrounding environment, seat cushions for adjustable seating comfort, storage for small…
Casio releases Iniesta’s signature model, the G-SHOCK DW-5600AI.
Casio Computer Co. will release the G-SHOCK DW-5600AI wristwatch, a signature model of soccer player Andres Iniesta, on May 11. The watch will be priced at 18,700 yen, and reservations will be accepted from May 1. Iniesta played for the Spanish national team and the prestigious FC Barcelona for many years, and since 2018 he…
Be careful of nemophila traffic congestion on expressways in the first half of GW 2024; NEXCO East Japan’s traffic congestion forecaster explains peak days and times.
NEXCO East Japan held its first regular press conference for FY2024 on April 24, and Yuta Tanaka, the eighth-generation traffic congestion forecaster of the Kanto Branch explained the traffic congestion forecast during Golden Week (April 27 to May 7). The number of traffic congestion is expected to increase to 114 times (+32 times) in the…
Jetstar to give away 10 pairs of round-trip tickets for domestic flights to 10 pairs of people who post photos of their travel skies on SNS.
Jetstar Japan expects the number of cumulative passengers since its launch to exceed 50 million in May, and will hold a “#Fly to the skies” photo campaign from April 23 to May 31 at 3:00 p.m. To enter the contest, post a photo of the “Travel Sky” that you took on the plane or during…
Tsutaya in front of Shibuya Station is back! We took a closer look inside SHIBUYA TSUTAYA, which opened today.
Culture Convenience Club (CCC)’s SHIBUYA TSUTAYA reopened on April 25. This article reports on the press opening held the day before. SHIBUYA TSUTAYA” is CCC’s flagship store located at the Shibuya Scramble Crossing (Shibuya Station Crossing), just outside the Shibuya Station Hachiko ticket gate. The former “Shibuya TSUTAYA” opened in December 1999 and provided media…
Buses wrapped in Duffy plush fabric are now available nationwide. Let’s go touch the fluffy bus!
Tokyo Disney Resort will hold exhibitions of the “Duffy Bus” at various locations, beginning with Gamagori, Aichi Prefecture on May 5, followed by Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture on May 20, and Hita, Oita Prefecture on May 26. The “Duffy Bus” is a special edition bus wrapped in the same fabric as Duffy’s plush toys. This time,…