The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Record of Discussions (R/D) with the Southern Africa Power Pool* on April 2 in Harare, the capital of the Republic of Zimbabwe, on the technical cooperation project “Strengthening Regional Collaboration to Promote the Southern Africa Power Pool. The signing ceremony was held in Harare, the capital of…
Rakuten Travel resumes sales of Ishikawa/Toyama “Hokuriku Oen Wari” from April 4, 10:00 a.m.
The maximum discount is 20,000 yen per person per reservation, and cannot be applied to consecutive nights (only applicable to single-day stays). The discount is only available for “Domestic Lodging” services, and is not applicable to reservations made through Rakuten Pack (airline ticket + accommodation/Shinkansen/express train + accommodation) or Rakuten Travel’s foreign language website (inbound…
Metropolitan Police Department, List of Speeding and Priority Enforcement Locations for April
On April 1, the Metropolitan Police Department updated its list of public enforcement locations for traffic violations. Speeding violations (PDF) will be enforced at approximately 100 locations in Chiyoda Ward, including Hanzomon Station Road (near Hayatomachi 3), Otemachi Ryogoku Line (near Otemachi 2), Misakicho-Nishi Kanda Line (near Misakicho 3), and Yasukuni Street (near Kandasudacho 2)….
Tohoku Shinkansen Yamabiko/Nasuno, JRE POINT Upgrade Half-price. Save on Green Car!
JR East will conduct a half-price campaign for “Shinkansen e-Ticket (JRE POINT Upgrade),” which allows customers to use the Tohoku Shinkansen’s Green Car at a discount. The service, which allows passengers to use their accumulated JRE POINT to upgrade their reserved seat in a standard Shinkansen train to a green car, will be available at…
Koji Inoue’s “Hints for Railway Travel”] Why is paper ticket issuing so crowded and difficult? How to use the reserved-seat ticket vending machine and the pickup-only machine
There are two main ways to pick up tickets. There are two main ways to pick up paper tickets for online reservations. One is the manned ticket counter and the other is the reserved-seat ticket vending machine. In recent years, however, the crowding at manned ticket counters has become a topic of increasing concern. The…
Disney Characters are now available as cosmetics! Limited edition collection reissued to commemorate MAC’s 40th anniversary Aladdin/Cinderella/Maleficent
Makeup retailer M・A・C (Mac) will sell “M・A・C 40 DISNEY BRING BACKS” to celebrate the brand’s 40th anniversary. Both are reissued versions of the limited-edition collection sold in the 2010s. The featured films are “Aladdin,” “Cinderella,” and “Maleficent. From heroes to princesses to villains. The product will go on sale on April 15, and will be…
Asami’s Company, T-shirts with train designs for kids, from SL to linear, uniform style
Asami’s Company will release a series of railroad kids’ T-shirts on April 27 at Asami’s Company Rakuten TOYTIME store. The company has already begun accepting reservations, with shipping scheduled for late April or later. The T-shirts are printed with designs inspired by JR rolling stock, containers, and uniforms, and are available in three sizes (100cm,…
TKP to open an accommodation facility at AEON MALL Hanyu “nONIWA” in April 2025. Total of 30 trailer house-type rooms, one-day BBQ
TKP announced a plan to operate an accommodation facility within “AEON MALL Hanyu” (2-281-3 Kawasaki, Hanyu City, Saitama Prefecture) from April 2025. The hotel will use a 2,000 tsubo (approximately 1,860 square meters) area in the “nONIWA” commercial facility zone, which integrates a plaza, and will have 30 guest rooms in the form of trailer…
Priced at 11 million yen! Seiko releases a limited edition of 10 Disney-designed luxury table clocks
Seiko Time Creation will release the FS207G, a high-end table clock featuring Disney’s Mickey Mouse design, in limited quantities and made-to-order on July 6. Pre-orders will begin on April 3 at the Seiko Clock Online Store and Ginza Wako, limited to 10 units and priced at 11 million yen. FS207G is a mechanical table clock…
Baby Carriage Rental “Babycal” at train stations, newly established at 8 hotels of JR East Group
JR East Japan Planning Co., Ltd. will set up BabyCal stations (manned outlets) at eight new JR East Group hotel facilities. The service will start on April 3, and reservations are already being accepted. The following facilities are introducing the service. At Tokyo Station Hotel, the E7 Series Kagayaki model stroller, which has been introduced…