JR West is running the Revival Train as the third installment of its “Natsuetsu” (懐鉄) series. As part of the series, a “Revival Train Digital Stamp Rally” will be held utilizing the “WESTER” mobile life navigation app and “My Guru,” an individual customer-selectable stamp rally provided by GIX. The period is from November 21 to…
Interview with Kanae Minato, My treasure is my experience as a cooperative worker in Tonga. Life is just a chance. If you have a passion for something, you should jump into it.
Kanae Minato, the author of numerous works including “Confessions,” spent two years from December 1996 as a Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteer (JOCV) in the Kingdom of Tonga in the South Pacific, where she worked as a “domestic helper. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the dispatch of the Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCV) to…
Renewal of the restaurant at Kamisato SA (downhill) on Kanetsu Expressway. Saitama’s local brand meat, sweet potato sweets, etc.
NEXCO East Japan Kanto Branch and NEXCELIA East Japan Kanto West Branch will reopen the restaurant at Kamisato SA (820 Wakamiya, Oaza Gomei, Kamisato-cho, Kodama-gun, Saitama Prefecture) on the Kan-Etsu Expressway downhill at 11:00 on December 13. The restaurant will be redesigned as “Grill Kamisato” and offer grilled dishes using Saitama’s local brand meat. Recommended…
New items from the Shiki Theatre Company’s Disney musical “Beauty and the Beast” are now available! Accessories and bag charms featuring the profile of Belle and the Beast.
Maihama Amphitheater, currently staging the Shiki Theatre Company’s Disney musical “Beauty and the Beast,” will release new items for the production, available at the facility’s store and the Shiki Theatre Company Official Web Shop from 16:45 on December 5. The design features the profile of Belle and the Beast on a black and gold base….
Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen releases a special movie celebrating the first anniversary of its opening. Documenting the “GO WEST” events along the line, including the washing of the seagull.
JR Kyushu has released the “GO WEST” special movie, a project to mark the first anniversary of the opening of the West Kyushu Shinkansen Line. The project, which took place on September 23, exactly one year after the opening of the Shinkansen line, includes the “GO MARU-ARAI” event to wash the whole seagull, the “GO…
Chancellor Kitaoka meets with Mireya Solis, Director of the Center for East Asian Policy Studies at the Brookings Institution (Online)
JICA President Shinichi Kitaoka met online with Mireya Solis, Director of the Center for East Asian Policy Studies at the Brookings Institution, on August 31. Ms. Solis is a newly appointed member of the International Advisory Board (“IAB”)*, which JICA established in 2017, in May 2021. At the beginning of the meeting, President Kitaoka asked…
3,000 Disney items at Isetan Shinjuku! Disney100 THE MARKET has items from the new movie “Wish” available for purchase!
Isetan Shinjuku will hold “Disney100 THE MARKET in Isetan Shinjuku,” an event that will bring together more than 3,000 Disney-related items. The store will offer a wide range of products, including items sold exclusively at the store and items that will go on sale in advance. The exhibition will be held for eight days from…
70 JICA Overseas Cooperation Volunteers Who Served in Various Countries Attend: Ceremony to Award Certificates of Appreciation to Returned Volunteers ｜ News & Media
On November 29, the Foreign Minister’s Certificate of Appreciation Award Ceremony (hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) was held at the Iikura diplomatic mission of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Minato-ku, Tokyo), attended by 70 corps members who had completed their term of service and returned home. The awarding ceremony was the first one…
Logos, “Yaki-Onigiri Kiko” can be made without a grilling net. Can also be used for searing shrimp and other items!
Logos Corporation, which develops the outdoor brand “LOGOS,” has released the “Yaki Onigiri Kiko” (2,970 yen), which allows users to enjoy searing food without a grill. This cookware can be used to grill rice balls, shrimp, bivalves, and other foods between them, and can also be used to flip and season foods with one hand…
How to avoid “That’s my seat”? How to choose a seat in a reserved seat car without seat reservation
What kind of seats are most likely to be filled? The quickest way to find out is to ask, “What kind of seats are most likely to be filled? On the flip side, if a seat is unpopular or is put on the back burner, there is a good chance it will be available. Recently,…