The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Record of Discussions (R/D) on the technical cooperation project “ASEAN-JICA Food Value Chain Development Support Project” with the Secretariat of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Jakarta on July 28. The project is scheduled to be signed in May 2019. This project is the first…
ETC discount for unlimited rides on expressways in Kyoto, Fukui and Shiga. 5100 yen for 2 days for a standard car.
NEXCO West Japan, NEXCO Central Japan, and the prefectures of Kyoto, Fukui, Shiga, and Hyogo are conducting the “Kyoto, Wakasa Road, Lake Biwa, and Harima Road Round Trip Drive Campaign 2023. As part of the program, the “Kyoto-Wakasa Road, Lake Biwa, and Harima Road Gurutto Drive Pass 2023,” which allows unlimited expressway travel for ETC…
Full program announced! This year’s Disney on Classics will also feature a special medley of the Disney 100!
Harmony Japan has announced the full program for “Disney on Classics – Maho no Yoru no Musikkai 2023,” which will begin on September 16. Including the “Mysterious & Dark Special” limited to 10 performances and the “Christmas Special” limited to 4 performances, 51 performances will be held in 32 cities nationwide. The details of the…
Yahoo! Maps now supports “Navigation on foot,” a tabbed function that holds multiple routes you’ve looked up. Facility search and rain cloud radar can also be checked.
Maps (Android version), which is provided by Yahoo! Maps, now supports the “tab function,” which displays locations and routes looked up on a map in multiple tabs without having to open a separate app or browser, in “Walking Navigation” as well. With the “tab function,” places and routes researched on Yahoo! Tabs can be saved…
The hand-drawn animation is very cool! Join Mickey and his friends for an adventure on “Monos Island”! Nintendo Switch “Disney’s Illusion Island: The Mysterious Adventures of Mickey & Friends
On July 28, Walt Disney Japan released “Disney’s Illusion Island: The Mysterious Adventures of Mickey & Friends” exclusively for Nintendo Switch. The price is 5478 yen for the packaged version and 5400 yen for the downloadable version. Mickey & Friends are in an action-adventure game set on the island of Monos. The island is in…
Yahoo! Car Navigation is now available for Android Auto. Supports illustrations of intersections and alerts for temporary stops and Zone 30 areas.
Car navigation application “Yahoo! Car Navi” (Android version) provided by Yahoo Japan now supports “Android Auto,” which enhances the convenience of working with Android devices. The large screen supports safe and comfortable driving by displaying illustrations of intersections and alerting drivers to pause and zone 30 areas. Just by starting “Yahoo! Car Navi” on an…
Iwatani’s “OUTDOOR HEATER”, a dedicated outdoor heater directly connected to cassette gas
Iwatani Corporation will release “OUTDOOR HEATER,” an outdoor heater directly connected to cassette gas, from its outdoor brand “FORE WINDS” on August 1, and is accepting pre-orders on its online site from July 28. The price is open and the direct sales price is 12,800 yen. This direct-coupled cassette gas outdoor heater was the first…
Dormy Inn Kanazawa” renewed on July 27. Large natural hot spring bath equipped with auto-laulu sauna.
Kyoritsu Maintenance reopened the “Natural Hot Spring, Kaga no Yuusen Dormy Inn Kanazawa” (2-25 Horikawa Shinmachi, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture). The hotel has a total of 296 guest rooms, and can be reached in approximately 2 minutes on foot from the East Exit of JR Kanazawa Station. The natural hot spring baths on the top…
Marie, with a face that is both smart and surprised, is also a cat! World Cat Day, get a little dressed up with “Stylish Cat”!
Kiddy Land has announced a Marie design item from Disney’s “Stylish Cat” in time for World Cat Day on August 8. The items will go on sale at Kiddy Land and Disney Avenue stores nationwide on August 5. The online store Harajuku Kiddy Land will accept pre-orders from 12:00 p.m. on July 31. The key…
Global WiFi adds China and Hong Kong to 5G area
Vision has added China and Hong Kong to its unlimited 5G coverage area for its Global WiFi overseas WiFi router rental service. Rates are 3270 yen for China (3070 yen for early bird discount) and 2870 yen for Hong Kong (2670 yen for early bird discount). If 5G is not available, data communication will be…