Tag: Japan

The Japan Association of Private Railway Companies and 21 other companies and bureaus, including JR passenger companies, announced the number and occurrence of violent acts against railroad staff in fiscal year 2023. There were 517 acts of violence in 37 company stations, down slightly from 543 in FY2022, but still above 500. The number of…

Walt Disney Japan has announced a new series of plush toys, Disney stanDs, at the Disney Store. All are priced at 2,400 yen. It will go on sale on July 12 at Disney Flagship Tokyo, Disney Store stores, and the official Disney online store. Stores nationwide will sell the product as soon as they receive…

Tokyo Metro will sell Tokyo Metro Original 24-hour tickets commemorating the “CLAMP Exhibition” on a first-come, first-served basis from July 16 to September 23. The price is 3,000 yen (excluding postage). Limited to 2,000 sets of five 24-hour tickets with key visuals and an exclusive mount. The characters on the ticket are Shirou Kamui from…

NEXCO East Japan will launch a campaign on August 9 to subsidize the purchase of ETC/ETC2.0 on-board equipment. The campaign will continue until the number of subsidized units (50,000) is reached, up to October 31. During the campaign period, a maximum of 10,000 yen per vehicle will be subsidized for the purchase, setup, and installation…

NEXCO Central Japan will launch a campaign on August 9 to subsidize the purchase of ETC/ETC2.0 on-board equipment. The campaign will continue until the number of subsidized units (50,000) is reached, up to October 31. During the campaign period, a maximum of 10,000 yen per vehicle will be subsidized for the purchase, setup, and installation…

Oriental Land has decided to develop a Japan-based Disney cruise. The company has signed a license agreement with Disney Enterprises for the cruise business. Based on this license agreement, the company aims to start shipbuilding in fiscal 2025 and to enter into service in fiscal 2028. In the new business, as with the Tokyo Disney…

Japan Net Tourism is offering an 11-day early summer luxury cruise on the Viking Eden. The price per person is 749,000 yen for a double occupancy “Veranda” cabin. Tour departing from and arriving at Yokohama aboard Viking Cruises’ cruise ship, Viking Eden. The 11-day tour will visit eight cities in the following order: Amami Oshima,…

Tateyama Kurobe Kanko will launch a collaborative project with Studio Chizu, the production company behind the animated film “Wolf Children: Rain and Snow,” on the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, a world-class mountain tourism route linking Toyama and Nagano prefectures. Directed by Mamoru Hosoda, a native of Toyama Prefecture, the film is set in Tateyama Kurobe…

Tokyo Dome will sequentially reopen the attractions and stores in the “Viking Zone” in Tokyo Dome City Attractions (1-3-61 Koraku, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo). As for attractions, “Boom Boom Bee” will reopen on July 12 with a redesigned design, and “Ba-Ba-Ba Biking” will reopen on August 5 with a higher ride height and more thrills. In late…

Art Aquarium Museum GINZA (4-6-16 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo) will hold a tie-up exhibition with “Mononokai Karagasa the Movie” from July 19 to August 19. On July 9, a limited number of admission tickets with a “tie-up limited, wooden visual card” went on sale. A limited number of tickets are available at the Art Aquarium ticket…