iFace, a mobile accessory brand by Hamee, will release a new collection on January 24th designed with corporate logos from Disney & Pixar movies. Each lineup includes smartphone and AirPods cases and card wallets. Prices range from 3,300 yen to 5,280 yen. The newest additions include Pizza Planet, a pizza restaurant familiar to “Toy Story”…
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Tokyu Corporation to Revise Timetable on March 15. Implemented mainly on the Toyoko Line, with some direct trains to other companies’ stations changing destinations.
Tokyu Corporation will implement a timetable revision on March 15. On all lines except the Denentoshi Line, Kodomonokuni Line, and Oimachi Line, the timetables will be changed according to usage conditions. On the Toyoko Line, Meguro Line, and Tokyu Shin-Yokohama Line, destinations will be changed for up trains directly connected to Tokyo Metro and Toei…
Gunma Flower Park will open in the fall of 2025 under a new name. Significantly renewed as a facility where visitors can play with flowers throughout the year, including hands-on production.
Gunma Flower Park (2471-7 Kashiwagura-cho, Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture) will change its name to “Gunma Flower Park+” and reopen in the fall of 2025. Prior to this, the designated manager, Gunma Flower Park JV, released a teaser website. The new facility will be transformed into a hands-on park where visitors can not only appreciate flowers, but…
Eight Knots, Japan’s first ship to be operated automatically on a regular route on a trial basis. Between Osakikamishima-cho and Takehara City, Hiroshima Prefecture
Eight Knots is conducting a trial operation of an automated vessel on a regular route in Osakikamishima-cho, Hiroshima Prefecture, from January 13 to March 31. Eight Knot AI CAPTAIN, an autonomous navigation platform utilizing AI and robotics technology, is installed on a 19-ton small vessel. The vessel will operate a regular route between Osakikamishima-cho and…
Tokyo Metro to Revise Schedule on March 15. Yurakucho Line’s limited express “S-TRAIN” service is moved up by 30 minutes on weekday evenings and nights.
Tokyo Metro will implement a timetable revision on March 15. On the Yurakucho Line, the S-Train, a paid-seat reserved train, will operate 30 minutes earlier on weekday evenings and nighttime hours. This applies to trains 101-109 running from Toyosu to Kotesashi. On the Namboku Line, the destination of the last train bound for Akabane-Iwabuchi Station…
Seibu Railway’s timetable revision on March 15. The last train from Honkawagoe to Tokorozawa is moved back, weekday down S-TRAIN service is moved up, etc.
Seibu Railway will implement a timetable revision on March 15 for all lines except the Tamagawa Line. The main points of revision are described here. On the Ikebukuro Line, to relieve morning congestion at Tokorozawa Station, some weekday up trains departing from that station will now depart from Kiyose or Kotesashi Station. On weekday evenings,…
#Workman Women’s renamed to “Workman Colors”. Trend-oriented women’s wear, men’s wear enters basic apparel such as “comfortable everyday wear”.
Workman announced on January 23 that it will rename “#Workman Girls” to “Workman Colors”. Since rural areas with smaller populations need to attract a wider range of customers, the store name is intended to make it easier to attract male customers as well. Workman Colors will also enter the market by offering women’s wear that…
Aquarium directly connected to the new stadium, opening in 2027 in “Tokyo Giants Town”. The largest aquarium in the Kanto area and an underwater corridor offering a 360-degree view of the aquarium.
On January 23, the Tokyo head office of the Yomiuri Shimbun, the Yomiuri Giants, and Yomiuri Land held a groundbreaking ceremony for the aquarium in the “TOKYO GIANTS TOWN” joint development project. The aquarium is scheduled to open in 2027. The aquarium will be attached to the Giants Town Stadium, which will open on March…
Travel Industry Management School to Open in Osaka in FY2025. Aiming to create a place of learning that will surprise you with “what the heck is this?
JATA (Japan Association of Travel Agents) held a regular press conference at its headquarters in Tokyo on January 23. The first topic is the application for the Travel Industry Management School for 2025. The Travel Industry Management School is a study group run by industry volunteers since 1999. It is a place to learn “how…
A store themed on “eating with a bite” by “Chiikawas” opens in Kawagoe, Saitama.
Terakoya will open “Chiikawa Mogu Honpo Kawagoe Store,” a goods store based on the theme of “Chiikawa” and “Mogu (eat),” on February 20 in Kawagoe Confectionery Yokocho, Saitama Prefecture. Designed with artwork inspired by kurazukuri (storehouse) architecture and confectioner’s alley, the store also features a photo spot with Chiikawas and a jinrikisha (rickshaw). Japanese accessories,…