JR East Cross Station Water Business Company will start a service that allows customers to use JRE POINT when purchasing drinks from Acure vending machines. ACURE is currently installing a new type of touch payment terminal (VM-30 type multi-reader/writer) in beverage vending machines installed in JR stations and other locations. The VM-30 will be installed…
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Fujikyu’s 2024 “223 (Fuji-san) Festival” will begin on February 23. New SORAKAZE ship for Lake Ashinoko excursions also in service.
Fuji Grand Thanksgiving Festival The entire Fujikyu Group will hold sales and events titled “Mt. At Fujikyu Highland, free passes for elementary school students, infants, and seniors will be waived on the 23rd and 29th, and a garlic mashimashi menu, named after “229,” will be sold at the “Food Stadium” restaurant. In addition, a new…
Two types of “March Beginning Calendar” to coincide with the JR timetable revision. Kiha 85 series motif / with timetable-style route map
JR Tokai Retailing Plus will release two calendars starting in March on February 18 to coincide with the JR Group’s March timetable revision. Each is priced at 1,980 yen. The first, “Kiha 85 Series Calendar 2024,” is based on the Kiha 85 Series, which debuted on February 18, 1989 as a new limited express diesel…
Tokyo Solamachi Cat Day Fair” in honor of Cat Day at Skytree. Cat sweets, cat items for sale, etc.
Tokyo Solamachi will hold the “Tokyo Solamachi Cat Day Fair” from February 15 to 29 in honor of Cat Day, February 22. In addition to selling cat items and cat sweets at each store in Tokyo Solamachi, a limited-time store will also be open. In addition, a special event will be held in collaboration with…
Disney’s Art Canvas is in your hands! Bandai Announces First in New Flat Gashapon Series “Paper Canvas
Bandai’s Vendor Division announced the first in a new series of flat gashapon “Paper Canvas,” “[Flat Gashapon] Disney Paper Canvas” for 400 yen per unit, which will be sold at flat gashapon vending machines nationwide from the third week of February. Paper Canvas” is an A4-size piece of cardboard that can be assembled along the…
Disney Marie Collection” from Maison de FLEUR in honor of Cat’s Day. Total of 4 types including fluffy pouches.
Maison de FLEUR, a brand developed by Stripe International, will launch the “Disney Marie Collection” in time for Cat’s Day on February 22. The collection stars Marie, the kitten from the Disney movie “Stylish Cat,” and features cute items in pink and white tones. The lineup includes a round pouch (4,400 yen) with a fluffy…
Demonstration experiment of double-connected truck parking lot reservation system at Nasu Kogen SA (uphill) on Tohoku Expressway. Free of charge, ETC 2.0 required.
NEXCO East Japan will conduct a demonstration experiment of a double-connected truck parking lot reservation system at the Nasu Kogen SA (uphill) on the Tohoku Expressway from 12:00 p.m. on March 19. The parking mass is for three vehicles, and there is no charge for its use. Full trailer-coupled vehicles exceeding 21 meters in length…
Coach, Dinosaur Lexie’s “Elliot” watch and Apple Watch strap
Coach will release the “ELLIOT” watch and Apple Watch strap starring the iconic character “Rexy” on February 16. They will be available at Coach watch retailers nationwide and at H°M’S” Watch Store official online store. From the brand’s new standard collection “Elliott,” two models, 41mm and 36mm, will be introduced. Each is priced at 25,300…
Limited sale of 20 “Telephone Card Vending Machines” installed in Tokaido Shinkansen trains. Includes a replica of a nostalgic telephone card.
JR Tokai Retailing Plus will start selling telephone card vending machines, which were once installed in Shinkansen trains, at the JR-PLUS online store on February 19, starting at 10:00. The price is 29,800 yen per unit and limited to 20 units. In addition to the main unit, a paper replica of eight different phone cards…
Travel Talk Switch” saves on overseas call charges
PANNAM Travel SIM has launched “Travel Talk Switch” to save on overseas call charges. The service allows users to make international calls on their iPhones (iOS 14 or later) at a lower rate than the rates charged by cell phone companies by installing a dedicated application. The Lite plan will be sold for 2,200 yen…