Tag: Japan

On September 10, JR East announced plans to introduce automated Shinkansen operation. The company aims to achieve semi-automatic operation (GOA2) with a driver and conductor on the Joetsu Shinkansen’s commercial trains and trains in transit between Nagaoka Station and Niigata Shinkansen Rolling Stock Center (60.8 km) in FY2028, and automatic operation (GOA4) without an attendant…

Blooming Nakanishi released a multi-pochette “Pocket Plus” from the brand MARY QUANT. It will be carried at the directly-managed online store “Handkerchief Gallery” and at some department stores nationwide. Available in two sizes (large and small) and four colors (black and gray), the small size costs 3,630 yen and the large size 3,850 yen. Each…

JR East announced that green car service will begin on the Chuo Line Rapid and Ome Line in spring 2025, with two double-decker green cars connected to provide comfortable travel space in various directions in the Tokyo metropolitan area, centering on Tokyo Station. The new trains will be all trains operated by E233 series trains…

Mitsubishi Estate, Mitsubishi Estate Property Management, and Nippon Life Insurance are undertaking a large-scale renovation of the Marunouchi Oazo (1-6-4 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) A-area retail facility, which will celebrate its 20th anniversary on September 14. Three stores opened in July, and three more are scheduled to open through the spring of 2025. The first floor…

JR West and Shiga Prefecture will launch a voluntary return support program to support elderly drivers who are concerned about driving to return their driver’s licenses. From September 15 to February 28, 2025, 1,500 WESTER points (for recharge only) will be awarded to residents aged 75 or older in Shiga Prefecture who have returned their…

New Balance Japan will open its official store “New Balance Shinsaibashi” (Maring Shinsaibashi Building, 1-4-18 Shinsaibashi-suji, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka) on September 27. The store, one of the largest in western Japan with three floors above ground and one basement floor, is designed with a community circle in the center, placing people, not products, at the…

CASETiFY, which develops smartphone cases and other products, released its latest collection for the iPhone 16 series on September 10. The lineup includes the Ultra Bounce Case, which can withstand a drop from a height of 10 meters, the Bounce Case, which offers superior strength for everyday protection, and the Bounce Odyssey Band, whose robust…

H.I.S. Hotel Holdings has launched “Choco Ball Room” accommodation plans at 12 “Weird Hotels” and Watermark Hotel Kyoto. Rates start at 25,000 yen for a one-night stay with no meal and 26,500 yen with breakfast. The guest rooms collaborated with Morinaga Seika’s “Choco Balls” and are decorated with the character “Kyoro-chan” from the walls to…

Tokyo Disney Resort has announced new cities to visit for the Tokyo Disney Resort Special Parade, which will take part in festival parades throughout Japan. They will appear at the “27th Sendai Michinoku YOSAKOI Festival” in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture on October 13. The time is scheduled to be around 10:00 a.m. The parade will take…

Korean nail brand Ohora will launch its new “Disney collection-Each One’s Life-” collection on September 30, featuring images of Disney princesses and popular characters. There are four designs, Rapunzel, Jasmine, Princess Aurora, and Alice, priced at 2,300 yen each. The designs combine colors and artwork reminiscent of each character, such as pink opal and blue-gray,…