PUBFUN, an Impress Group company, has launched a service that allows users to make photo books of photos taken with their smartphones while traveling and other places and sell them on Amazon. The company operates “Nekpub Authors Press,” a publishing support service for individuals, and “Pub Photo Pub Pic,” positioned as its easy mode, now…
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JR East, part of Ekinet and Mobile Suica unavailable due to server power failure.
JR East has informed that some services of Ekinet and Mobile Suica are unavailable due to a power failure of the system server that occurred at around 0:37 a.m. on June 24, 2012. The following services are no longer available: reservations, changes, and cancellations on Ekinet, use of the Mobile Suica application (recharging, purchasing Suica…
Vocalist Kotone’s Music Trip] I want to go out even in the rainy season! Rain Camping in Koranuma, Ibaraki Prefecture & Factory Tour in Oarai, Ibaraki Prefecture
Rainy camping in the nature-rich dry river bed campground First, we drove from Tokyo to the dry river bed campground in the rain, arrived after 2 hours, checked in, parked our car in the parking lot, and walked around to see where we could pitch our tent. I parked my car in the parking lot…
Shin-Kamigoto Town, Nagasaki Prefecture, enjoy the beautiful starry sky from the airport runway! Holding “Kamigotojima Airport Starry Sky Night Tour
The Shin-Kamigoto Town Tourism and Products Association will hold “Kamiagoto Airport Starry Sky Night Tour” on July 23, August 12, and October 14. This astronomical observation tour will allow visitors to view the starry sky of Kamiagoshima, one of the best in Japan, from the runway of the airport, which is normally inaccessible. Located in…
JAL releases a promo video of the new Airbus A350-1000 for international flights. Shows assembly and painting.
On June 23, JAL unveiled a promotional video of the Airbus A350-1000, a new international aircraft scheduled for introduction this fiscal year, at the 74th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. The video introduces the aircraft of the era, starting with the Douglas DC-8 in 1960, followed by the Boeing 747 in 1970, the Boeing 777…
Tsukuba Express extension to connect to Tsuchiura Station on JR Joban Line
On June 23, Ibaraki Prefecture decided on Tsuchiura as the direction for the Tsukuba Express (TX) line extension and began studying the feasibility of connecting the line to Tsuchiura Station on the JR Joban Line. As for the extension of flights to Ibaraki Airport, for which there are many expectations from the residents of the…
Saga Prefecture extends nationwide travel support through November 30. Summer vacation period excluded.
Saga Prefecture has announced that the deadline for national travel support has been extended to November 30. While many municipalities have decided to end their nationwide travel support once and for all by June 30 (or mid-July), Saga Prefecture was one of the first to decide to extend it significantly. The extended period is from…
Tokyo Disney Resort raises ticket prices from October 1. Adults: 10,900 yen to 7,900 yen
Oriental Land announced that it will revise the range of variable price points for park tickets on and after October 1. Currently, tickets are offered in four price ranges, depending on the difference between busy and off-peak periods, such as weekdays, holidays, and the time of year, but the caps will be revised for adults…
JAL President Akasaka: “We achieved a full-year profit of 34.4 billion yen in net income. Thank you to everyone who supported us in the Corona disaster”. The 74th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
Status of Each Division and Issues to be Addressed Next, Chair Akasaka reviewed the status of each division and mentioned issues to be addressed. In international routes, full-year demand recovered to 60% of FY 2019 levels due to an increase in inbound demand from the second half of the year. In order to capture transit…
LOGOS “LOGOS Luggage Carry” with large capacity and compact storage
Logos Corporation, which develops the outdoor brand “LOGOS,” will begin early sales of the “LOGOS Luggage Carry,” a large-capacity yet compact storage carry cart, on June 29 in limited quantities. The price is 19,800 yen. This large-capacity 120L carry cart has a deep structure that allows large, tall items such as chairs and tarps to…