Rakuten Travel will launch “Rakuten Travel Super SALE” on June 4 at 8:00 p.m., offering great deals on summer travel reservations. In addition to selling many half-price or less plans and 20 times points plans at hotels and hot spring resorts across Japan, you can save even more money by using coupons together. A campaign…
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Pikachu Jet NH launches first flight on Bangkok route; ANA Managing Director Yazawa: “I put ANA’s sense of challenge in Rek-uza”.
On June 4, ANA launched the “Pikachu Jet NH”, a specially painted aircraft for international flights. The aircraft is a 246-seat Boeing 787-9 (registration code: JA894A), and its first flight was NH847 to Suvarnabhumi, Bangkok. The day before the flight, an unveiling event was held for invited guests, and the aircraft was also unveiled to…
ANA “Pikachu Jet NH” unveiled as Pikachu and Recuza take to the skies! CAs wear special aprons on the plane
On June 3, ANA held an event to unveil its specially painted aircraft, the Pikachu Jet NH, and unveiled its cabin. The specially painted aircraft was made possible through ANA’s support of the “Sora tobu Pikachu Project” developed by Pokémon Inc. and is based on the philosophy that after a period of difficult travel due…
Naoki Wakabayashi’s Travel Photo Gallery] Nakanojo Garden of Flowers and Gardens (Gunma Prefecture)
This time I stopped by Nakanojo Gardens. I happened to be passing by the area and dropped by after reading a local tourist guide. I was surprised to learn that the Nakanojo Gardens is a revolving garden, in which the garden plays a leading role, and that it is unexpectedly beautifully maintained. As soon as…
ZIPAIR inaugurates its first flight to San Francisco. The “Last Flight to North America” from Narita at 9:00 p.m. will bring a new style of travel to San Francisco.
ZIPAIR Tokyo launched its Narita – San Francisco route on June 2. The aircraft is a Boeing 787-8 with a total of 290 seats, including 18 “ZIP Full-Flat” seats and 272 “Standard” seats. The San Francisco route will be the third West Coast route for the company, which already operates the Narita-Los Angeles and San…
New “Radar Wind Mode” feature in the WeatherNews app, showing wind movement up to 72 hours ahead in high-resolution.
Weathernews has added a new radar-style mode, Windflow, to its WeatherNews weather app (Android/iOS version) as a new feature of its rain cloud radar. This content visualizes the wind around the world on a map based on proprietary wind forecast data, displaying hourly wind direction and wind speed forecasts for up to 72 hours from…
NEXCO Central Japan closes some sections of the Chuo and other roads due to heavy rain
NEXCO Central Japan has closed some sections of the Chuo Expressway and other roads due to heavy rains caused by approaching typhoon No. 2. As of 2:10 p.m. on June 2, the following sections are closed to traffic. Chuo Expressway: Iida Yamamoto IC – Nakatsugawa IC (uphill), Ina IC – Iida Yamamoto IC (uphill), Ena…
NEXCO West Japan May Close Highways in Kinki Region Due to Heavy Rain
NEXCO West Japan has issued a warning of possible road closures on expressways in the Kinki region from June 2 to 3 due to heavy rainfall caused by the approaching typhoon No. 2. The company advises drivers to check the latest weather and traffic information when using expressways, and to refrain from driving unnecessarily and…
Suica/PASMO temporarily suspend sales of no-name cards due to semiconductor shortage.
East Japan Railway, PASMO Council, Tokyo Monorail, and Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit will temporarily suspend sales of no-name Suica/PASMO cards. The period is from June 8 for the time being. The release cites a worldwide shortage of semiconductors, which has made it difficult to procure the IC chips needed to manufacture the cards. The…
Singapore Airlines Expands Unlimited In-Flight Wi-Fi Service to All Classes
Singapore Airlines will expand its unlimited in-flight Wi-Fi service to passengers on all routes and in all classes of service starting July 1. (Boeing 737-800NG is not eligible for this service). To use in-flight Wi-Fi, members of Singapore Airlines’ KrisFlyer loyalty program must enter their KrisFlyer membership information through the “Manage Reservations” option on the…