JR West and JR Shikoku will operate Tokyu’s cruise train “THE ROYAL EXPRESS” in the Shikoku and Setouchi areas from January to March 2024. The aim is to promote the tourism resources of the area by operating a cruise train. As in past Hokkaido operations, the train will be shortened to five cars, coupled with…
Month: April 2023
Signing of Yen Loan Agreement for Egypt: Contributing to Achieving Universal Health Coverage
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Loan Agreement (L/A) of up to 44 billion yen with the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt for “Development Policy Loan for Universal Health Coverage” in Cairo on March 27. Universal Health Coverage (UHC), which means “access to appropriate health care services for all people at…
Sunshine 60 Observation Deck “Tenbo Park” renewed. Also a café where you can enjoy sky-blue “Tenku Smoothie”.
Sunshine City will reopen the closed “Sunshine 60 Observation Deck” as “Sunshine 60 Observation Deck Tenbo Park” on April 18. The goal was to create a park-like facility with lawns. At “Tembo no Oka,” which offers a view of the city center, including the skyscrapers of Shinjuku, visitors can lie down and relax or sit…
Rakuten Stay launches special accommodation plans with Mother’s Day gift. Six facilities including Hakone, Nikko and Kawaguchiko
Rakuten STAY, Rakuten Group’s lodging brand, will offer a special limited-time offer with a Mother’s Day gift. The stay period is from May 8 to 14. The six facilities include “Rakuten STAY VILLA Fuji Yamanakako,” located near Lake Yamanakako, “Rakuten STAY Fuji Kawaguchiko Station,” which offers a view of Mount Fuji from the guest room,…
Stayed at the fully renovated Toyoko INN Haneda Airport 2
guest cabin (on a boat) The rooms have undergone major changes, mainly in the living room space. As soon as one enters the room, one notices the large oval-shaped mirror and the presence of the wood-grained veneer. This wood-grain tone is used uniformly on the desk, the shelves by the desk, the headboard of the…
Tobu Zoo, a charity project in which admission fees will be donated from 1 yen. Hippopotamus “Manpuku-kun” welcome event also held.
Tobu Zoo will celebrate the 42nd anniversary of its opening on March 28, and for the first time in four years, will hold a charity project, “Admission is only a one-yen donation away. Regular admission fees are 1,800 yen for adults, 1,500 yen for middle-aged people, 800 yen for children, and 1,100 yen for seniors,…
Signing of a loan agreement (overseas investment and financing) for Costa Rica’s “Project for Strengthening Financial Inclusion of Small and Micro Businesses”: Contributing to improving access to finance for small and micro businesses
On March 22, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a loan agreement with Banco Improsa of the Republic of Costa Rica for up to US$15 million to improve access to finance and promote the economic empowerment of women in Costa Rica’s micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSME). Costa Rica’s micro, small, and medium enterprises…
Toyoko Inn Completes Renovation of Haneda Airport Branch, Embodying the Rebrand. President Kuroda: “Expectations are high for the new Toyoko Inn.”
Toyoko Inn held a preview of the Toyoko Inn Haneda Airport 2 (1-1-7 Haneda, Ota-ku, Tokyo), which will reopen on March 28. This is the first branch to introduce a new brand concept design, and the entire building is being renovated. Toyoko INN Haneda Airport 2, which had been renting one of its buildings to…
Seikan Ferry’s New Vessel “Hayabusa II” Debuts on April 4. Web-only “Ultra Discount” including 10,000 yen for passenger cars
Seikan Ferry will launch its new vessel, Hayabusa II, on the Aomori – Hakodate route on April 4. The first flight will be the 14th, departing Hakodate at 20:20, and the vessel will operate two round trips per day for the time being. Since the ship was built by Hakodate Dock Co., Ltd. the interior…
Snow Peak releases easy-to-setup entry model “Land Nest” tents and tarps, etc.
Snow Peak will sell the “Land Nest Dome M” and “Land Nest Tarp Set” and their sets from its entry model brand “Land Nest,” starting to accept reservations on March 34 and scheduled to go on sale at directly managed stores and online stores on April 1. The “Land Nest Dome M” uses an inverted…