Month: November 2025

The Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation announced that due to traffic restrictions associated with the 2025 87th Okutama Valley Ekiden Road Relay Race on December 7, some Toei bus service routes will be changed. Traffic restrictions will be in effect from 9:50 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on December 7 in the section between Ome City…

Osaka Monorail will release goods in collaboration with Sanrio Characters. The goods will go on sale at the “Expo ‘2025 with Sightseeing EXPO” and will later go on sale on the official website and at some Seven-Eleven stores. The goods will be designed by combining Osaka Monorail trains with Sanrio characters such as Pom Pom…

Disney Store will start Christmas season events on December 1. An original Christmas tree will appear in the Market Place on the 2nd floor of Haneda Airport Terminal 1. The tree will be decorated with ornaments designed to resemble items currently on sale at the store. Visitors who participate in the “Christmas AR Photo Campaign”…

Ome City, Tokyo, will enforce traffic regulations on the section between Ome City Hall and Okutama Station in conjunction with the 87th Okutama Valley Ekiden Road Race on December 7. During the regulation, traffic around the start/finish point, Ome City Hall to Hikawa Ohashi Bridge, will be restricted, and not only cars but also bicycles…

Universal Studios Japan is holding its first winter event, the Universal Christmas Food Festival, through January 4, 2026. At the New York area “Christmas Market” (Universal Market), special menus featuring character motifs are available, and Hello Kitty, Snoopy, Elmo, and others came to the market as special greeters at the press opening on November 18….

Marimekko, the Finnish design house developed by LOOK, will release two gift sets for the holiday season exclusively through its official online store in Japan on November 21 at 10:00. The price is 16,500 yen. The set includes two Unikko mugs (2 pieces, 250mL capacity) in gorgeous metallic gold and chic Bordeaux, and a limited…

Tabio will release five types of socks as the fourth collaboration between Miffy and SockMania. 177 targeted SockMania stores will begin selling the socks on November 21, and the official online store and SockMania Tabio Rakuten Ichiba store will begin selling them the following day on November 22. The fourth boris pattern design appears for…

Universal Studios Japan will hold the anniversary event “Jaws Celebration” from November 19 to January 4, 2026, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Japanese release of the immortal classic film “Jaws. The Amity Landing Restaurant, which overlooks the Amity Village area, an idyllic American fishing village theme featured in the film, will fully revamp…

Workman has been selling the Circulator Series, an all-weather, next-generation hybrid garment suitable for active outdoor activities and sports in winter, since the fall/winter 2025 season. In addition, a new “Waterproof Bench Coat” for winter wear in this series will be released in mid-November. This is a winter wear that solves the problem of cyclists…

Outline of the event Date: Friday, August 22, 2025 Venue: Yokohama Grand Intercontinental Hotel Organized by: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Speakers (titles omitted) (Opening remarks) Shojiro Nishio (Chairman, Inochi Kaigi Project Promotion Council / Former President, Osaka University / Senior Advisor, Japan International Exposition, 2025) Takuo Dome (Chair, Executive Committee of “Inochi Kaigi” Project…