Rakuten Travel is holding “Rakuten Travel Super SALE” until December 20, 2012, offering great deals on winter and spring travel reservations. In addition to selling many sale plans for hotels and hot spring resorts nationwide, up to 23% off coupons can be applied to hotels affiliated with theme parks. Hotel Kintetsu Universal City (6-2-68 Shimaya,…
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Takarazuka North SA limited edition “Astro Boy” local bear. Even the eyelashes around the eyes and the soles of the feet are finely designed.
FUJISEY, an ANA Group company, will release “Astro Boy Gotochi Bear” on December 9 exclusively at Takarazuka Kita SA in collaboration with Astro Boy. The price is 5,500 yen. The “Gotochi Bear” series, featuring designs with a local flavor, is sold at tourist attractions and other locations throughout Japan. This is the second in the…
Career Seminar】Career Seminar by International Cooperation Professionals in Fisheries and Livestock: “The Real World of International Cooperation”! Free of charge】 ｜ News & PR
JICA, in cooperation with the One Earth Guardians Training Organization, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, is pleased to announce a special seminar to introduce the diverse careers of people working in the field of international cooperation. The world is now facing serious challenges such as global warming, infectious diseases,…
1.3 km of urban planning road Loop Route 1 from Aoyama to Koshigoe in Ogawa-machi, Saitama Prefecture, to open in February 2026.
On December 8, Saitama Prefecture announced the completion of a 1.3-km section of urban planning road Loop Route 1 from the Aoyama area in Ogawa-cho to the Koshigoe area in Ogawa-cho, which will open to traffic at 15:00 on February 7, 2026. Loop Route 1 is a 6.6-km urban planning road that, together with the…
Yard miyakojima, a bustling facility in Miyakojima, will open in April 2026. 8 stores and restaurants
Mitsubishi Estate and Kajima Corporation will open a bustling facility named “Yard miyakojima” (550-7 Hirara Kugai Ageta, Miyakojima City, Okinawa Prefecture) on April 1, 2026, which has been developed in Miyakojima, Okinawa Prefecture as part of the “Miyakojima Touriver Area 2nd Phase Hotel Project (tentative name)”. Access: 15 minutes by car from Miyako Airport and…
Iko-chan and Piyorun “Sweets Style Mascot Set. This is the third collaboration set with a friendly design that allows you to connect hands and wings, and is perfect for plushie shots.
On December 16, JR Nishinippon Shoji and JR Tokai Shoji will release “Nakayoshi Sweets Mascot Set,” the third collaboration between the ICOCA IC card character “Ikochan the Platypus” and the Nagoya sweets “Piyorin. The price is 2,970 yen. Following the “Dakko Plushie” and “Dakko Pouch” collaborations, the third series features Ikochan on a cake tray,…
Okura Resort Hakone Gora, the first of its kind in brand Japan, will open in 2029. All 58 rooms have open-air baths with Owakudani hot spring water as the source.
On December 8, Nishimatsu Construction and Hotel Okura announced plans to open Okura Resort Hakone Gora (Gora, Hakone-cho, Ashigarashita-gun, Kanagawa Prefecture) in 2029. Nishimatsu Corporation will develop and own the land and building, and Hotel Okura will manage the property. This will be the first hotel under the Okura Resort brand in Japan. Access is…
Umeda Sky Building Sky Garden Observation Deck will be open on New Year’s Day, 2026. Limited to the first 250 arrivals.
The Umeda Sky Building Sky Garden Observation Deck (1-1-88 Oyodonaka, Kita-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture) will hold a special sunrise viewing on January 1, 2026. To mark the occasion, a limited first-come, first-served offer for 250 people will be available on the official website from 12:00 p.m. on December 12. The price is 6,000 yen…
ZENRIN launches “2026 Fukubukuro” of sundries with map motifs, including a tote bag with a choice of nine regions.
ZENRIN has been selling pre-orders from December 8 for the 2026 grab bag, which is an assortment of products from Map Design GALLERY, a brand that sells stationery and sundries with map motifs. Online reservations will be shipped sequentially from mid-December, and in-store reservations will be picked up sequentially at stores from mid-December. This year,…
New lounge opened at Narita Airport’s Tamiami 2 for free use. International boarding area and abundant power supply facilities.
On December 8, Narita International Airport opened a new lounge space in the area after security check in Terminal 2 (international flights). This is a collaboration with Okamura Corporation, a company that develops office furniture and other products, to provide a comfortable space that can be used free of charge by passengers prior to boarding….