On Days will release the “OWNDAYS CONNECT” audio glasses on January 22 at 10:00 a.m. at limited stores and online stores. The price is 16,000 yen. The earphones have a built-in speaker and microphone in the temple portion of the frame, and are designed to let in ambient sound naturally while enjoying music and calls….
Month: February 2026
Fukuoka Platform for Sustainable Community Development in Asia and the Pacific (Fukuoka-SUSCAP) 3rd Network Seminar ｜ News & PR
summary Conference Name Fukuoka Platform for Sustainable Urban Planning in Asia and the Pacific (Fukuoka-SUSCAP) 3rd Network Seminar date(s) (e.g. for exhibition) December 18, 2025 organizing UN Habitat, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, JICA Location Fukuoka City Main Participants Kazuko Ishigaki, Director, UN-HABITAT Asia Pacific Regional Director Fukuoka Kazuhiro Miyaki, Director, General Affairs…
Princess Cruises Drawing to Win a Cruise in 2027 by Registering for Newsletter. 13-day Japan-Korea excursion, 8-day easy cruise, and more.
Carnival Japan, the operator of Princess Cruises, will hold a drawing for a cruise to Japan for subscribers to its e-mail magazine “Princess Mail” through March 31. One pair of winners will be selected by drawing from newly registered participants during this period to receive a cruise to/from Japan in 2027. The winner will not…
Toyoko INN Hamamatsu Station South Exit, a 3-minute walk from the station, opened on April 25. Total of 284 rooms, two facilities together with the North Exit.
Toyoko Inn will open Toyoko INN Hamamatsu Station South Exit (329-4 Sunayama-cho, Chuo-ku, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture) on April 25. Reservations will be accepted from January 22. Located a 3-minute walk from the south exit of Hamamatsu Station. In addition to single rooms, the hotel offers a total of 284 rooms in seven types, including…
National Highway 140 to be closed at 10:00 a.m. on January 27. With the completion of the restoration of fallen rocks in Chichibu and Otaki.
Saitama Prefecture announced that the road closure on General Route 140 (in the Otaki area of Chichibu City) will be lifted at 10:00 a.m. on January 27. Restrictions on National Route 140 extend approximately 1.2 km from near the torii of Mimine Shrine to near the entrance of Otaki Kaminiwa Koryu Hiroba due to restoration…
First appearance of Tunku plush toys. On sale January 28 as an officially licensed product of GREEN x EXPO 2027.
GREEN x EXPO Association and the Master Licensing Office for the 2027 International Horticultural Exposition will release a plush toy of Tunk Tunk, the official mascot character of GREEN x EXPO 2027, to be held in Yokohama in 2027, on January 28. Priced at 4,290 yen, it will be available at EXPO 2027 official stores…
Tobu Real Estate to open “T-home Keikyo” in February. A 3-minute walk from Oshiage Station, a row-house style hotel with a total of 29 rooms.
Tobu Real Estate will open the hotel “T-home KAGE (KEI)” (1-25-10 Oshiage, Sumida-ku, Tokyo) on February 11. T-home is an extended-stay hotel brand operating in the Tokyo Skytree Town area, and this facility is also located a 3-minute walk from Oshiage Station. With a total of 29 rooms that can accommodate up to 200 people,…
Hokkaido Shinkansen, 50% discount “Tokudatteki” tickets are also available. The 10th anniversary of the Shinkansen’s opening has started.
JR Hokkaido and JR East will hold the “Hokkaido Shinkansen Thanks to You and Expectations for the Future – Thanks to You, Hokkaido Shinkansen 10th Anniversary” campaign from January 21 to December 31. To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Hokkaido Shinkansen (Shin-Aomori Station to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station) and the 15th anniversary of…
Belle Maison launches “Recover Me,” which promotes blood circulation just by wearing it. Pajamas/night bra/panties/innerwear/t-shirts for women
Senshukai’s mail-order business Belle Maison will launch “Rikabammy,” a line of wear-only blood circulation-promoting wear, on January 26, targeting adult women in their 40s and 50s, in five categories: pajamas, night bras, panties, inner wear, and T-shirts. The body fabric is coated with IFMC. and is said to warm the body by radiation of body…
Possible road closures due to snow in Niigata, Nagano, and Toyama starting tonight. Toyama road closures may expand to Tonami.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) has announced the possible preventive closure of expressways and national highways due to the heavy snow expected from January 21 to 25. Expressway closures will be in effect between the Tonami IC and the Sanjo-Tsubame IC on the Hokuriku Expressway (E8), between the Muikamachi IC and…