Okinawa Urban Monorail and East Japan Railway will launch a new Yui Rail commuter pass with “Mobile Suica” from spring 2027 onward. Mobile Suica allows you to purchase a Yui Rail commuter pass with your smartphone without going to the station. Eligible customers include commuter pass holders (junior high school, high school, university, vocational school,…
Month: February 2026
Cafe cat figure “Cat pouring milk without permission” pre-sale. Limited to 100 pieces at Kiyosumi Shirakawa no mark.Cafe on Cat Day.
PLAN35 and Teruo-do will sell the cafe cat figure “Cat pouring milk without permission” at “no mark.Cafe” (3-7-3 Shirakawa, Koto-ku, Tokyo) on February 22. 100 pieces are limited. The cat figure is based on the “Cat that pours milk without permission,” which was selected in a general cat figure election held in February 2025, and…
International Cooperation to Help Japan (2) Agriculture Learned in Zambia Revitalizes Shizuoka Tea Plantations ｜ News & PR
Kakegawa City, Shizuoka Prefecture, is one of Japan’s leading tea-producing regions. Tea plantations facing a crisis of survival are now being visited by young people from the Tokyo metropolitan area and tourists from abroad. Behind this trend is a lesson one young man learned from farming in Zambia. Junior high school students picking tea in…
Daio Paper Corporation launches “Elleair Pet Kimi Omoi Full Absorption Powerful Deodorant Sheet,” a pet sheet for dogs that prevents wet feet.
Daio Paper Corp. will release a renewed version of its Eliel Pet Kimi Omoi Full Absorption Powerful Deodorant Sheet, a pet sheet for dogs, on March 21. According to a survey conducted by the company, when a dog urinates on a pet sheet, it often steps on the wet area, causing foot-wetting, which leads to…
Logos’ “Water-Cooled Stove” for Enjoying Authentic Charcoal Grilling on the Tabletop. The small size of 17.5 cm in diameter allows for one-person barbecue.
Logos Corporation, which develops the outdoor brand “LOGOS,” will release a water-cooled compact stove, “LOGOS Tabletop Water Stove,” on February 26. It is priced at 4,980 yen. This stove allows users to casually enjoy authentic charcoal grilling on a tabletop. The main unit has a water-cooled structure that is filled with water. By suppressing heat…
GREEN x EXPO 2027″ pins on sale. Total of 5 types of Tunku with official logo and rhinestones
The GREEN x EXPO Association and the 2027 International Horticultural Exposition Master Licensing Office will release a total of five officially licensed product “pins” on February 25. The lineup includes two types (colored and black) featuring the logo of GREENxEXPO 2027 (official name: International Gardening Exposition 2027) to be held in Yokohama in 2027, and…
Coleman releases “cup holder” that can be attached to chairs and wagons. Clip type that can also be used to place a cell phone.
Coleman will release a “cup holder” in early March that can be attached to outdoor chairs and wagon handles. The price is 1980 yen. The product is a holder for not only water bottles and PET bottles, but also smartphones, and uses a clip system that can be attached to pipes with a diameter of…
JR East offers time sale on Dynamic Rail Packs, which include train + accommodations. By Toki, Asama, Kagayaki, and Odoriko.
JR East View Tourism & Sales will hold a time sale on its Dynamic Rail Pack, which combines a train and accommodations, from 7:00 a.m. on February 25 to 11:40 p.m. on March 3. The offer is valid from March 14 to 20. The trains and main sections covered are Toki (Tokyo-Niigata), Asama (Tokyo-Karuizawa/Nagano), Kagayaki…
LUCUA SOUTH, the new wing of LUCUA Osaka, opens on April 5. 34 stores opened in advance, 29 new stores in the second phase this fall.
JR West Japan SC Kaihatsu, operator of LUCUA Osaka, announced that its new building, LUCUA SOUTH (3-1-1 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka City), will open on April 5. The new building will occupy the 10th to 16th floors of the South Gate Building directly connected to JR Osaka Station, which is currently undergoing a large-scale renovation in…
Airbnb introduces “pay later” option that does not require payment at the time of booking.
Airbnb has launched the “Book Now, Pay Later” option, which does not require payment at the time of booking eligible accommodations, to users in Japan. This option is available at participating accommodations worldwide that have a “normal” or “flexible” cancellation policy. Guests are not required to pay the full amount of their stay until shortly…