Month: April 2026

Isetan Shinjuku (3-14-1 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo) will hold “British Exhibition 2026,” an event featuring more than 100 brands of British food and goods, from March 11 to 17. The event will take place on the 6th floor of the main building and will be open from 10:00 to 20:00 each day (closing at 18:00 on…

The Marathon Festival Nagoya-Aichi Executive Committee will enforce traffic regulations in conjunction with the Nagoya Women’s Marathon 2026, Nagoya City Marathon 2026, and Nagoya Women’s Wheelchair Marathon 2026 to be held on March 8. On the day of the event, from around 8:20 a.m. to 4:20 p.m., vehicular traffic will be prohibited as the race…

On March 2, JAL held a press conference at its headquarters in Tokyo to explain the “JAL Group Management Vision 2035. The company has moved away from its previous framework of a five-year plan plus a rolling plan to a “10-year plan plus a flexible single-year plan.” While addressing fundamental issues that are difficult to…

JR West has released “Ihara-Okayama Round Trip Pass” and “Miyajima Enjoyment Pass” on its website and application “tabiwa by WESTER” as new tour passes to be set up and sold in FY2026. The sales period starts on March 1 and the usage period starts on April 1, and can be purchased from one month before…

Daiso Sangyo released goods with Disney dog and cat character designs from THREEPPY. The characters used are Marie from “Fashionable Cat,” “101 Doggies,” and Lucifer from “Cinderella,” which has been gaining popularity in recent years. The charm of these unique characters is expressed with THREEPPY’s unique adult and cute world view. Some stores will start…

Daiso Sangyo has released its first Disney “Mickey & Friends” design series from Standard Products by DAISO. The lineup includes a total of 38 types, such as compact eco bags (550 yen each), vacuum double-layer stainless steel tumblers (1,100 yen each), and book-shaped boxes (330 yen each). Based on the simple and calm tones that…

Cosmos Inissia and Cosmos Hotel Management, part of the Daiwa House Group, will open two new apartment hotel “MIMARU” facilities in Osaka in the fall of 2026. Both facilities are accepting room reservations from March 2. MIMARU Osaka Shinsaibashi CENTRAL (1-9-26 Nishi-Shinsaibashi, Chuo-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture), which will open on September 1, is located…

NEXCO East Japan’s Iwaki Management Office will close the Joban Expressway (E6) between the Namie IC and Minamisoma IC during the night for pavement repair work. The regulation period is from March 31 to April 15, each day from 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.. The backup days are April 16 through April 22, and will…

JAL, which has bases throughout Japan, has been continuously implementing regional revitalization initiatives (currently the “JAL Furusato Project”), and in August 2020 launched the “JAL Furusato Ambassadors,” cabin crew members selected through an in-house recruitment process who move to the area to promote initiatives in their respective regions. In December of the same year, JAL…

Jumbo Ferry will introduce a feature that allows customers to purchase additional premier seats only on the official website reservation page from March 5, 5. In the past, reservations were made at the same time as boarding reservations, and reservations, including seat types, could not be changed more than two days prior to boarding. The…