Month: July 2026

The Disney Resort Line will hold a lottery to sell “Exclusive Resort Liner Tickets for a Tour of Tokyo Disney Resort” on a special website. The application period for the lottery runs from July 1 to July 20, and the private rental period is from July 25 to August 31. The fee is 50,000 yen…

Tokyo Disney Resort has added new host cities for the “Tokyo Disney Resort Special Parade.” The event announced this time is the “Utsunomiya Junior Chamber 60th Anniversary & Utsunomiya City 130th Anniversary Commemorative Parade,” to be held on November 15 in Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture. The parade route will run from the Kamikawara Intersection to…

The Fujiko F. Fujio Museum (2-8-1 Nagao, Tama Ward, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture) will host an exhibition of original artwork titled “Fujiko F. Fujio Museum 15th Anniversary: Doraemon! The Secret Gadgets That Grant Wishes” in Exhibition Room II on the second floor. The exhibition will run from July 1 to January 17, 2027 (first half)…

UNIQLO will release a UV-protective corduroy cap from its Peanuts UT collection, “PLAYFUL TIMES,” in mid-August. Available in two colors—dark gray with a small Snoopy embroidery and brown with a small Woodstock embroidery (one size for men)—each priced at 1,990 yen. PLAYFUL TIMES is an American casual-style collection themed around the playful daily lives of…

Takarajimasha will release “Everyone Loves It! Yamazaki Bread Sticker Book” on July 28. The price is 2,200 yen. It will be available at bookstores and online retailers. Familiar Yamazaki Bread products—such as “Lunch Pack,” “Hokkaido Cheese Steamed Cake,” “Mini Snack Gold,” “Royal Bread,” and “Whole Banana”—are now available as cute 3D stickers. With a total…

The theme of this workshop is “A Practical Approach Using the Guidance Note on Mainstreaming Disability—Examining Mainstreaming Disability Through JICA Project Case Studies.” In this workshop, participants will engage in dialogue to learn, in concrete terms, how to incorporate mainstreaming disability into their daily work, using actual examples from JICA projects. This workshop is recommended…

To coincide with the release of the movie “Toy Story 5,” Tokyo Disneyland will host “Fan Time with Toy Story 5” from July 2 to September 14. During the special event, “Pizza Planet”—which appears in the movie—takes over the park’s popular pizza restaurant! “Pan Galactic Pizza Port,” led by manager Tony Solaloni, has been transformed…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) hereby announces that it has imposed disciplinary action on certain staff members. Person Subject to Disciplinary Action: Key staff members (equivalent to section chief level) assigned to headquarters Disciplinary Action: Suspension (2 weeks) Date of Disposition: July 1, 2026 Summary of the Case: The employee subject to disciplinary action…

To commemorate the release of the movie *Toy Story 5*, Tokyo Disneyland will host “Fan Time with Toy Story 5” from July 2 to September 14. This time, I actually tried out some of the experience programs that let you enjoy the park at your own pace, even during the hot summer months. First, I’d…

Tokyo Disney Resort will host “Summer Cool Off at Tokyo Disney Resort” from July 2 to September 14. With the sweltering summer heat upon us, Baymax has delivered a special ice cream to the park, so I went ahead and gave it a try. It’s called “Happy Hero Baymax Ice Cream, Yogurt Flavor” (500 yen)….