JAL will increase the amount of the special fuel surcharge applied to tickets issued between November 1 and December 31. The two-month average price of Singapore kerosene from August to September was $159.19 per barrel. Multiplying this by the average exchange rate for the same period—157.61 yen per U.S. dollar—yields a yen-denominated value of 25,089…
Month: October 2026
Tochigi Prefecture’s “Winter Weekday Stay Campaign” Starts December 1. Get 1,000 yen off with OTA reservations, plus a chance to win coupons worth up to 100,000 yen for your next stay.
Tochigi Prefecture will launch the “Tochigi Travel: Winter Weekday Stay Campaign 2026–2027,” a measure designed to stimulate travel demand. A total of 360 winners will be selected by lottery from among those who stay at a ryokan or hotel in the prefecture and submit an entry via the form on the special website. Prizes include…
Additional Emergency Aid for Flood and Mudslide Damage in Nepal — Delivery of Additional Relief Supplies — | News & Public Relations
As part of relief efforts for the flood and mudslide damage in Nepal, additional emergency aid supplies—including a nucleic acid extraction and purification system and DNA extraction reagent kits—provided by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) arrived in the country, and a handover ceremony was held on October 8, 2026. The handover ceremony was held…
ANA’s fuel surcharge to increase by up to 7,000 yen. South Korea: 7,100 yen; Hawaii: 38,500 yen
ANA will increase the amount of the special fuel surcharge for tickets issued between November 1 and December 31. The company determines its fuel surcharge every two months based on the average market price of kerosene in Singapore over the previous two months. Based on the average price from August 1 to September 30, which…
“Daiwa Roynet Hotel Miyazaki” to open on March 8, 2027. Located in the city center, it will feature 212 rooms, a large public bath, and a sauna.
Daiwa House Realty Management will open the “Daiwa Roynet Hotel Miyazaki” (4-1-32 Tachibana-dori Nishi, Miyazaki City, Miyazaki Prefecture)—its first property in Miyazaki Prefecture—on March 8, 2027. Located in the Tachibana-dori area of downtown Miyazaki—a convenient hub for both tourism and business—the hotel is about a 12-minute walk from the West Exit of Miyazaki Station on…
Anchor security cameras are 20% off, priced in the 7,000-yen range. Easy magnetic installation; IP67 dust- and water-resistant.
Amazon (Amazon Japan) is offering a sale on Anker’s “Eufy eufyCam C35” security camera as part of its “Prime Thanksgiving Sale” running from October 16 to 19. Normally priced at 9,990 yen, it is currently available for 7,999 yen—a 20% discount—as of the time of this writing. A wireless outdoor security camera that can be…
Five toll plazas on the Hokuriku Expressway to become ETC-only. Kanazawa-Morimoto IC, Kaga IC, Kanazawa-Higashi IC, Kosugi IC, and Hakusan IC: November–December
NEXCO Central Japan will gradually convert five toll plazas on the Hokuriku Expressway (E8) to ETC-only lanes between November and December. The locations affected are the Kanazawa-Morimoto IC, Kaga IC, Kanazawa-Higashi IC, Kosugi IC, and Hakusan IC. To coincide with the start of operations, “ETC Only” signs will be added to the directional signs on…
Ukiyo-e cats from the Tōkaidō appear in a 2027 planner. On sale today as a supplement to the December issue of “That Wonderful Person.”
Takarajimasha will release the December 2026 issue of “That Wonderful Person” today, October 16. The price is 1,890 yen. It will be available at bookstores and online retailers. The special supplement is a 2027 planner featuring designs of the cats that appear in “Konomama Jikoku: 53 Cats,” one of Utagawa Kuniyoshi’s masterpieces. Twelve scenes from…
“Noga Shinjuku Gyoen,” a hotel with views of Shinjuku Gyoen, is set to open in July 2027. It will feature a total of 72 rooms, including suites, as well as a rooftop bar and a wood-fired restaurant.
Nomura Real Estate and Nomura Real Estate Hotels will open “Noga Shinjuku Gyoen” (1-6-13 Shinjuku, Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo), the fourth property in their “Noga Hotel” lifestyle hotel brand, on July 15, 2027. Ahead of the opening, the company began accepting reservations on its official website on October 15. Located a 2-minute walk from Shinjuku-Gyoenmae Station…
On the Metropolitan Expressway, the “Shintomicho Exit” will be closed starting at 11:00 p.m. on the 18th, and the “Ginza Entrance (Inner Loop)” will be closed for approximately three years.
Starting at 11:00 p.m. on October 18, the Metropolitan Expressway will close the “Shintomicho Exit (Inbound and Outbound)” on the Central Ring Road (C1) and implement a long-term closure of the “Ginza Entrance (Inbound)” for approximately three years. This is part of the construction of the “Shin-Kyobashi Link,” a new underground tunnel connecting the Yaesu…