On April 4, JR East announced that it will introduce a “new Suica ticket gate system” employing a central server system within this fiscal year. It will be introduced at 45 stations in the three northern Tohoku areas (Aomori, Morioka, and Akita) on May 27, and gradually introduced in the Tokyo metropolitan area, Sendai, and…
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Full-scale construction of the 18-minute Haneda Airport Access Line from Tokyo to Haneda begins. New Haneda Airport station (tentative name) to be located underground at 2 Tami P3.
On April 4, JR East announced the start of full-scale construction of the “Haneda Airport Access Line (tentative name). The line is scheduled to open in fiscal 2031. The Haneda Airport Access Line (tentative name) is a project to form a rail route directly connecting the Utsunomiya, Takasaki, and Joban lines to Haneda Airport, and…
Electronic Timetable Smart Bus Stop with Remote Distribution of Operation Status Introduced at 14 Locations on the Tokachi-Obihiro Airport Route
YE DIGITAL has begun operating “smart bus stops,” which remotely rewrite timetables and distribute operation status, at 14 bus stops on the Tokachi Obihiro Airport Route (Tokachi Bus). The introduction of this system is expected to make it possible to distribute information on major bus delays and cancellations even on days with heavy snowfall, reduce…
Emirates Airlines begins Haneda-Dubai service. All Japan routes including Narita and Kansai resumed.
Emirates Airlines resumed operations on its Dubai-Haneda route on April 2. This marks the resumption of all Japan routes operated before Corona, including Narita and Kansai International Airports. The aircraft is a Boeing 777. It is equipped with first class, business class, and economy class, ergonomically designed seats, and in-flight entertainment systems. To celebrate the…
G-SHOCK and Garigari-kun Collaboration! Campaign for 40 winners of special edition “Adult Garigari-kun Rice Soda” to be released on April 11.
Akagi Milk Industry will release “Adult Garigari-kun Rice Soda” on April 11. The price is 119 yen. It is a popsicle with rice soda shaved ice inside rice soda ice cream, and is characterized by its crunchy texture. It contains 2% domestic rice as an ingredient, and the refreshing flavor of the soda is combined…
ANA Travelers, Tokyo’s Nationwide Travel Assistance Plan goes on sale today at 2:00 p.m.
ANA Travels will begin handling the Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s nationwide travel support, which was extended in April, today, April 4 at 14:00. Eligible plans are as follows Travel Period Up to June 30, 2023 (check-out/return on July 1) *Not applicable for stays between April 29 and May 7. The National Travel Support program subsidizes a…
Haneda Airport No.2 Tami main building – north side satellite connection construction. Accessible without dedicated buses.
On April 1, Japan Airport Building began construction at Haneda Airport Terminal 2 to connect the main building with the northern satellite. The expansion of the facility connecting the main building to the north satellite of Terminal 2, which currently requires access by a dedicated bus, will allow direct access to and from the main…
JR Tokai Tours now accepting nationwide travel support plans; JR + lodging package includes up to 5,000 yen subsidy per night
JR Tokai Tours has begun handling extended nationwide travel support in April. Both online and in-store reservations are accepted, and both are for travel products labeled “National Travel Support”. Note that all itineraries that include April 29-May 7 as departure or return dates are not eligible (except for those returning on April 29). read more…
Power Arc releases portable refrigerator “Iceberg 45L” with large 45L capacity and two independent chambers.
PowerArQ” by Kashima Trading will release the “ICEBERG 45L” portable refrigerator on April 6. Prior to this, the company is accepting pre-orders until April 5, and will offer a limited 25% discount (44,550 yen). The new version has a large 45-liter capacity and two independent compartments, which can hold approximately 66 350-mL cans or 37…
Seibu Railway to increase and extend trains in the Chichibu area to coincide with the best time to view the shiba-zakura (lawn cherry blossoms) from April 14 to May 7.
Seibu Railway will change some of its regular 4-car trains on the Ikebukuro and Seibu-Chichibu Lines to 8-car trains in order to provide convenient access and reduce congestion to “Hitsuyama Park Shibazakura-no-oka” (63605 Omiya, Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture) where GW outings and Shibazakura are in full bloom. The period is from April 14 to May 7….