Ace’s Japanese travel bag brand PROTECA has launched the “Fina RF,” a recycled material version of its “Fina” soft carry-on with caster stopper, which employs a unique lightweight structure. While most soft carriers use resin panels to attach the body fabric, the unique lightweight “Air Rim 2” structure has a panel-less design that drastically reduces…
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Dhaka Urban Transportation Development Project (5)
In Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, the rapid increase in traffic demand accompanying population growth and economic growth has caused chronic traffic congestion and air pollution, which have been pointed out as economic losses and health risks to residents, as well as a major bottleneck in economic and social development. Therefore, a modal shift to…
Northeast State Road Network Connectivity Improvement Project (Phase 6)
In India, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MRAHT) initiated the National Highway Development Program in 2001, and has been constructing major trunk roads between major cities, including the “Golden Quadrilateral” connecting the capital Delhi, Mumbai in the west, Kolkata in the east, and Chennai in the southeast. In the northeastern region, however, road…
Water Supply Improvement Plan in Biratnagar
Biratnagar City, the capital of the 1st Province located in the southeastern part of Nepal, has a growing population and economic growth, which has led to an increase in water demand, but the water supply penetration rate for each household is only about 30 percent as of 2019. The water source for all water supply…
Infrastructure Development Plan for Mombasa Special Economic Zone in Donggokundu Region
The Port of Mombasa in Kenya is the only international trade port in the country and serves as a logistics hub for the country and landlocked countries as the starting point of the Northern East Africa Corridor that leads to Uganda, Rwanda, and other countries. Based on this geographical perspective, the “construction of a free…
Turbo Kosu Buaque Power Grid Reinforcement Project
The government of Cote d’Ivoire has been promoting development focusing on the power sector in rural areas where power generation facilities are vulnerable, with a view to correcting the North-South gap in the country. As a result, the electrification rate (electrified areas) has improved, but transmission and distribution losses and power outages due to lack…
Water Supply Improvement Plan in Managua City
In Managua, the capital of Nicaragua, water demand is increasing rapidly as the population grows. However, in addition to a shortage of water sources and reservoir capacity, leaks due to aging facilities and insufficient water pressure management capacity have made stable water supply a challenge. In response to this situation, the Government of Japan, through…
Yamanote Line to have one inner/outer platform at Shibuya Station, with some sections closed all day from the first train on the 7th to the last train on the 8th.
East Japan Railway Company (JR East) will switch the Yamanote Line’s outer tracks at Shibuya Station. After the construction, there will be one inner and one outer platform at Shibuya Station. As a result, trains will be suspended all day on some sections. The period is from the first train on January 7 to the…
Okinawa Prefecture reopens nationwide travel support program “Okinawa Sai Discovery NEXT” for 10 days, subsidizing up to 5,000 yen per night.
Okinawa Prefecture will resume national travel support on January 10. In Okinawa, the name of the nationwide travel support is “Okinawa Sai Discovery NEXT” and the period is from January 10 to March 31 (including check-out on April 1). The program subsidizes 20% of the cost of a trip to Okinawa (up to 5,000 yen…
Shibuya Scramble Crossing to Miyamasuzaka Lower Streets Closed. Due to track switching work on the Yamanote Line
East Japan Railway Company (JR East) will be switching tracks at Shibuya Station to make the inner and outer platforms of the Yamanote Line the same. In conjunction with this work, the old Oyama Kaido intersection from the Shibuya Station intersection (scramble intersection) to the Miyamasuzaka intersection will be closed to through traffic. The period…