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Tobu Tower Sky Tree will change the admission method to the observation deck of Tokyo Sky Tree (1-1-2 Oshiage, Sumida-ku, Tokyo) from April 1. Until now, tickets purchased via the Web were exchanged for a paper admission ticket at the ticket counter and the paper ticket was held up to the gate for admission, but…

3COINS and JAL Group’s JALUX will release collaborative travel items on March 2. It will be available at 3COINS stores nationwide and the official mail order site “PAL CLOSET”. The lineup includes a total of 27 “convenient” products based on ideas from JAL staff. The lineup includes a “Mother’s Bag” (1,650 yen) for carry-on luggage…

Takarajimasya will release a brand mook “ANA presents Ron Herman Waikiki SPECIAL BOOK” on April 9. The price is 5489 yen. ANA, the airline company, and Ron Herman Waikiki, a store from California, have collaborated to produce an eco-friendly bag. The bag comes with a name tag and features a cute palm tree and pineapple…

Aeon Retail held a “2026 Clothing Strategy Presentation” on February 18, and announced its full-scale entry into the recovery wear market. According to a household survey report by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, clothing expenditures in 2025 will be about 20% lower than in 2019 before Corona, and people are still reluctant to…

Tokyo DisneySea will launch a limited menu on April 8 to coincide with the “Tokyo DisneySea 25th Anniversary Sparkling Jubilee. The theme color, “Jubilee Blue,” which is reminiscent of the sparkling surface of water, will be used in abundance, and Mickey macarons (650 yen) and popular special Uwaman (900 yen) will be available. Special sets…

summary Event name, duration, and location: Cyber Security Capacity Building Exercise for Pacific Island Countries and Regions” (Suva, Fiji, February 2-6, 2026) Contents As part of the government’s efforts to realize the “Free and Open Indo-Pacific” (FOIP), JICA conducted a cyber security capacity building exercise in Fiji for the Oceania Island Countries in collaboration with…

Okinawa Urban Monorail and East Japan Railway will launch a new Yui Rail commuter pass with “Mobile Suica” from spring 2027 onward. Mobile Suica allows you to purchase a Yui Rail commuter pass with your smartphone without going to the station. Eligible customers include commuter pass holders (junior high school, high school, university, vocational school,…

Kakegawa City, Shizuoka Prefecture, is one of Japan’s leading tea-producing regions. Tea plantations facing a crisis of survival are now being visited by young people from the Tokyo metropolitan area and tourists from abroad. Behind this trend is a lesson one young man learned from farming in Zambia. Junior high school students picking tea in…

PLAN35 and Teruo-do will sell the cafe cat figure “Cat pouring milk without permission” at “no mark.Cafe” (3-7-3 Shirakawa, Koto-ku, Tokyo) on February 22. 100 pieces are limited. The cat figure is based on the “Cat that pours milk without permission,” which was selected in a general cat figure election held in February 2025, and…

Daio Paper Corp. will release a renewed version of its Eliel Pet Kimi Omoi Full Absorption Powerful Deodorant Sheet, a pet sheet for dogs, on March 21. According to a survey conducted by the company, when a dog urinates on a pet sheet, it often steps on the wet area, causing foot-wetting, which leads to…