JR West will release “Kitakyushu vs. Toyama: Sushi Kessen Ticket from Osaka,” in which the destination is decided by dice roll. The entry period is from January 7 to March 6, 2026, and the usage period is from January 30 to March 8, 2026. The price is 9,800 yen per adult (including 5,000 yen Sushi…
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Meitetsu Bus Center will continue to operate as is after April. Scheduled to be demolished for redevelopment, but the plan is being re-examined.
Nagoya Railroad announced that the Meitetsu Bus Center will continue to operate as is after April 1, 2026. The Nagoya Station Area Redevelopment Plan calls for demolition to begin in 2026, and it was announced that the bus center would cease operations in March, but in December it was decided that the plan would be…
Development of “Bina Gardens” in front of Ebina Station to be completed in 2028. Newly opened hotel with natural hot spring and facilities for pets
On December 19, Odakyu Corporation decided on a new construction plan for “ViNA GARDENS,” a development area at the west exit of Ebina Station on the Odakyu Line, which includes a “Family Building (tentative name)” scheduled to open in spring 2027 and a “Hotel and Hot Spring Building (tentative name)” scheduled to open in 2028….
IHG begins construction of new triple-branded hotel next to USJ. Sandilia CEO: “Revitalized by IR and international business, it will give new hope to the west side of Osaka”.
In Japan, IHG-ANA Hotels Group Japan was established in 1964 as a joint venture with ANA to operate the ANA InterContinental, ANA Crowne Plaza, and ANA Holiday Inn hotel brands in Japan. As of September 2025, the company operates 57 hotels (15,305 rooms) under 10 brands. IHG is a global hotel group with 20 hotel…
COP30 Side Event】 IDFC Scaling Up Nature-based Solutions (NbS): The Role of Public Development Banks in Driving Finance for People and Planet ｜ News & PR
reporter Name Affiliation Title Kotaro Taniguchi Counselor and Deputy Director, Sustainability Promotion Office, Planning Department, JICA summary Date: November 17, 2025 Organized by International Development Finance Institutions Club (IDFC) Name of venue (pavilion name)：IDFC Pavilion speaker Name Affiliation Title Mustafa Quresh International Development Finance Club (IDFC) Facility Director João Rodrigues Benevides Brazilian Development Association (ABDE)…
Notice Concerning Unauthorized Access to the Organization’s System Development Subcontractor ｜ News & PR
December 19, 2025 Japan International Cooperation Agency (Independent Administrative Institution) The server of J-MAC SOFT CORPORATION (hereinafter referred to as “J-MAC SOFT”), a subcontractor of NEC Nexa Solutions, Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “the subcontractor”), to which the Organization has entrusted the development and management of a system for managing information on dispatched technical cooperation…
COP30 Side Event] Accelerating Effective Synergistic Solutions to the Three Global Crises – Especially the Role of Business
reporter Name Affiliation Title Toru Yoshida Planning Department Sustainability Promotion Office Planning Officer summary Date: November 17, 2025 Organized by: Ministry of the Environment Name of venue (pavilion name)：Japan Pavilion speaker Name Affiliation Title Kentaro Doi, Deputy Director-General for Global Environment, Ministry of the Environment Katsura Miyazaki, Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer, JICA Bahareh…
COP30 Side Event] Clean Cities Partnership Program Seminar
reporter Name Affiliation Title Miki Kaminishi Senior Research Officer, Environmental Management & Climate Change Group, Global Environment Department summary Date: November 12, 2025 Organized by: Ministry of the Environment Co-organized by JICA and Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) Name of venue (pavilion name)：Japan Pavilion speaker Name Affiliation Title Kentaro Doi, Deputy Director-General for Global…
COP30 Side Event] UNEP ARIC (Adaptation and Resilience Investors Collaborative) “Investors Resilience Challenge introduction: Mobilizing Private Finance for Climate Change Adaptation Mobilizing Private Finance for Adaptation to Climate Change” ｜ News & PR
reporter Name Affiliation Title Kyosuke Inada Special Advisor for Sustainability Promotion, JICA summary Date: November 18, 2025 Organized by UNEP ARIC Venue (Pavilion Name)：Blue Zone Action Room 4 speaker Name Affiliation Title Remco Fischer Climate Lead, UNEP FI Felicity Spall Director, Sustainable Business and Infrastructure, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Nancy Syk Nancy…
COP30 Side Event] Earth Observation for Forest Monitoring in the Amazon: Current Initiatives and Future Opportunities ｜ News / PR
reporter Name Affiliation Title Sayako Kishimoto Global Environment Department summary Date: November 14, 2025 Organizers: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), University Space Research Association (USRA), American Geophysical Union (AGU), Remote Sensing Technology Center of Japan (RESTEC) Venue (Pavilion Name)：Bluzon Side Event Room 3 speaker Name Affiliation Title Elsayed R. Talat…