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Takano Fruit Parlor will offer “Takano Fruit Tiara – Strawberry Gift”, which includes 120 minutes of all-you-can-eat cut fruit and an afternoon tea set, from January 16 to February 28 at its Shinjuku main store (3-26-11 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo). The price is 5,500 yen (3,300 yen for children 12 and under). The lineup of cut…

JICA has developed the “Disability Mainstreaming* Guidance Notebook” as an office reference for JICA project staff to refer to during the project formulation, monitoring and evaluation phases to promote implementation of the project so that no one is left behind. The Disability Mainstreaming Guidance Notes are divided into a common guidance note that summarizes cross-sectoral…

IUP will release Snoopy-designed products in late January from its “Dot Pouch” series, mini-towels with a zipper that doubles as a pouch. The design is based on a simple pattern, but with an illustration of Snoopy in the lower right corner. The “Peanuts” and “Dot Pouch” logos appear next to it. The regular editions include…

How can a railroad company become “promoted”? Many people are addicted to supporting idols and artists by buying their goods, going to their live shows, and so on. So, how should “railroad fans” support their favorite railroads? A special lecture entitled “Let’s Think about the Future Together with Railway Fans: Fan Communities Pioneer the Future…

Logos Corporation, which develops the outdoor brand “LOGOS,” will release “Easy Storage! Kids Slumber 10” will go on sale on January 29, 2012. It will be priced at 4,900 yen. The sleeping bag can be easily stored, even by a child, by simply pushing the sleeping bag in as it is. In addition, by bending…

Bleu Bleuet has launched originally designed cat items at Bleu Bleuet stores nationwide and at its official online store, in preparation for “Cat Day” on February 22, and is also holding a “Cat Fest” featuring various cat goods at each store. FEST” featuring a variety of cat goods is also being held at each store….

Oedo Onsen Monogatari Group will renovate Oedo Onsen Monogatari Nagasaki Hotel Seifu (523 Otori-cho, Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture) into “Oedo Onsen Monogatari Premium Nagasaki Hotel Seifu” and open on April 29. Reservations for the hotel will be accepted from today, January 20. Located close to the center of Nagasaki City, which has been selected as…

JR East View Tourism & Sales is running a JRE POINT present campaign for the “Kyun ♥ Pass x Yado Only Plan” until March 12. The “JR East Tabikyun♥ Early Bird Pass” (commonly known as the “Kyun♥ Pass”) for 2 days sold by JR East is available to those who purchase and use the “Inn…

JR Tokai Retailing Plus will launch a series of original goods in collaboration with “Crayon Shin-chan” and “Shinkansen Goikatai Ice Cream,” a popular Shinkansen travel companion, on January 27. The lineup includes acrylic key chains (5 random types, 770 yen each), T-shirts (S, M, L, XL, 3520 yen each), ice cream spoons (990 yen), drawstring…

Hoshino Resort has begun accepting reservations for lodging at Hoshinoya Nara Jail (18 Hannwakuji-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture), which will open on June 25. A luxury hotel in the former Nara Prison, an important cultural asset of Japan, accessible in 10 minutes from JR Nara Station by car and 6 minutes from Kintetsu Nara Station…