JAL will launch the #Weekday Travel Somewhere Campaign Vol. 2, which offers “Somewhere Miles” for 5,000 miles. This campaign is the second in a series of projects commemorating the 10th anniversary of the launch of the “Somewhere Miles” service. Normally, 7,000 miles are required for a round-trip flight, but those who meet the requirements will…
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Ace, Proteka’s New “Starboard” Series. Four models in total, including a backpack with Japanese-made luxury and practicality, with parts also unified in black.
Ace will launch a new series of Japanese travel bag brand PROTECA, “Starboard,” which will go on pre-sale at Ginza Mitsukoshi from February 16, and will be available at directly managed stores, online stores, and some department stores from mid-March. This series of travel bags for adults combines luxury and practicality, with a lineup of…
Tokyo Dream Park,” a concert hall, theater, and restaurant complex, opens near Big Sight; SGC Hall Ariake, with a 5,000-seat capacity, will open with two days of B’z
TV Asahi held a completion ceremony for the March 27 opening of its entertainment complex “TOKYO DREAM PARK” (3-3-8 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo). Located about a 5-minute walk from Tokyo Big Sight Station on the Yurikamome Line and about a 9-minute walk from Kokusai Tenjijo Station on the Rinkai Line, the site area is approximately 12,900…
Live Report】Kuro Myak made a surprise appearance! 800 fans went wild for OKP Dance at the Osaka performance of “Myakmyak Thanksgiving Festival.
The 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo Master Licensing Office held the first part of the “Myakmyak Thanksgiving Day 2026 in OSAKA” at Sky Theater MBS on February 16. About 800 fans who won the lottery came to the venue. The Myakmyak Thanks Festival is a special one-hour event in which Myakmyak will directly express its gratitude to…
Tokyo Marathon 2026 Sightseeing Map” is now available. More than 100 places of interest along the course and other stops are listed.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has released the “Tokyo Marathon 2026 Sightseeing Highlights Map” in preparation for the Tokyo Marathon 2026 to be held on March 1. This special Web content lists more than 100 carefully selected sightseeing spots along the marathon course, from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building (the starting point) to the Tokyo Station…
Nankai Electric Railway’s new sightseeing train “GRAN Tenku” has been seen. Shining compass emblem and deep red body color, operating from Namba Station to Gokurakubashi Station.
Interview with Development Staff On the occasion of the unveiling of the exterior, four persons involved in the GRAN Tenku project at Nankai Electric Railway’s Transportation Vehicle Department answered questions from the press. Mariko Akasaka, senior manager in charge of planning, said that the decision to make the entire train car red was made based…
JICA’s Trust Fund “TADAC” (Overseas Investment and Loan): Loan Agreement Signed for “Sustainable Agro-Industrial Investment Promotion Support Project” in Peru ｜ News & Announcements
On December 4, 2025, the Inter-American Investment Corporation (IDB Invest), utilizing the “Latin America and Caribbean Private Sector Development Trust Fund (commonly known as TADAC)” (Note 1) funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), signed a loan agreement with Camposol S.A. (Camposol), an agricultural products export company in the Republic of Peru. Camposol is…
Grant Aid Agreement for the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Supporting Security Stabilization through Strengthening Police Capacity in the Eastern Region and Social Integration of Former Combatants and Displaced Persons ｜ News & PR
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Grant Agreement (G/A) with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on February 12 in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, for the “Peacebuilding Support Program through Strengthening Social Cohesion and Security in Tanganyika Province (IOM Partnership)”. Agreement (G/A) was signed on the same day….
Strolling around the Hanshin Umeda Main Store for a drink! Looking for “ekiben that go well with beer” at an ekiben convention for the first time in two years!
Overlooking the streets of Osaka’s Umeda, where prices are in the tens of millions of yen per tsubo (about 1,000 square meters), you can enjoy ekiben and toast with a blissful beer in a corner of the department store! You can spend such a luxurious time at the ekiben festival at the Hanshin Umeda Main…
SHK Line offers a special plan for solo travel around Japan by ferry. From 125,000 yen for boarding + car transportation + 1 night at a hotel.
Venus Travel, a member of the SHK Line Group, has launched its “Round Japan Trip,” a travel product that takes passengers around Japan by connecting ferry routes, for departures from April to June. This product is a long-term cruise plan that combines four routes operated by three companies, Shin Nihonkai Ferry, Hankyu Ferry, and Tokyo…