reporter Name Affiliation Title Shohei Kashiwagi Deputy Director, Brazil Office summary Date: (Seminar) November 15, 2025, (Tour) November 16, 2025 Organized by JICA Name of venue (pavilion name): Outside the venue speaker Name Affiliation Title Akihiro Miyazaki Director, JICA Brazil Ivan Crespo Professor, Federal University of Paraná Professor Keiichi Alberto Otobata Tomeas General Agricultural Cooperative…
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Expo ’70 Official Store Daimaru Umeda to be extended until January 18! Closed during the year-end and New Year holidays
Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Store announced that it will extend the opening period of its Official Store for Expo 2025 Osaka-Kansai (3-1-1 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture). Originally scheduled to run through December 30, 2026, the sales floor will be reduced and open from January 5 to January 18, 2026 (closing at 6:00 p.m. on…
Toyoko Inn Discontinues Plastic “Free Single Night Coupons”. Consolidation to point management to prevent resale and counterfeiting.
Toyoko Inn will discontinue the plastic “free single night voucher (Toyoko Inn voucher)” issued as a membership benefit as of March 31, 2028. As a benefit for members of the “Toyoko INN Club Card,” the company had been offering a free night for every 10 nights staying at a single room, and had been issuing…
Oedo Onsen Monogatari Premium Ito Hotel New Okabe, All-you-can-eat sea bream and abalone. Roast beef and eel at no extra charge.
Oedo Onsen Monogatari Premium Ito Hotel New Okabe (2-1-1 Sakuragi-cho, Ito City, Shizuoka Prefecture) will offer a “Seafood Buffet with Golden Snapper and Abalone” starting February 11, 2026. In addition to the sumptuous dishes such as seared sea bream sashimi, sushi that can be compared between seared and raw, takikomi-gohan, boiled rice, tsumire soup, and…
March issue of LINNEL comes with “Hello Kitty” pouch charms, collaboration with OUTDOOR PRODUCTS.
Takarajimasya will release the March 2026 issue of “Linnell” on January 20. The price is 1,620 yen. The special supplement is a set of three retro cute pouch charms collaborated by Hello Kitty and “OUTDOOR PRODUCTS Usual Things”. The pouch in the shape of a miniature bag measures approximately 11.5 x 4 x 8.5 cm…
Appendix is “Hello Kitty” embroidered clasp pouch, additional issue of Linnell March issue. The fabric is quilted apple
Takarajimasya will release the March 2026 extra issue of “Linnell” on January 20. The price is 1,590 yen. The supplement to the extra issue is an embroidered “Hello Kitty” pouch with a cute apple-patterned quilted fabric. The brightly colored pouch looks great in a bag, and the opening opens wide. It measures approximately 20 x…
A BATHING APE large-capacity & carry-on Boston bag is included in the March/April issue of smart.
Takarajimasya will release the March/April 2026 issue of “smart” on January 23. The price is 1,890 yen. The special supplement is a big Boston bag from the Japanese street fashion brand “A BATHING APE. With a capacity of 29L (44 x 18 x 26 cm (W x D x H)), it can hold plenty of…
The Archaeology Department of the City of Paris, which contributed to the reconstruction of Notre Dame Cathedral
DHAAP consists of an architectural history department and an archaeology department. The archaeology department consists of five archaeologists, one archaeogeographer, and one restorer. Inside, shelves are filled with ancient and medieval bronze coins and other metal objects, human and animal remains, and stones. The museum keeps almost everything that was found at the excavation site,”…
Suntan Kitty” eco-bag goes on sale. The bag is integrated into a storage case and transforms into a plush toy.
Takarajimasha released “HELLO KITTY collaboration a-jolie big bag book” on December 19. It is priced at 3,663 yen. An original leopard print bag created in collaboration with the bag brand “Ajoli” and the popular “Tanning Kitty”. The bag comes with an integrated storage compartment, and can be transformed into a plush toy when the bag…
JAL Furusato Ambassadors / Supporters] JAL Furusato Ambassadors guide you to Wakayama in winter. Recharge your energy with power spots and seasonal delicacies!
Nachi, where the clean air will relax your mind and heart. We would like to introduce you to the sacred Mt! Since the Heian period (794-1185), many people, both aristocrats and commoners, have visited the Kumano Sanzan (three mountains) to purify their bodies and souls and offer prayers. Kumano Nachi-taisha is one of these three…