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summary Conference Title: JICA Networking Fair Spring 2026 (Business Networking) Date: Friday, March 13, 2026, 10:00 – 17:00 Organized by JICA Place: Bellesalle Shinjuku Grand 1F HALL A&B Main Participants 1. companies/organizations: up to 60 companies/organizations We are looking for companies and organizations interested in the following Acceptance of JICA foreign students who are high-level…

Amazon (Amazon Japan) will hold its last big year-end sale, Amazon Black Friday. The sale will last for eight days, from midnight on November 24 to 23:59 on December 1. The preceding sale will also be held for three days from midnight on November 21 to 11:59 pm on November 23. The theme for 2025…

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Construction, Tokyo Metropolitan Parks Association, Iore, and Club Tourism will collaborate to hold a series of “Kanda River and Loop Route 7 Underground Regulating Pond Infrastructure Tours” starting January 10, 2026. The Infrastructure Tour is a set of six events or bus tours that includes a visit to the…

The winter of 2025 will also be marked by travel campaigns (measures to stimulate travel demand) conducted independently by local governments across the country. There are various types of support programs, such as 3,000 yen off per person for lodging, electronic coupons that can be used at restaurants and souvenir stores, and discounts at tourist…

The Tokyo Metropolitan Transportation Bureau and Adachi Ward will operate a temporary free direct one-way bus service between Ekita Station and Nippori Station from December 22 to March 27, 2026. This is a demonstration experiment to reduce congestion on the Nippori-Toneri Liner, with three runs per day during the morning rush hours. Each train departs…

On November 14, TENTIAL released “Samurai Japan Collaboration BAKUNE” recovery wear to commemorate its appointment as an official partner of the Japanese baseball team “Samurai Japan. The BAKUNE series is a series of fatigue-relieving pajamas that “relieve fatigue while you sleep. Special fibers that promote blood circulation and a design that makes it easy to…

summary Event: JICA Overseas Cooperation Volunteers 60th Anniversary of Dispatch to Laos Date: Thursday, October 16, 2025, 13:30-16:25 Location: Crown Plaza Hotel (Vientiane) Main Participants In addition to 49 members of the Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCV) currently deployed in Laos, a total of 210 people attended, including Minister of Foreign Affairs Thongsavan Pomviharn, Minister…

The Emperor gave a congratulatory speech, and there were also talk sessions by returned corps members and a fashion show using ethnic costumes from around the world. The Japan International Cooperation Agency (President: Akihiko Tanaka, Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; hereinafter referred to as “JICA”) celebrates the 60th anniversary of JICA’s overseas cooperation corps program in…

The Deaflympics, an international sporting event for the deaf and hard of hearing, will be held in Japan for the first time in November 2025. The vision of the Games is “the realization of a symbiotic society where everyone can make the most of their individuality and demonstrate their abilities,” which is also linked to…

Jetstar Japan will resume its Narita – Hong Kong route on February 13 after a six-year absence. The aircraft will be an Airbus A320, with one round-trip flight daily. Tickets start at 19,020 yen for a one-way flight with no fuel surcharge, and sales began on November 13. With the resumption of the Hong Kong…