Kinki Nippon Tourist Co! Kinki Nippon Tourist is running the KINCHAI Hiroshima Campaign (Hiroshima Wari) until February 24, 2026, for departures between December 22 and February 28, 2026, and will end when the number of participants reaches the planned number. Reservations are accepted up to four days prior to departure. This is the third installment…
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IWATANI’s “IZAMARU”, a cassette stove and stove in one, dual-purpose unit. No power source required, compact size, and can be used as a disaster prevention product.
Iwatani Corporation released a new product “Iwatani Cassette Fu Stove & Stove “Izamaru”” on December 22, 2011, which has both cassette stove and stove functions. It is priced at 16,500 yen. The product will be available at home centers, electronics retailers, large supermarkets, and specialty stores nationwide, as well as through the official online store…
Sanko’s “2nd” grab bag for 2026. Five items worth about 37,000 yen, including the company’s best home appliances, can be purchased at less than half price.
Sanko has released “2026 Sanko Fukubukuro “Vol. 2″”. Following the popularity of the first round, three new types of grab bags (13,000 yen, 12,000 yen/15,000 yen, and 16,000 yen) are now available in limited quantities. They are available at the official Sanko mail order site and Rakuten Shop. The 13,000-yen Fukubukuro “Impatient, speedy home appliances”…
Keisei Electric Railway to operate all-night service on the Main Line, Oshiage Line, and Kanamachi Line on New Year’s Day, 2026; “Narita-zan Kaiun-go” on Saturdays and holidays in January
Keisei Electric Railway will operate all-night trains through New Year’s Day, 2026. On the main line (between Keisei Ueno Station and Keisei Narita Station), local trains will operate every 20 to 50 minutes, with one round-trip “Narita-san Kaiun-go” service departing from Keisei Ueno at 10:00 p.m. and from Keisei Narita at 3:00 p.m. (treated as…
Odakyu will operate a special train bound for Katase Enoshima on New Year’s Day, 2026. The “New Year Express” will also be offered.
Odakyu Electric Railway will operate a special train in the direction of Enoshima Line on New Year’s Day, 2026. This is aimed at people viewing the first sunrise of the year and visiting the Enoshima/Kamakura area for the first time. On the down train (bound for Katase-Enoshima), there will be one extra train each departing…
Redevelopment of Shinagawa Station West Exit (Takanawa 3-chome), Seibu Real Estate’s building complex is scheduled to begin construction in FY2028. Hotel and the largest MICE facility in the district.
On December 22, Seibu Real Estate announced that the Tokyo Metropolitan Government has notified Seibu Real Estate of a change in the urban plan for the B-1 district, which is being promoted in conjunction with Keihin Electric Express Railway, Takanawa 3-chome Shinagawa Ekimae Urban Area Redevelopment Association, Urban Renaissance Agency, and Tokyu Land Corporation, to…
Rurubu Momotaro Dentetsu 2″ is now on sale. It introduces actual local “properties” and model courses, as well as features related to events in the game.
JTB Publishing released the book “Rurubu Momotaro Dentetsu 2. The price is 1,540 yen. This is a tie-up product with the game “Momotaro Dentetsu 2: Your Town Must Be There, Too” to be released in November. The main feature of the product is a “Nationwide Property Tour” that introduces facilities and stores modeled after “properties”…
UNIQLO to Launch First “Pokemon” Collaboration in March! Total of 10 types of T-shirts with “watercolor style” character designs of the time
UNIQLO will release UTs in collaboration with Pokemon, which will celebrate its 30th anniversary, in late March 2026. Based on the theme of the original “Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue,” the lineup of T-shirts uses the now-precious “watercolor touch” of the official art of the time. The three members of the Pokemon family, Pikachu, Lizardon,…
Grant Aid Agreement Signed for Kyrgyzstan: Supporting the Promotion of Energy Conservation and the Introduction of Renewable Energy through the Development of a Training Center for Electricity Distribution Equipment ｜ News & PR
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Grant Agreement (G/A) with the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic on December 12 in Bishkek, the capital city of the Kyrgyz Republic, for “Training Facility Development Project for Strengthening Capacity of Electric Power System Operation and Maintenance”. The G/A was signed by Mr. Almaz Baketayev, Minister of Finance…
Grant Aid Agreement Signed for Kyrgyzstan: Contribution to Improvement of Quality of Health Care Services through Medical Equipment Improvement at the Southern Core Medical Hospital ｜ News & PR
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Grant Agreement (G/A) with the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic on December 12 in Bishkek, the capital city of the Kyrgyz Republic, for the “Medical Equipment Development Project for the Core Hospital in the Southern Region”. The G/A was signed by Mr. Almaz Baketayev, Minister of Finance…