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Sanrio x Black Myakmyak plushie toys will be on sale again at Daimaru Umeda store by lottery. Check out how to apply!

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Expo 2025 Osaka/Kansai Official Store Daimaru Umeda Store will hold a lottery to sell “EXPO 2025 [Sanrio Characters] Myakumyaku Narikiri Plushie Black”. Only one item per person may apply. Priced at 5280 yen each for the larger size (M) and 3520 yen each for the smaller size (BC) with carabiner. Seven types are available: Kuromi,…

Myakmyak Departure Ceremony” to be held tomorrow, to be broadcast live from the Expo site!

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The Osaka Pavilion of the Japan International Exposition, Osaka Prefecture, and Osaka City will hold a “Myakmyak Departure Ceremony” on November 29 to mark the relocation of the Myakmyak Monument currently installed at the East Gate of Expo ‘2025 Kansai. Although the on-site application for spectators has been closed, the Osaka Healthcare Pavilion will now…

Opened in February 2026, the 152-room Inn Nono Fukui is a 7-minute walk from JR Fukui Station and offers natural hot spring baths and a breakfast buffet.

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Kyoritsu Maintenance will pre-open “Natural Hot Spring: Echizen no Yu Oyado Nono Fukui” (3-7-2 Ote, Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture) on February 18, 2026. Prior to this, the company will accept reservations for lodging on its official website from November 28. Following Dormy Inn PREMIUM Fukui and Dormy Inn Tsuruga, this is the third hotel in…

Recovery wear created by a wholly owned subsidiary of Gunze is on sale. Recover from fatigue and promote blood circulation just by sleeping.

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Amazon (Amazon Japan) is having a Black Friday sale on SCiENSLEEP recovery wear. Normally priced at 19,800 yen, at the time of writing, it is 10% off at 17,820 yen. The “far-infrared ray blood circulation-promoting garment for home use” is a general medical device that uses “METECH,” a far-infrared ray emitting ceramic material developed jointly…

Tokyo Metropolitan Government releases revised plan for lodging tax, from a maximum of 200 yen to a flat rate of 3% by the end of FY2027, with private accommodations and other taxable activities to be subject to the tax.

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On November 26, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s Bureau of Taxation released a draft revision of the lodging tax, which is available for public comment via the web or mail until December 26. The current ordinance, introduced in October 2002, applies to inns and hotels in Tokyo, and exempts from taxation stays of less than 10,000…

Maison Kaiser, France Pavilion’s Expo bread set is now available in 2026 Fukubukuro! Limited to 100 pieces at Matsuya Ginza, price and how to purchase.

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Matsuya Ginza (3-6-1 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo) will sell “From Osaka! Maison Kaiser x France Fukubukuro” will be sold. The price is 6,000 yen and limited to 100 sets. The set includes three types of bread, six macaroons, and a tea tin by “Maison Kaiser” that were sold at the French Pavilion at the Osaka/Kansai Expo….

Monthly Airline January 2026 issue, featuring “The World of Ground Handling”. Includes a calendar by aviation photographer Akira Fukasawa.

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On November 29, Ikaros Shuppan released “Monthly Airline, January 2026,” an A4-size, 144-page book priced at 1980 yen. The special feature is “Moving Passenger Aircraft! The World of Ground Handling”. Through a variety of on-the-spot interviews, this report focuses on the role of ground handling operations that support the arrival and departure of passenger aircraft…