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Odakyu Resorts opened the Ritna Hakone hotel (164 Motohakone, Hakone-cho, Ashigarashita-gun, Kanagawa Prefecture). Rebranded from Odakyu Hakone Lake Hotel. The name “Litna” is taken from “Return to Nature,” and the entire hotel was renewed as a dog-friendly hotel. The hotel will have a total of 15 rooms of 10 types, including rooms with private dog…

Zenrin will release the second series of “Map Design GALLERY CARD/Human inhabited islands” trading cards featuring inhabited islands throughout Japan from its Map Design GALLERY brand of map-designed stationery and sundries. The price is 550 yen per pack (7 random cards), 5,500 yen for the standard edition of the complete box, and 6,160 yen for…

Amazon (Amazon Japan) is having a time sale on the GoPro HERO13 Black action cam. Normally priced at 78,800 yen, it is 30% off at 55,000 yen at the time of writing. Includes GoPro HERO13 Black body, 3 Enduro batteries, charger for 2 batteries at the same time, microSD card, and side door with charging…

Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Store, a member of the J. Front Retailing Group, and PARCO will undertake a large-scale renovation of a portion of the south wing of Matsuzakaya Nagoya (B2F and 1F-6F) into a new commercial facility to be operated by PARCO. The two companies have been engaged in a large-scale renovation of Matsuzakaya Nagoya…

Amazon (Amazon Japan) is having a time sale on Anker’s Eufy RoboVac G30 robot vacuum cleaner. Normally priced at 29,490 yen, it is 50% off at 14,890 yen at the time of writing. Robot vacuum cleaner by Eufy, Anchor’s smart home brand. The gyro sensor, accelerometer, and path tracking sensor create a path to clean…

Mitsubishi Estate and Simon will hold a New Year Sale at 10 premium outlets nationwide (Gotemba, Sano, Ami, Sakai, Fukaya Hanazono, Sendai Izumi, Rinku, Kobe Sanda, Toki, and Tosu). The period is from January 1 to 4, 2026 (January 2 to 4 for Sendai Izumi). After the New Year’s Sale, the semi-annual PREMIUM OUTLETS BARGAIN…

Hulic Hotel Management will open The Gate Hotel Osaka by HULIC (3-12-14 Minami Senba, Chuo-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture) on June 15, 2026. The guest rooms are located on the 16th through 28th floors of the building, which is directly connected to the Osaka Metro Shinsaibashi Station, and the guest rooms are on the 16th…

Amazon (Amazon Japan) is having a time sale on TCL’s C1 mobile projector. Normally priced at 35,990 yen, it is 31% off at 24,990 yen at the time of writing. Mobile projector with official Netflix and Google TV certification. It supports projection of up to 120 inches with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels….

restricted area No vehicular traffic: Gorinbashi intersection – Meiji Jingu south gate – Jingu-bashi intersection, Harajuku station Takeshita-guchi intersection – Takeshita-guchi intersection, Takeshita-dori – 1-9, Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, near Church Street Lane restrictions: Between Jingu-bashi intersection and Jingu-mae intersection (one lane in each direction) No parking: Harajuku Gaien Junior High School West Intersection – Jingu-bashi Intersection…

On December 18, Lime, an electric mobility sharing service provider, installed geofencing at 39 entrances and exits to prevent accidental entry to the Metropolitan Expressway. Geo-fencing is a system that uses GPS and other location data to set up virtual boundaries on a map and automatically decelerate to a safe stop when a vehicle enters…