CIO has released the “SMARTCOBY Ex05 Wireless2.2 Pro CABLE SS10K,” a portable battery featuring a semi-solid-state cell. It is priced at 8,980 yen, and promotional codes offering a 10% discount—valid through June 29—are available on Amazon and Rakuten. With a capacity of 10,000 mAh, it can charge an iPhone 17 Pro approximately 1.4 to 1.5…
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“La Vista Minami-Aso,” featuring Japanese-Western-style rooms with open-air baths, has opened. Special discounted rates are available to commemorate the pre-opening.
Kyoritsu Maintenance will hold a soft opening for “La Vista Minami-Aso” (4411-9 Hisaishi, Minami-Aso Village, Aso District, Kumamoto Prefecture) on August 3. The facility is already accepting reservations. The former “Greenpia Minami-Aso” has been completely renovated and reopened. Located about a 30-minute drive from Aso-Kumamoto Airport, the property is a five-story building with a total…
Takarajimasha’s 1970s-style retro “Hello Kitty” eco-bag goes on sale today. It comes with a storage pouch featuring ribbon embroidery.
Takarajimasha will release “HELLO KITTY Retro Eco-Bag & Ribbon Pouch BOOK” today, June 24. The price is 3,498 yen. It will be available at bookstores and online retailers. This issue includes a free eco-bag featuring Hello Kitty and her twin sister Mimi, illustrated in a nostalgic 1970s art style. The bag is large and spacious…
Tokaido Shinkansen to Introduce “Carriages for Families with Children” During Obon and Silver Week. Car 12 on the “Nozomi” between Tokyo and Shin-Osaka
JR Central will designate “family-friendly cars” on the Tokaido Shinkansen during the Obon and Silver Week holidays. The service will run during the Obon period from August 7 to 16 (90 trains in total) and during Silver Week from September 19 to 23 (46 trains in total). In both cases, the service applies to Car…
DJI’s “Osmo Pocket 4P” Set for Release on June 29! White Model Also Available; Teaser Video Released
DJI JAPAN announced that it will release the “Osmo Pocket 4P” pocket gimbal camera at 9:00 p.m. Japan Standard Time on June 29. The company released a teaser video on the 23rd. DJI describes it as the “Dual-Lens Cinematic Pocket Gimbal Camera,” the first of its pocket gimbal cameras to feature a dual-camera system. It…
Kusatsu Onsen: Yori no Yado Takamatsu—Up to 30% off one-night stays with two meals. Enjoy a kaiseki meal featuring Joshu Wagyu beef, as well as open-air baths and private baths fed by the Yubatake spring.
Rakuten Travel is holding a “Special Coupon Week” through June 30, offering discounts of up to 30% on travel reservations. By combining multiple coupons currently available, you can book eligible hotels and hot spring inns nationwide at great savings. “Kusatsu Onsen Yori no Yado Takamatsu” (312 Kusatsu, Kusatsu-machi, Agatsuma District, Gunma Prefecture) is currently offering…
Is Myaku Myaku Transforming into “Tiger Colors”? New Hanshin Tigers Collaboration Set to Launch; Greeting Event to Be Held at Hanshin Department Store in Umeda
The 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo Master Licensing Office (2025MLO) will release the 2026 version of the official EXPO 2025 licensed merchandise, created in collaboration with the “Hanshin Tigers,” on June 30. Collaboration merchandise featuring Myaku Myaku and the Hanshin Tigers has previously been released in September and October 2025. This time, the collection features an original…
An urban park will open on the site of the former Haneda Airport around spring 2028. Featuring a robot experience facility, a brewery, and sports fields, it aims to become a hub for community interaction.
On June 23, the business group “Haneda Mirai Park Management” held a groundbreaking ceremony for the “(Tentative Name) Haneda Airport Park,” which is currently under development in Zone 1 of the former Haneda Airport site in Ota Ward, Tokyo. The park is scheduled to open around spring 2028. The project site is located in various…
Tokyo Dome Hotel: Summer-Only Stay Package with Unlimited Pool Access. Choose from three room types, including high-floor suites.
The Tokyo Dome Hotel has begun offering the “Garden Pool Plan 2026,” an accommodation package that includes admission tickets to its outdoor pool, which will be open for a limited time this summer starting July 18. Guests can use the pool as often as they like during their stay, and the rate includes one drink…
I visited “Hoshinoya Nara Prison,” a former Meiji-era prison that has been converted into a hotel. The former solitary confinement cells have been transformed into 48 modern suites.
Hoshino Resorts will open “Hoshinoya Nara Prison” (18 Hannyaji-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture), a luxury hotel created through the preservation and revitalization of the “Former Nara Prison”—a National Important Cultural Property—on June 25. Ahead of the opening, the hotel held a press preview on June 23 to showcase its guest rooms, lounge, dining areas, and…