Rakuten Travel is holding the “Rakuten Travel Summer Sale,” offering great deals on summer travel reservations, through July 21. The sale features special packages at hotels and hot spring inns nationwide, and customers can save up to 30% by combining these offers with currently available coupons. “TAOYA Atami” (190-1 Izuyama, Atami City, Shizuoka Prefecture), part…
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MUJI’s Summer “Like Festival” is coming to an end soon. Jersey-knit T-shirts are 790 yen, and cooling mist and cold-brewed tea are 10% off.
Ryohin Keikaku, the company behind MUJI, is holding its summer “Like Festival” through July 13 (the online store will remain open until 10:00 a.m. on July 14). During the sale, eligible items will be sold at discounted prices. For apparel, the “Saratto Cotton” series of women’s and men’s underwear is 15% off, and jersey T-shirts…
The Chicago White Sox, led by Munetaka Murakami, are on a roll! Their home stadium, Wrigley Field, was like a massive theme park.
On July 10 (local time), Munetaka Murakami returned to the Chicago White Sox’s starting lineup. This came 42 days after he was placed on the injured list in May due to a thigh strain. The move occurred just as expectations were soaring that he might win the home run title in his rookie year, having…
Toei Subway Launches “Summer” One-Day Pass Valid on Weekends, Holidays, and During Obon. Children’s fare drops from 250 yen to 100 yen!
The Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation will sell the “Summer One-Day Pass,” which allows unlimited rides on the Toei Subway for one day, on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays from July 18 to August 30, as well as during the Obon period from August 10 to 14. The price is 500 yen for adults, and while…
Dispatch of the Second International Emergency Relief Team and Medical Team to Assist with Earthquake Damage in Venezuela | News & Public Relations
In response to the earthquake damage in Venezuela, JICA will dispatch the second contingent of the International Emergency Assistance Team (Medical Team) as follows. Note 1. Disaster Situation At around 7:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 25, Japan Standard Time (around 6:00 p.m. on June 24 local time), a series of major earthquakes with magnitudes exceeding…
Kame no I Hotel Nachi-Katsuura Launches New Activity: “Katsuura Good Luck Walk.” The manager himself serves as the guide for this 888-meter course, designed to symbolize prosperity.
Kame no I Hotel Nachikatsuura (216-19 Katsuura, Nachikatsuura-cho, Higashimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture) has launched the “Katsuura Good Luck Walk,” a tour exclusive to hotel guests. This new activity features the hotel manager serving as a guide for a walk along an 888-meter course—a distance chosen for its association with the auspicious number 8—which takes about…
Tour to watch the “Busan Fireworks Festival,” one of South Korea’s largest with 80,000 fireworks. Round-trip ferry ride between Kanazawa and Busan + local hotel: 32,800 yen per person
Venus Travel, part of the SHK Line Group, has begun selling a package tour titled “Stay Overnight in Busan on the Day of the 21st Busan Fireworks Festival! Toyoko Inn Busan Station 1 Ferry & Hotel Accommodation Free Plan,” which departs from Shimonoseki Port on November 6. This package includes a round-trip second-class ticket on…
Anker’s outdoor security camera is on sale for 10,000 yen—nearly half off. Includes a home module with 16GB of built-in memory.
Amazon (Amazon Japan) is running a Prime Day sale on the Anker “Eufy Security eufyCam 2C 1-Cam Kit.” Normally priced at 19,990 yen, it is currently 45% off at 10,990 yen as of this writing. This security camera system consists of the “Eufy Security eufyCam 2C”—a wireless camera with an IP67 waterproof and dustproof rating—and…
UGREEN’s USB Type-C to A adapter is 639 yen. A must-have item to avoid running out of charging options while traveling.
Amazon (Amazon Japan) is running a Prime Day sale on the UGREEN “USB Type-C Adapter.” Normally priced at 899 yen, it is currently 29% off at 639 yen as of this writing. This is a conversion adapter that allows you to plug a Type-C cable into a USB Type-A port; it complies with USB 3.1…
Panasonic’s Lambda Dash 5-Blade Shaver Hits All-Time Low Price on Prime Day. Fully Washable, Comes with a Carrying Pouch
Amazon (Amazon Japan) is running a Prime Day sale on Panasonic’s “Lamdash PRO ES-NLV7X-K” electric shaver. Normally priced at 29,273 yen, it is currently available for 24,040 yen—an 18% discount—which is the lowest price ever recorded at the time of this writing. An Amazon-exclusive model of an electric shaver that achieves approximately 14,000 strokes per…