Category: Japan

3Q Mart will release items designed to spotlight the sidekicks who stand by and support the Disney princesses in late March. Pre-ordering began on March 14 at the official online store. The new lineup includes Chip and Mrs. Potts from the movie “Beauty and the Beast,” Flander and Sebastian from “The Little Mermaid,” Pascal from…

Suntory has renewed the factory tour at the Suntory Tokyo-Musashino (3-1 Yazaki-cho, Fuchu City, Tokyo), located in Fuchu City, Tokyo, and will open it to the public from April 10. Prior to this, the tour was opened to the press on March 21. The plant, which is also known for its appearance in the lyrics…

APA Hotel changed the name of APA Hotel Nagoya Nishiki EXCELLENT to APA Hotel Nagoya Sakae Ekimae EXCELLENT, and held its grand opening today, March 21. Located at 3-15-30 Nishiki, Naka-ku, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, it is a one-minute walk from Sakae Station on the Nagoya Municipal Subway Higashiyama and Meijo Lines in the downtown…

On March 26, FamilyMart will release limited-edition regional items in collaboration with its original brand “Convenience Wear” and the professional baseball teams “Yomiuri Giants” and “Fukuoka Softbank Hawks”. Convenience Wear’s popular concept of “good materials, good technology, and good design. The lineup includes socks and towels in each team’s theme colors from Convenience Wear’s popular…

Moomin Valley Park (327-6 Miyazawa, Hanno City, Saitama Prefecture), operated by Moomin Story, will hold “Moomin Valley and Umbrellas” from April 19 to July 7, featuring approximately 1,000 umbrellas. The event has become a hot topic every year for its photogenic spectacle, and the design concept for the fifth event is “Moominmamma”. Guests will be…

Tokyo Disney Resort will raffle off “Tokyo Disney Resort 40th Anniversary Piece of the Dream” (35,000 yen each). Applications will be accepted on the dedicated website “Tokyo Disney Resort 40th Anniversary ‘Piece of the Dream’ Lottery Application Service” from March 25, 11:00 to April 17, 23:59. Results will be announced on April 24. Winners will…

Toy Factory will hold its grand opening of EURO-TOY Sagamihara (2-7-5 Sagamiono, Minami-ku, Sagamihara City, Kanagawa Prefecture), a store specializing in imported campervans, on April 27. This is the first new business model for the company, which is one of the top manufacturers of Hiace-based campers in Japan. The store will feature a full lineup…

On March 21, JAL announced its medium-term management plan Rolling Plan 2024 for fiscal years 2021 to 2025. The plan provides management guidelines for the final two years of the five-year plan, and since the company expects to achieve pre-Corona profits in FY2023 after the Corona disaster, it has revised its EBIT (earnings before interest…

On March 21, JATA (Japan Association of Travel Agents) held a regular press conference at its headquarters in Kasumigaseki to explain the “U.S.-Japan Tourism Exchange Year 2024 U.S. Travel Planning Contest” for university, junior college, and vocational students nationwide. This project was held as an “Overseas Graduation Travel Planning Contest” until 2019. 3.75 million people…

Swatch will release a new model “MISSION TO THE MOONPHASE” from the “BIOCERAMIC MOONSWATCH” collection in collaboration with OMEGA on March 26. The price is 46,200 yen. The design is all white with a full moon motif, and the moon phase disc (a function that indicates the phases of the moon), which moves on a…