Category: Japan

SAMURAI RENT-A-CAR, a luxury car rental service, has launched a new 6-hour plan. The plan is more economical than the conventional 2-day/1-night plan, and includes 12 rare vehicles with a total value exceeding 200 million yen, such as Ferrari F355 (from 110,000 yen), McLaren 570S Spyder (from 110,000 yen), Rolls Royce Ghost (from 135,000 yen),…

Kärcher Japan has been selling the mobile high-pressure cleaner “OC Handy Compact” (a.k.a. HandyAir) to the general public since September 15, and Amazon’s stock is now back in stock. The price is 14,980 yen for the regular model and 15,827 yen for the folding bucket set. HandyAir was sold out immediately after its pre-sale on…

Sumitomo Mitsui Card is running a “Cut Travel Expenses with V-Points♪ Up to 20% Cash Back Campaign for V-Points Spending on V-Trips! until December 14. During the period, if a member makes a hotel reservation through the “V-trip” travel website and uses at least 100 V-points in conjunction with payment with an eligible card, up…

JAL, which has bases throughout Japan, has been continuously implementing regional revitalization initiatives (currently the “JAL Furusato Project”), and in August 2020 launched the “JAL Furusato Ambassadors,” cabin crew members selected through an in-house recruitment process who move to the area to promote initiatives in their respective regions. In December of the same year, JAL…

The other day, when I went to cover the “THE ROYAL EXPRESS,” I had to stay the night before because I had to start from Gifu Station in the morning. The problem was that it was the middle day of a three-day weekend, and I had decided to go for the interview at the last…

Rakuten Travel is holding the “Rakuten Travel Autumn/Winter SALE” until November 15, 2012, with special offers on hotels and hot spring resorts throughout Japan. Up to 20% off can be applied by combining sale plans and coupons. Hotel Metropolitan Sendai East (1-1-1 Chuo, Aoba-ku, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture), directly connected to the east exit of…

The Akame 48 Waterfalls Valley Preservation Association has announced the autumn foliage viewing forecast for 2025 for Akame 48 Waterfalls, a scenic beauty spot in Nabari City, Mie Prefecture. This year, the autumn foliage will peak in mid to late November and continue until early December. Akame 48 Falls is a 4-km valley dotted with…

The 2027 International Horticultural Exposition Association and the 2027 International Horticultural Exposition Master Licensing Office resumed sales of some of the “Myak Myak” and “Tunk Tunk” collaboration products, which had sold out on the same day they were released, on their official online store on November 5. The lineup includes three products: an A4 clear…

UNIQLO will roll out renewed kids’ and new baby products of its HEATTECH functional innerwear line this season. Both are manufactured in different fabrics from men’s and women’s wear, and are light and soft to the touch, according to the company. Kids’ “HEATTECH U-Neck T-shirts” have moisture absorption and desorption, antibacterial and deodorant functions, and…

Seibu Railway will run extra trains during nighttime hours on Fridays in December to coincide with the year-end party season. The implementation period will be December 5, 12, and 19, with four additional trains, including paid trains, on the Ikebukuro and Shinjuku Lines. This will be the first time in six years that the number…