On January 8, JATA (Japan Association of Travel Agents) held a New Year’s press conference at its headquarters in Tokyo, where Chairman Hiroyuki Takahashi explained future initiatives. The following are excerpts from Chairman Takahashi’s comments. Excerpts from the press conference Last year’s major event was the Osaka-Kansai Expo (Japan International Exposition, 2025), the first such…
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Crocs, new store in Sunshine City Alta. Opening today, 40% discount on 3 pairs of your choice to celebrate the store opening.
Crocs Japan opened the Ikebukuro Sunshine City Alta store (3-1-3 Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo) as a directly managed brand store. The store offers shoes such as the “Classic Clog,” and models worn by the idol group RIIZE are available for a limited time. A “Jibitz Table” where customers can customize their own “Jibitz Charms” will also…
Premium Outlets to Hold Bargain Starting January 16. Up to 80% discount on winter goods and sundries for 10 days.
Mitsubishi Estate and Simon will hold “Premium Outlet Bargain” at premium outlets nationwide from January 16 to 25. A total of over 1,000 stores will participate in the sale, offering up to 80% discount (Sendai Izumi, Sano, Ami, Fukaya Hanazono, Rinku, Kobe Sanda). Winter items and household sundries will be discounted. In addition, during the…
Keisei Electric Railway releases commemorative tickets for the farewell of Xiao Xiao Lei Lei. Set of 2 downtown day tickets
Keisei Electric Railway will sell “Thank You Xiao Xiao Lei Lei Commemorative Tickets” from January 16 to February 28. The price is 1060 yen. The postcard is designed to coincide with the return of giant pandas Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, which have been bred at the Ueno Zoo, to China. The postcard is in…
Braun’s top-of-the-line Series 9 PRO+ electric shaver is 25% off at 30,000 yen. Automatic alcohol cleaning
Amazon (Amazon Japan) is having a time sale on the Braun Series 9 PRO+ 9587cc-V electric shaver. Normally priced at 52,800 yen, it is 25% off at 39,800 yen at the time of writing. The shaver features 2 deep-catch mesh blades, an ultra-thin pro-blade that lifts lying whiskers, a central blade that catches frizzy whiskers,…
Iko Chan” cans, produced in collaboration with Caffarel, are now available at JR West Ekinka stores.
JR Nishinippon Shoji will release “Platypus Ikochan x Caffarel Egg Can (2026)” on January 15. The price is 1,296 yen. The product comes in a tin with an image of Ikochan, a baby born from an egg, and contains four Caffarel chocolates, including a gianduja. In addition to being sold at Seven-Eleven Heart Inn, Entre…
Champion’s classic one-pointed sweatshirts are almost half price. Sizing for Japanese.
Amazon (Amazon Japan) is having a time sale on Champion “One Point Logo Trainers”. Normally priced at 5830 yen, at the time of writing, it is 45% off at 3201 yen. Standard sweatshirt with Champion logo on the chest and left sleeve. It is made of 80% cotton and 20% polyester with a crew neck…
Precautionary closures of the Hanwa Expressway, Yonago Expressway, and other roads from January 10 due to heavy snow; NEXCO West Japan calls for voluntary restraint in going out.
NEXCO West Japan has announced that it may implement precautionary road closures from January 10 to 12 due to heavy snowfall predicted in mountainous areas. As of 12:00 p.m. on January 9, the following roads are listed as being closed: the Hanwa Expressway (E42) between the Mihara Kita IC and Hannan IC, the Sakai-Senboku Expressway…
Discount coupon for cloth tire chains that do not require jacking up, valid until the end of January at Rakuten, Inc.
Rakuten Ichiba is offering a discount coupon for Isse’s CLASSIC Type 2 snow socks. Normally priced at 14,883 yen (size 54/58), the coupon offers a 10% discount to 13,395 yen. The coupon expires at 23:59 on January 31. Cloth tire chains by ISSE of Barcelona, Spain, which has its origins in a textile manufacturer. They…
JICA Food and Agriculture Platform (JiPFA) 7th (FY2025) Annual Forum ｜ News & PR
JiPFA is pleased to announce its annual forum. The theme of this year’s forum is “Food Security through Effective Resource Circulation: Local Solutions to Global Challenges. It views food security weaknesses not in terms of “weak production capacity” but in terms of how resources flow and where they are lost, and sheds light on solutions…