On January 13, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Grant Agreement (G/A) with the government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in Islamabad, the capital of the country, for the “Pediatric Health Care Facility Development Project in South Punjab”. The G/A was signed by Mr. Milan Mohiyuddin Soomro, Senior Director General (Japan), Ministry…
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World’s Strongest Passport Ranking 2026; No. 1 Singapore, No. 2 Japan and South Korea remain unchanged
On January 13 (local time), Henry & Partners released the 2026 Henry Passport Index, which ranks passports from around the world. Based on data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), passports from 199 countries/regions are ranked according to the number of destinations that can be entered visa-free. Passports that allow visa-free travel to a…
Disney Store “UniBEARsity” 15th Anniversary! Announcing SNS Campaign to win non-sale items & new items
The Disney Store will celebrate the 15th anniversary of its UniBEARsity plush toy series with a social networking campaign from January 21 to 27. Unibear City is a Disney Store original character created from the story of Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, and others who attend Disney University and work on their homework. To celebrate the…
Disney Ambassador Hotel is all about Minnie, even in dreams! Minnie’s Spring Daydream” will be held!
Disney Ambassador Hotel will hold “Minnie’s Spring Daydream” from March 9 to April 7. In conjunction with the event, a limited menu will be available at the hotel’s restaurants. Guests can enjoy courses and desserts inspired by Minnie dreaming of enjoying a meal with her friends on an idyllic spring day. The California cuisine restaurant…
Yokohama Hammerhead to open four stores in spring 2026, including a fresh doughnut specialty store and a bakery-cafe
Yokohama Hammerhead (2-14-1 Shinko, Naka-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture) will open four cafes, food stores and other stores on the first and second floors in spring 2026. On the first floor, there are three brands: “I’m donut? a bakery cafe “dacō”, and a hamburger store “Neo Nice Burger”. I’m Donut is a store specializing in…
SHIPS, DQ7 Reimagined collaboration, including T-shirts/tote bags/G-SHOCK
Ships will release a capsule collection in collaboration with the game “Dragon Quest VII Reimagined” on January 28. Pre-orders will be accepted at the official online store until January 26. The tie-up was realized because the “ship” motif of the film overlaps with the Ships brand. In addition to T-shirts (6,600 yen each, KIDS size:…
A local melody version of the “Departure Bell Switch Collection” is now available. Sakuragi-cho / Noborito / Akabane / Hachioji / Kannai, closing door broadcast by Eiji Tsuda
JR East Trading will release capsule toys “JR East Local Departure Bell Switch Collection” on January 16. The price is 500 yen per piece (random). In cooperation with Toys Cabin, which produces the “Train Departure Bell Switch Collection,” a series of products that imitate actual train departure bell switches, this product is a commercialization of…
JAL x Hiroshima Toyo Carp – Three types of bags recommended by flight attendants to make game viewing and travel more comfortable. Depicting a Carp boy in a pilot’s uniform.
JALUX is selling three bags in collaboration with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp, each limited to 150 pieces, at the JAL Shopping JAL Mall store. The lineup includes a sling shoulder bag that can hold a kung fu bat, a travel compression organizer, and a travel Boston bag. The bags incorporate ideas recommended by JAL flight…
Kinokuniya launches new products for “Cat’s Day. Hachiware/black cat/tiger cat “pouch with tail” and assorted paw paw cookies.
Cat Sweets Pouch Type: Rose Pink (black cat), Pistachio Green (tiger cat), Lilac (Hachiware) Price: 1652 yen each Set includes: Baumkuchen (1 chocolate), cat face cookies (1 each of sesame/plain/cocoa), paw paw cookies (2 strawberry) Pouch size: approx. 16 cm x 5 cm x 8 cm (W x D x H) The pouch with a…
Odawara-Atsugi Road, renewal construction from April at Odawara-Higashi IC to Ninomiya IC. One lane will be operated on both the upper and lower lanes, and traffic congestion of up to 10 km is expected by August.
NEXCO Central Japan Tokyo Branch will conduct renewal work on the Odawara-Atsugi Road (E85) between Odawara-Higashi IC and Ninomiya IC (upper and lower lines) from April 6 to August 5. During this period, lane restrictions will be in place in the above section, and both the upper and lower lanes will operate with one lane…