On December 4, 2025, the Inter-American Investment Corporation (IDB Invest), utilizing the “Latin America and Caribbean Private Sector Development Trust Fund (commonly known as TADAC)” (Note 1) funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), signed a loan agreement with Camposol S.A. (Camposol), an agricultural products export company in the Republic of Peru. Camposol is…
Grant Aid Agreement for the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Supporting Security Stabilization through Strengthening Police Capacity in the Eastern Region and Social Integration of Former Combatants and Displaced Persons ｜ News & PR
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Grant Agreement (G/A) with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on February 12 in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, for the “Peacebuilding Support Program through Strengthening Social Cohesion and Security in Tanganyika Province (IOM Partnership)”. Agreement (G/A) was signed on the same day….
Strolling around the Hanshin Umeda Main Store for a drink! Looking for “ekiben that go well with beer” at an ekiben convention for the first time in two years!
Overlooking the streets of Osaka’s Umeda, where prices are in the tens of millions of yen per tsubo (about 1,000 square meters), you can enjoy ekiben and toast with a blissful beer in a corner of the department store! You can spend such a luxurious time at the ekiben festival at the Hanshin Umeda Main…
SHK Line offers a special plan for solo travel around Japan by ferry. From 125,000 yen for boarding + car transportation + 1 night at a hotel.
Venus Travel, a member of the SHK Line Group, has launched its “Round Japan Trip,” a travel product that takes passengers around Japan by connecting ferry routes, for departures from April to June. This product is a long-term cruise plan that combines four routes operated by three companies, Shin Nihonkai Ferry, Hankyu Ferry, and Tokyo…
UNIQLO collaborates with “MOLLY” after LOVEBU, releasing four oversized T-shirts in late April.
UNIQLO will release new UTs in collaboration with toy brand POP MART in late April. Following on the heels of Lovebu UT, this year’s collaboration is with MOLLY, which will celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2026. Created by Hong Kong artist Kenny Wong, the girl character is popular for her lake-blue eyes and mischievous, characteristic…
JR Tokai: Reasoning Travel x Card Captor Sakura, spring trip to Kyoto, limited voice drama in train/ticket-style commemorative card/smartphone wallpaper.
JR Tokai will conduct a collaborative campaign with “Card Captor Sakura: Clear Card Arc” as a new content of “Suishi-Tabi”, a Suishi-Katsura travel to be enjoyed on the Tokaido Shinkansen. The period is from March 18 to May 17. The campaign is entitled “Spring Trip to Kyoto with Sakura,” and includes a voice drama that…
Oedo Onsen Monogatari offers “Japan Nationwide Donburi Fair” limited to lunch buffet. All-you-can-eat nokke-donburi made with local ingredients, held in Chiba/Kagawa
The “Nokke-don” corner, a specialty of Oedo-Onsen, where customers can make their own bowl of rice by placing their favorite ingredients on the rice, has evolved and is now available for lunch. In addition to seafood, you can choose local dishes and ingredients such as Ishikawa Prefecture’s “Kaga fu with egg” and Nagano Prefecture’s “Sanzokuyaki”…
EXPO2025 Official Cafe opens today for 4 days only! Take-out numbered tickets will be distributed on line every day from 10:00 a.m.
The Expo 2025 Osaka/Kansai Master Licensing Office will open the “EXPO 2025 Official Cafe” for four days only from February 16 to 19 in conjunction with the “Myakmyak Thanksgiving Day 2026 in OSAKA”. The venue is “@JP Cafe” on the 2nd floor of KITTE Osaka (3-2-2 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture), directly connected to…
The April issue of “Suteki na Anojin” with an organizer-type storage case supplement is on sale today. Money, receipts, and medical certificates all in one.
Takarajimasya will release the April 2026 issue of “Suteki na Ano Hito” today, February 16. The price is 1,690 yen. The special accessory, a case for organizing personal belongings, is the first collaboration with Roberta di Camerino, a leading Italian brand that has taken the world by storm with its iconic “Bagonghi” bag. The case…
Coleman revamps its classic soft cooler, the Daily Cooler. New color Black Ice and new size 5L added.
Newell Brands Japan will refresh the color variations of the Daily Cooler, a standard soft cooler bag of the outdoor brand Coleman, and release them sequentially from February. The renewal features two new colors that blend easily with everyday outfits and lifestyles. The two new colors are “Black,” which is chic and versatile, and “Ice,”…