On September 7, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC)* renewed the Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) to promote coordinated investments and loans to the private sector in developing countries. The MOC has been renewed. The signing took place online between JICA Director Keiichiro Nakazawa and IFC Vice President Ruth Horowitz….
October issue of BE-PAL: a sauna hat in collaboration with MOSS TENTS
BE-PAL, a magazine from Shogakukan, has prepared “MOSS TENTS x BE-PAL outdoor toto sauna hat” as a special supplement for its October issue, which goes on sale September 8. It is a free-size sauna hat made of felt with a mini pocket on the back of the logo. The magazine features a special feature titled…
The Tourism Bureau of Australia: “The only place in the world where you can see wild koalas”
On September 7, Tourism Australia released the latest local information. Australia is located in the southern hemisphere, and the coming warm and pleasant spring season will be a good time to enjoy nature activities and animal encounters. In addition, Jetstar, based in Australia, has resumed flights between Narita and Cairns, Narita and the Gold Coast,…
“Build Back Better” – Six months after the Tongan undersea volcano eruption
Conference Title: Build Back Better Vision Seminar in the Kingdom of Tonga Date: Wednesday, August 17, 2022, 10:00-12:00 (Japan time) Organized by: National Spatial Planning Agency (NSPA) of the Kingdom of Tonga and JICA Location: Nuku’alofa, capital of the Kingdom of Tonga (Tongan side) Tukua Tonga (President, NSPA), Sir Tuiafitu (Minister, Ministry of Lands and…
Hot spring bath and round-trip bus tickets with Free passes to/from Nakatsu Station
Gifu Prefecture, Nakatsugawa City, and Kita Ena Kotsu will release three types of tickets: the Magome Line Free Ticket, a free pass ticket for getting on and off at JR Nakatsugawa Station; the On-Poi no Yu Bus Set Ticket, which includes a hot spring bath ticket and round-trip bus ticket; and the Fuekijo Line ticket,…
Navitime launches “Trajectory Route” function in Drive Supporter app
On September 7, NAVITIME Japan began offering “Locus Route” guidance for paying members of its car navigation application “NAVITIME Drive Supporter. The application records the route taken by the user during navigation, and recreates the same route the next time the user is guided. This can be used when navigating between the same two points,…
Tahiti Tourism Bureau to exhibit at “Tahiti Festa 2022 Musashi-Kosugi”
The Tahiti Visitors Bureau will exhibit at “Tahiti Festa 2022 Musashi-Kosugi” from September 17 to 19. Tahiti Festa” is an event based on the concept of “the islands of Tahiti,” and visitors can enjoy it all day long with no admission fee. Tahitian food and Tahitian “Hinano beer” will be sold in outdoor kitchen cars,…
Ryson releases Mamoru Men, a solo cooker
Ryson will start selling the stainless steel solo cooker “MAMORU-MEN” from the outdoor brand “OUTDOOR MAN” from September 21, 2012, accepting reservations through the website “Makuake,” with a planned price of 3,500 yen. In addition to its use as a solo cooker, the product can also be used as a protective container for carrying, eating,…
Qantas resumes flights to/from Tokyo on September 12
Qantas will resume direct flights between Japan and Australia on September 12. The Haneda-Sydney service is scheduled for three round-trip flights per week, using an Airbus A330 aircraft equipped with a full-flat-bed business suite. Australia is currently classified as a “blue” country by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, which means that there is…
Hong Kong Express to Resume Centrair-Hong Kong Service October 24
Hong Kong Express announced that it will resume service on the Centrair – Hong Kong route on October 24. This is the first resumption of Centrair’s Hong Kong route in two years and seven months, and will offer four flights per week. The service is operated on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. read more ©…