With the increasing risk of disadvantages to women due to conflicts and disasters around the world, JICA not only provides relief to women as “victims” but also positions them as “peacebuilders” and cooperates with them in various ways based on the concept of “Women, Peace and Security” (WPS). On the eve of International Women’s Day…

Scoot held a press conference in Tokyo on February 27 to explain its global strategy and the Japanese market. The company is preparing to launch its Haneda-Singapore route later in the week on March 2. The speakers were Calvin Chan, Scoot’s Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), and Hidetoshi Yasutake, the company’s Japan Regional Director. Scoot was…

On February 27, the Hawaii Tourism Authority, Japan Branch (HTJ) held a seminar for the media to explain the changes in Hawaii’s lodging tax (introduction of Hawaii’s Green Fee Law). In 2025, the tax will be increased by 0.75% to pay for global warming, effective January 1, 2026, and now totals 11%. In addition to…

The Air Self-Defense Force Komaki Air Base (1-1 Kasugadera, Komaki City, Aichi Prefecture) will hold the “2026 Komaki Air Base Air Festival” from 8:30 to 15:00 on March 1. On the day of the event, aircraft from Komaki Air Base will fly a display over the airfield. The Blue Impulse display flight is scheduled from…

KDDI and Okinawa Cellular launched the “au Starlink Ferry Wi-Fi Ticket (24 hours) + 0.5GB (3 days)” on povo2.0, which includes the right to use Wi-Fi on board via satellite communication Starlink and data capacity. The period is from 10:00 on February 26 to 9:30 on May 14, and the fee is 1,280 yen. This…

The Civil Aviation Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) has begun accepting public comments on changes to standards for mobile battery carry-on baggage through March 30 by text only via the e-Gov website, e-mail, or mail. Japanese airlines have introduced new rules effective July 8, 2025, based on international standards…

We are pleased to announce that the FY2025 “Health and Medical JGA Platform Information and Opinion Exchange Meeting on NCD Measures and Aging Society Measures Subcommittee” will be held as follows, hosted by JICA Human Development Department. Event Purpose This event aims to provide an opportunity for all those involved in cooperation in the healthcare…

JICA is now accepting applications for new graduate recruitment (starting in April 2027). For details, please refer to the related links below. We look forward to hearing from highly motivated individuals who are committed to “nation-building” in developing countries as career-track employees of JICA. read more © Source JICA

Peace Cafe “Delicious! Fun! Healthy! Peace Cafe is a vegan restaurant with the slogan “Delicious, Fun, and Healthy! It is always bustling with people who go there even if they are not vegan. The reason for this is, as the concept suggests, that the food is delicious, and the surprise of “Is it really vegan?…

Amazon (Amazon Japan) will hold “Amazon New Life Sale” on the theme of daily necessities from 0:00 a.m. on March 6 to 11:59 p.m. on March 9 for all members including Amazon Prime members. More than 3 million items, mainly products with customer reviews of 3.5 stars or more, will be on sale at special…