JICA President Akihiko Tanaka met with World Bank Group President Ajay Banga in Tokyo on January 22. President Tanaka and President Banga discussed JICA’s annual Deep Dive with the World Bank Group, and confirmed that the two institutions will work more closely together, particularly in private sector finance and global health, as well as food…
Kita-Osaka Kyuko announces timetable for Minoh Kayano extension. Almost all trains will operate to/from Minoh Kayano.
Kita Osaka Kyuko Railway has announced the timetable for the line between Senri Chuo Station and Mino Kayano Station, which will be extended and opened on March 23. After the extension, all trains will depart from and arrive at Minoh Kayano, except for one morning train bound for Nakamozu, which will depart from Senri-Chuo Station….
Seishun 18 Ticket, spring season sales will start on February 20. Rules will be changed with the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line.
With the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line (Kanazawa to Tsuruga) on March 16, the handling of special tickets sold by the JR Group, such as “Seishun 18 Ticket” and “Japan Rail Pass” will be partially changed. JR Group will start selling “Seishun 18 Ticket” and “Seishun 18 Ticket Hokkaido Shinkansen Option Ticket” on February…
JR East renews some of its special tickets. Renaming and price revision of Ekinet Limited products.
JR East will change the name, price and validity of some special tickets from March 16. The name system of the discount products available only through Eki-net has been reorganized. The name of “Tokudan Value” for Shinkansen e-tickets will be changed to “Tokudan Value 1” for “Ekinet Tokudan Value”, “Tokudan Value 14” for “Okitate Tokudan…
Glamping facility “AKAGI GLAMPING VILLAGE” opens in March at the foot of Mount Akagi, Gunma. Guest rooms with hot spring baths and private dog run.
Booking Resort, which operates resortglamping.com, has begun accepting reservations for accommodation at AKAGI GLAMPING VILLAGE – Akagi Glamping Village (530-1 Ogikubo-machi, Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture), which will be opened by Koei in March. Located approximately 20 minutes by car from the Komagata Interchange or Hashie Smart Interchange on the Kita-Kanto Expressway, and 20 minutes from the…
Collaboration cafes of Liko Rico to be held at Parco in Shibuya, Shinsaibashi, and Nagoya. Chisoku and Takina in Hawaiian costumes.
PARCO will hold collaboration cafes for the “Licorice Recoil” anime at Shibuya PARCO in Tokyo, Shinsaibashi PARCO in Osaka, and Nagoya PARCO in Aichi. The period is from February 3 to March 20 at Shibuya PARCO, February 9 to March 25 at Shinsaibashi PARCO, and February 23 to March 31 at Aichi and Nagoya PARCO….
Ibaraki Kotsu launches credit card touch payment and QR code payment services on local buses.
Ibaraki Kotsu will start credit card touch payment and QR code payment services on February 1. The service will be available on all general route buses operated by the company. For QR code payment, passengers board the bus with a numbered ticket, and when getting off the bus, they hold the QR code over the…
Yahoo, “Pollen Information 2024. More pollen dispersal than usual in many areas this year?
LINE Yahoo has released “Pollen Information 2024” on the “Yahoo! The service will be available until the end of May. It consists of “Pollen Radar,” which allows users to check the movement of pollen on a map, and “Pollen Dispersion Forecast,” which displays the latest one-week dispersion forecast for each city, town, and village. This…
ANA to Introduce Boeing 787-10 on Domestic Routes. Vienna and other European routes to be resumed and launched sequentially.
On January 23, ANA announced its group air transportation business plan for FY2024. With the launch of the new AirJapan brand on February 9, 2024, flights will be operated under the three Group brands of ANA, Peach, and AirJapan. On domestic routes, inspections of P&W’s PW1100G-JM engines will be completed in sequence, and almost all…
Cardi, limited quantity “Nyan Coffee & Hanging Multi Pouch Set” to be released on February 2.
Kaldi Coffee Farm will release a limited quantity “Nyan Coffee & Hanging Multi Pouch Set” on February 2. The price is 1430 yen. Original coffee bean “Nyan Coffee” (200g) is a medium roasted blend with a soft taste of grape and brown sugar sweetness. You can choose between beans or powder (medium grind). The set…