Trip.com is running a limited 7-day “Yume Tabi Matsuri Go! Go! Golden Week” campaign. The period is from March 28 to April 3, and the offer is valid for stays through September 30. A limited number of 5 rooms at each hotel will be available for a limited time in Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Taiwan, and…
Signing of loan agreement for “Environmentally Conscious Industry Support Project” in Ecuador (Overseas Investment and Loan): Contributing to improving access to finance for environmentally conscious industries and small and micro businesses.
On March 27, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a loan agreement with Banco de la Producción S.A. Produbanco (Produbanco) of the Republic of Ecuador for up to US$50 million to improve access to finance for environmentally friendly industries and micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSME). The project will be financed by the International…
Rokko Alpine Botanical Garden, colonies of Mizubasho, a pure white flower that heralds spring in northern Japan, are now at their best.
Rokko Alpine Botanical Garden (4512-150 Kita-Rokko, Rokko-machi, Nada-ku, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture), operated by Rokko Sightseeing, announced that the colony of Mizubasho, a flower that heralds the arrival of spring, is now at its best. In northern countries such as Hokkaido and the Tohoku region, the flowers that herald spring are said to be “Mizubashou”…
Signing of Yen Loan Agreement for India: Contributing to India’s development in a wide range of urban, rural, and forestry sectors, in addition to the first high-speed railroad
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Loan Agreement (L/A) with the Government of the Republic of India on March 29 in Delhi for four projects totaling up to 426,814 million yen. The following four projects are covered by the yen loan agreements signed this time. (1) Patna Metro Construction Project (Phase I) (Loan…
Traffic congestion forecast for Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway during GW 2023. Recommend using “Airport West Exit” to Haneda.
The Metropolitan Expressway has compiled a traffic congestion forecast for the Golden Week period (April 29-May 7) in 2023. During this year’s Golden Week holiday period, traffic congestion is expected to increase due to the concentration of business traffic, etc. on April 21, 27, and 28 before Golden Week as well as on May 3,…
Three NEXCO companies to increase the number of EV charging stations at SA/PAs to over 1,000 by FY2025.
NEXCO East Japan, NEXCO Central Japan, and NEXCO West Japan have announced a plan to increase the number of quick chargers at SA/PAs used by electric vehicles (EVs) to approximately 1,100 by FY2025. In addition to adding e-Mobility Power as a joint operator to promote higher output and multiple chargers, a system that allows the…
Okinawa Prefecture Extends Nationwide Travel Assistance “Discover Okinawan Sai NEXT” to July 20, 2012, Subsidizing up to 5,000 yen per night
Okinawa Prefecture will extend its national travel support through July 20. Okinawa’s nationwide travel support “Discover Okinawa Sai NEXT” resumed on January 10 after the New Year and was originally scheduled to run through March 31, but has been extended through July 20 (including check-out on July 21). However, check-ins between April 29 and May…
Singapore Airlines Business Class with Japanese cuisine! We actually flew on board!
Check out the Business Class seat! Full-flat and comfortable Business Class seats on the Airbus A350-900 aircraft we flew with have 40 seats. All of the wrap-around seat pots have direct aisle access and are arranged in a 1-2-1 configuration. 76-inch (approx. 193 cm) full-flat seats have fluffy pillows and warm linens. Side panels allow…
Hokkaido extends nationwide travel support “HOKKAIDO LOVE! Discount” through July 14
Hokkaido will extend its national travel support through July 14. The “HOKKAIDO LOVE! Discount,” a nationwide travel support program for Hokkaido, resumed on January 10 after the New Year and was originally scheduled to run through March 31, but has been extended through July 14 (including check-out on July 15). However, check-ins between April 29…
Belle Maison opens “Disney Fantasy Shop” pop-up at JR Shinagawa Station for a limited time.
Senshukai and JR East will open a pop-up store of “Disney Fantasy Shop by Belle Maison” at JR Shinagawa Station for a limited time. The period is from April 1 to 20. This year’s lineup will mainly feature items designed exclusively by Belle Maison to celebrate the Walt Disney Company, which will celebrate its 100th…