Sotetsu and Tokyu opened the Shin-Yokohama Line (Sotetsu Shin-Yokohama Line/Tokyu Shin-Yokohama Line) on March 18. The first train was an eight-car Sotetsu 21000 Series train, each station bound for Urawa Misono. It departed at 5:08 a.m. from platform level 4 on the fourth basement floor. Note that the second train was a local train bound…
The Paris Life of Mami Araki] Currently undergoing a testing period, and the pros and cons are mixed. Visiting a “drug injection room” in Paris
A 2017 survey of 20,000 people between the ages of 18 and 64 conducted by the French Public Health Department (Santé publique France) and the French Observatory for Drug Dependence (OFDT: Observatoire français des drogues et des tendances addictives) found that about half said they had used cannabis. In a 2017 survey conducted by the…
Tokyo Monorail to Revise Fares in March 2024. Regular fares will be raised by up to 45 yen per section.
Tokyo Monorail has applied for approval to change rail passenger fares in preparation for the March 2024 revision. The number of passengers has decreased due to the spread of new coronavirus infection and new lifestyles, and it is expected to be difficult to recover to the pre-coronavirus level in the future. In order to maintain…
You can get to Kanku by Haruka/Kuroshio from the new Umekita platform at Osaka Station! The connection of ground exits 1 – 21 and 22 is also explained
The outline of the new Osaka Station has already been reported, but this report introduces the “Osaka Station Umekita Underground Exit,” a new ticket gate in the Umekita area, as well as the new platform. JR West Japan has opened to the press the new Osaka Station Umekita area platform, which will open on March…
Tokyo Solamachi opens “Solaful Park, a playground for everyone” including children’s playground equipment/VR experience/puri machines/animal petting zoo
The floor has been transformed into a bustling place with hands-on leisure entertainment facilities that can be enjoyed by people of all ages, from babies to adults. Tokyo Solamachi “Everybody’s Playground Solaful Park” Facilities List CHIKYU-NIWA consists of three gardens where visitors can feel the interest and importance of the earth as if they were…
Signing of the Minutes of Discussion on a Technical Cooperation Project for Brazil: Helping to Strengthen the Detection Capacity for Infectious Diseases with Potential to Cause a Global Epidemic
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Record of Discussions (R/D) with the Government of the Federative Republic of Brazil and the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation on March 13 in Brasilia regarding the technical cooperation project “Strengthening the Genome Monitoring Network for New Coronavirus Infections. Discussions (R/D) on the technical cooperation project “Project for Strengthening…
Safe Water Changes Lives: Completion Ceremony of the Water Supply Improvement Project in Juba, South Sudan
On March 16, a completion ceremony was held in Juba, the capital of the Republic of South Sudan, for a water purification facility constructed under the Grant Aid “Juba City Water Supply Improvement Project”. The ceremony was attended by President Kiir, Minister of Water Resources, Minister of Presidential Affairs, Minister of Cabinet Affairs, Minister of…
OMO Kansai Airport by Hoshino Resort” with 700 rooms will open on March 20. Airplane-themed space and buffet overlooking the sky and sea
Hoshino Resort will open “OMO Kansai Airport by Hoshino Resort” (1-833 Rinku Orai Kita, Izumisano City, Osaka Prefecture) on March 20. It is located a minute walk from Rinku Town Station, next to Kansai Airport Station. The hotel aims to be an airport hotel that offers a place not only for sleeping, but also for…
New Harry Potter Magical Creatures goods for spring. A variety of limited edition Easter egg & bunny food items are also available.
Universal Studios Japan launched a new magical experience in the popular “Wizarding World of Harry Potter” area, the limited-time “Magical Creatures Encounter: Encounter with Magical Creatures,” today, January 17. Adorable “magical creatures” such as Hippogriffs, Nifflers, and Pygmy Puffs, familiar from the Harry Potter books and movies, will appear in Hogsmeade Village, along with a…
Disney’s 100th Anniversary Celebrates Past, Present, and Future with Second Item from “The Eras Collections
Walt Disney Japan will release the second installment of its “Disney100 The Eras Collection,” a collection of Walt Disney Studios starting March 24. The Disney100 The Eras Collection celebrates Disney’s past, present and future. Comprised of three parts, the Disneyland Collection, the Walt Disney Studios Collection, and a third collection to be announced at a…