On February 26, 2025, JICA, with the cooperation of 13 ministries and agencies including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, hosted the Japan Human Resources Development Scholarship (JDS) Administrators’ Exchange Meeting. This was the first time for JICA to hold an exchange meeting in the form of a reception, but by having a multi-tiered program consisting…

Ryohin Keikaku, which operates MUJI, will open MUJI Sakata (7-50 Uehonmachi, Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture) at the Irohagura Park commercial complex in Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture, on March 27. In Sakata City, the company has been working on the “Sakata Project” as a base for community activities such as mobile sales and the opening of…

JICA is now accepting applications for new graduate recruitment (starting in April 2026). 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

Sanwa Supply has released the “400-MAWB216BK (black)” and “400-MAWB216GM (gun metallic)” ultra-compact mobile mice. They are priced at 3,618 yen each. With a thickness of 8.8 mm, it is thin and compact, making it easy to use in confined spaces, and its size can be adjusted with the included silicon cover. The main unit measures…

Aeon will release “Topvalu Colorful Zipper Carry” in six colors on March 5. The colorful carrying case is available in basic colors of black, navy, white, and gray, with key colors of saxophone blue and orange. The interior is also carefully designed to match the coloring of the outside of the case so that it…

Mitsui O.S.K. Sunflower will release officially licensed products featuring the “Sunflower Original Design” Myakmyak for the 2025 Osaka-Kansai World Expo. The products will be sold mainly at onboard ferry stores on the Kansai-Kyushu route. The original goods will feature Captain Myakmyak wearing the Sunflower uniform. Original Myakmyak original goods wearing uniforms other than the captain’s…

Walt Disney Japan will open the “Disney Store Minamore Hiroshima” at the new Hiroshima Station Building “Minamore” (2-37 Matsubara-cho, Minami-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture) on March 24. To coincide with the opening, the company announced that it will sell store-exclusive items and conduct a gift campaign. The store will be the first of its kind…

April 26 – October 25, 2025 Flight ZG16: Narita (10:30) to Houston (08:15), Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday Flight ZG15: Houston (10:15) to Narita (14:20), Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday At the ceremony to commemorate the launch, ZIPAIR President Shingo Nishida described the route as “a route of challenge” and explained the background behind the expansion of…

UNIQLO will release a UT collection commemorating the 70th anniversary of “Miffy” on March 17. The simple and cute design is available in four types (white, beige, dark gray, and border blue). The message that reintroduces Miffy, celebrating 70 years since her birth, is accented with a tag in Bruna’s color, orange. Sizes range from…

Mitsui Fudosan will reopen Haimurubushi (2930 Aza Kohama, Taketomi-cho, Yaeyama-gun, Okinawa), currently undergoing major renovation, on July 15. Reservations will be accepted from February 26. This hotel opened in 1979 on Kohama Island, located in the center of the Yaeyama Islands, where guests can experience the beautiful nature and marine activities of Iriomote-Ishigaki National Park….