JR East Service Creation (J-Creation), JR Tokai Retailing Plus (JR-PLUS), and JR West Food Service Net (FSN) will release “Sujata Ice Cream (Okayama Prefecture) Shinkansen Ice Cream (Okayama Prefecture)” will go on sale on March 15. The price is 450 yen. The ice cream is made with Okayama-grown Shine Muscat and is said to offer…
On February 3, Earth Chemical launched HADAMAMO Mist, a mist-type insect repellent that is mildly acidic, the same as bare skin, and gentle on the skin. HADAMAMO” is a new brand created by Earth Chemical as a skin-friendly insect repellent, based on the background that few people use insect repellents because of the image that…
Disney HARVEST MARKET By CAFE COMPANY, a cafe and gift store, will renew its “HARVEST Afternoon Tea Set – Mickey & Friends Style” (with drink) (3,960 yen) on March 5. The Shibuya Hikarie store will begin serving it on the same day, and the Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse store on March 6. The new afternoon…
JAL has been offering flight tag key chains for children on domestic flights at some JAL PLAZA stores (6 stores) since March 3. Each one is priced at 1,430 yen (6 types in total), and each person can purchase up to two. The flight tag is a monthly original goods offered to children under 3…
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Grant Agreement (G/A) with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on March 3 for the Livelihood Improvement Program in Reception Areas for Returnees and IDPs (UNHCR Partnership). A summary of the business is as follows Project Summary Livelihood Improvement Plan for Returnees and Internally Displaced…
KINOKUNIYA will start selling the KINOKUNIYA x familiar bag, a collaboration with Familia, for pre-order on March 10. The price is 16,500 yen. It will be available at the official Kinokuniya online store and Familia online store. This is the second in a series of very popular collaborations between Kinokuniya, which has a philosophy of…
On March 3, UNIQLO held a presentation in Tokyo to announce new products for 2025 in the “Kando Pants” and “Kando Jacket” series of high-function suits that specialize in lightweight, stretchy, and quick-drying properties. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the birth of “Dry Stretch Pants (Wool-Like),” the predecessor of the Impression Pants, and…
The Transportation Policy Division of the Policy Planning Department of Ibaraki Prefecture has released a draft business plan for the Tsukuba Express (TX) extension project. The prefecture has been conducting its own survey and formulating a draft extension plan for Ibaraki Prefecture since June 2023, with the direction of the extension to be Tsuchiura and…
On March 3, JR East announced its plan for the development of platform doors for fiscal 2025. In FY2025, the company will install platform doors at 30 stations and on 57 lines. By the end of FY2031, the company aims to install platform doors at 330 stations and 758 tracks on major conventional lines in…
JR West’s smartphone application “WESTER” has begun offering push notifications of operation information and a feature that allows users to check their WESTER points scheduled to expire. The “Operation Information Push Notification” function allows users to register frequently used stations in “My Stations” and be notified when delays or suspended operations affect the registered stations….