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Sylvanian Families Exhibition 40th, large diorama exhibit reproducing Sylvanian Village and sales of original goods such as baby keychain sets

By Editor in Chief on Fri Feb 21 2025

Epoch will hold the exhibition “Sylvanian Families Exhibition 40th” to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Sylvanian Families throughout Japan. The Tokyo venue will be held at Sunshine City’s Bunka Kaikan 2F Exhibition Hall D (3-1 Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo) from April 25 to May 18. Advance tickets and a limited number of “Flair’s Die-cut Pouch”…

Linear Central Shinkansen Introduces New Test Car. Shark Skin” film and a special cooling structure reduce costs and create a futuristic design.

By Editor in Chief on Fri Feb 21 2025

JR Tokai announced that it plans to introduce a new “L0 Series Improved Test Car” for the Linear Central Shinkansen in the summer of 2025. Nippon Sharyo Mfg. will be in charge of design, while Hitachi, Ltd. will be in charge of design and manufacturing. The number of cars produced is only one intermediate car…

Pineapple Candy x Myakumyak. Original design cans are now available at the Osaka/Kansai Expo Official Store and other locations.

By Editor in Chief on Fri Feb 21 2025

Heso Productions will release “Myakumyaku Ame Can (Pineapple Ame Collaboration)” as an official licensed product for Expo 2025 Osaka-Kansai in late February. The price is 1,320 yen. The pineapple candy can is designed with a Myakmyak on the individual package. The contents include 15 pineapple candies, and the can measures 13.5 x 8 x 4…

Snow Peak introduces new windbreaker “Shadow Ripstop”. 4 items in total, including a lightweight, easy-to-carry jacket with stuff sack

By Editor in Chief on Fri Feb 21 2025

Snow Peak launched the “Shadow Ripstop” series of apparel products for spring/summer 2025 on February 21. It will be available at directly managed stores nationwide and online. Shadow Ripstop is a new series of windbreaker. By using PASMO, a high-strength polyester yarn, as a lattice-like plain weave ripstop fabric, it is not only thin and…

Weekend Ekiben] “Echigo Nagaoka Kisaku Bento” at Nagaoka Station

By Editor in Chief on Fri Feb 21 2025

Echigo Nagaoka Kisaku Bento” has an impressive retro design on the wrapping paper with “bento” (bento) in old characters. Koshihikari rice produced in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, a rice-producing region, is the main ingredient in this makunouchi bento. First, the star of the show is Nagaoka Koshihikari rice. This rice has a soft texture and is…

Workman Colors to have 400 stores by 2032; WORKMAN to strengthen through collaboration with EXILE TAKAHIRO, etc., and to expand overseas.

By Editor in Chief on Thu Feb 20 2025

Workman held a new product launch of Workman Colors in Tokyo on February 20. This article introduces the reason for the name change from “#Workman Girls” to “Workman Colors,” WORKMAN’s overseas expansion, and the collaboration with EXILE. From #Workman Girls to Workman Colors. Evolution in response to the call to consumers, not a lost cause…

JINS, under the supervision of Takuya Takagi, a hair stylist, developed a new collection from the viewpoint of “Glasses x Hair

By Editor in Chief on Thu Feb 20 2025

JINS will release “JINS x TAKAGI TAKUYA” eyewear collection supervised by Takuya Takagi, a beautician and representative of OCEAN TOKYO, on February 26. Priced at 14,900 yen each (including the cost of standard clear lenses). Mr. Takagi, a hair professional, calculated the balance with the hair style and jointly developed the glasses with JINS from…

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