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Neko Neko Bread” children’s T-shirts and towel handkerchiefs go on sale. The fluffy texture is expressed with sagara embroidery and pile fabric.

By Editor in Chief on Wed Feb 19 2025

Senshukai’s mail-order business Belle Maison will release items on February 20 in collaboration with Nekoneko of All Hearts Company, which operates bakeries nationwide. The lineup consists of six products: five types of kids’ T-shirts and towel handkerchiefs with the popular “Nekoneko Bread” motif. They will be available on the official online shopping site “Belle Maison…

ITOCHU Announces Signing of Investment Agreement for Latin America and Caribbean Private Sector Development Trust Fund (Overseas Investment and Loan): Promoting SDG Achievement in the Region through Private Sector Initiatives | News & Press Releases

By Editor in Chief on Wed Feb 19 2025

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) held a signing ceremony with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Inter-American Investment Corporation (IDB Invest) on February 18 in Yokohama for the “Private Sector Development Trust Fund” for Latin America and the Caribbean. Although the average income level in Latin America and the Caribbean is relatively high…

LOGOS and Yakiniku Kingu collaborate on a camping food fair. Japanese pork ribs with “special spices for thick cuts of meat

By Editor in Chief on Wed Feb 19 2025

Logos Corporation, which develops the outdoor brand “LOGOS,” will offer a collaborative menu at the “CAMP Fair” to be held from March 5 at 345 Yakiniku Kingu restaurants nationwide. The collaborative menu item is “[Domestic] Hanasaki Pork Kalbi – Special Spice for Thick Cut Meat”. More than 15 spices, including a special spice developed jointly…

Crowne Plaza Resort Saipan” Darlington’s recommendation

By Editor in Chief on Tue Feb 18 2025

IHG Hotels & Resorts operates 19 hotel brands with more than 6,500 hotels in over 100 countries. In Japan, the company operates about 47 hotels under eight brands from Hokkaido to Okinawa, and two hotels in Micronesia (as of September 2024). For this interview, we asked Clayton Darlington, general manager of the Crowne Plaza Resort…

Thermos launches new, easy-to-compact “Tatamakimashimasu Roundable Eco Bag.

By Editor in Chief on Tue Feb 18 2025

Thermos will release the “Tatamakimashimasu Roundable Eco Bag (RFL-010/010/018)” on February 21. The company will also offer the Pocket Bag (REX-0101/0231) in new colors. Foldable Round Eco Bag (RFL-010/018) This eco-friendly bag can be rolled up and carried compactly without worrying about how to fold it. In response to the concerns about hygiene, the bags…

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