JICA President Akihiko Tanaka met in Tokyo on February 12 with Republic of Palau President Slangel Whipps Jr. At the beginning of the meeting, President Tanaka congratulated President Whipps on his second term as President and thanked him for his understanding and cooperation with JICA projects. He also expressed JICA’s desire to cooperate for the…
Ippana will hold “KUNIYOSHI IMMERSIVE ART in Kuniyoshi Utagawa” at the Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art (Kita 1-jo Nishi 17, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido) from April 25 to June 15. This is one of the exhibits in the “Ukiyo-e Super Creator Kuniyoshi Utagawa Exhibition” organized by the Hokkaido Shimbun and NHK Sapporo Broadcasting Station, and is…
GrapeStone will release a limited design “Foldable Travel Bag” at the “Disney SWEETS COLLECTION by Tokyo Banana” sweets store in Haneda Airport Terminal 1 on February 19. The price is 2,750 yen. The sales location is in front of Gate E (outside the gate) of the Tokyo Shokuhinkan at Haneda Airport Terminal 1. The items…
Mitsubishi Jisho Hotels & Resorts has decided on the hotel name “The Royal Park Hotel Iconic Naha” for the “Kumoji 1-chome Hotel Project (tentative name) in Naha City. It will be located at 1-11 Kumoji, Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture, and other locations. It will be the first opening of the Royal Park Hotels’ “THE Series”…
Pet Paradise commemorated the 55th anniversary of the release of the Disney movie “Stylish Cat” by releasing new cat goods inspired by the three characters in the film, Marie, Berlioz, and Toulouse. The lineup includes a Nari-Kiri hat (3,080 yen each) that transforms into three characters, a stylish catnip (2,200 yen), a cradle-style cat house…
Soft Cooler (RFD-0051/0151/0201) Available in three sizes with capacities of 5L, 15L, and 20L. It can be used for everything from carrying lunch boxes to outdoor scenes to weekend bulk purchases. It uses “Isotech 2,” a 5-layer insulation structure combining multiple materials, and the outside has a water-repellent finish. Prices on Amazon are 2508 yen…
Daiwa House Realty Management opened “Daiwa Roynet Hotel Akita Ekimae” (2-3-20 Nakadori, Akita City, Akita Prefecture) on February 14. It is a 5-minute walk from JR Akita Station (West Exit) and a 10-minute drive from the Akita Chuo Interchange on the Akita Expressway. The area is convenient for both sightseeing and business, with the “Akita…
Shonan Monorail and RYDE started QR digital ticket boarding service at all Shonan Monorail stations on February 13. There are two types of tickets: “1-day free ticket” and “Monorail de Enosui,” which includes a 1-day free ticket and an admission ticket to the Shin-Enoshima Aquarium (2-19-1 Katase Kaigan, Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture). They can be…
I was in Latvia, Finland, and Sweden from the beginning of December 2024 to the beginning of January 2025. My husband, who works in the French film industry, had to stay in Latvia for a while for filming, and since we had Christmas break between shoots, we went to Finland and Sweden, which are close…
Keio Electric Railway will implement a timetable revision on the Keio and Inokashira Lines on March 15. The Keio Liner, a reserved-seat train, will increase the number of departures to Hashimoto by 2 on weekday mornings and by 3 on weekends and weekends during the evening and nighttime. On weekdays, the Keio Tama Center-bound trains…