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Louis Vuitton/Dior Special Exhibit at Expo Osaka-Kansai France Pavilion: 85 Trunks and “Barre” Jackets to Create a “Travel” Experience

By Editor in Chief on Wed Feb 05 2025

The LVMH Group announced that it has become the main partner of the France Pavilion at Expo Osaka-Kansai, which will be held from April 13 to October 13. Together with the five maisons of Louis Vuitton, Dior, Céline, Chaumet, and Moët Hennessy, the group will hold permanent exhibitions and special events, as well as offer…

Ghibli Park will hold its first “Spring Dondoko Festival” from March to April. Some events can be enjoyed without tickets.

By Editor in Chief on Wed Feb 05 2025

One year since the opening of the Valley of the Witches Marching band performance An event in which the Toho High School Marching Band Club, active in Aichi Prefecture, will parade through the European-style streets depicted in the films “The Witch’s Delivery Service,” “Howl’s Moving Castle” and “Arya and the Witch” while performing. Date: March…

Up to 50% cash back with Visa touch payment, available only in Osaka. Kentucky/Yayoiken/Yoshinoya/Matsukiyo/Konan, etc.

By Editor in Chief on Wed Feb 05 2025

Sumitomo Mitsui Card is conducting “Osaka Limited Visa’s Touch Settlement Cash Back Campaign No. 5” until March 31, which offers up to 50% discount. After pre-registering on the “Visa Wari” campaign website, customers who use Visa touch payment at participating restaurants and daily necessities stores in Osaka Prefecture will receive 30% of the amount spent…

Launch of Technical Cooperation on Countermeasures to Combat Infectious Diseases for the ASEAN Region: Aimed at Enhancing Public Health Crisis Response Capacity in the Region | News & PR

By Editor in Chief on Tue Feb 04 2025

On January 28, a ceremony was held in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, to commemorate the start of technical cooperation to establish and strengthen the capacity of the ASEAN Center for Infectious Disease Control. Ceremony The center will be established as a core center for preparing for, detecting, and responding to public health crises and…

Otonami, a booking site for experience for adults, opens its first physical store in the Daimaru Tokyo Store. Selling courses and crafts that can be participated in as if they were lessons.

By Editor in Chief on Tue Feb 04 2025

J-CAT, operator of “Otonami,” a reservation site for extraordinary experiences for adults, will open its first physical store, “Otonami Lounge Tokyo,” on a new floor of the Daimaru Tokyo store (1-9-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) in April. It is a next-generation lifestyle lounge based on the concept of “learning for adults to enrich their lifestyles,” offering…

UNIQLO:SEA” nylon material is now available in lightweight sportswear. The hottest color of the new collection is bright orange.

By Editor in Chief on Tue Feb 04 2025

UNIQLO held the “UNIQLO 2025 SPRING/SUMMER LifeWear COLLECTION” exhibition on February 4, 2025. This month’s exhibit will focus on items from the “UNIQLO: C” special collection, which will go on sale on February 28. UNIQLO: Sea is a collection that offers a sophisticated and effortless wardrobe. It is created by designer Clare Waight Keller. The…

APA Hotel opens for the first time in Tokyo’s Kita Ward. Equipped with an open-air bath and within walking distance of Akabane Station.

By Editor in Chief on Tue Feb 04 2025

APA Hotel opened “APA Hotel ” (2-66-8 Akabane, Kita-ku, Tokyo). The 15-story building has a total of 269 rooms. The hotel has the latest specifications of a “new urban hotel,” including “cozy rooms” with sofas. In order to accommodate the increasing number of foreign visitors to Japan, the hotel has adopted pictogram-centered signs and information,…

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