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Japan RV Association Announces 2nd Annual RV Park Awards; “Kinosaki Onsen Inabaya,” a Car-Night Spot in Hyogo, Takes First Place in General Category for Second Consecutive Year

By Editor in Chief on Tue Feb 04 2025

On January 31, the Japan RV Association announced the winning facilities of the second annual “RV Park Awards. The project was conducted jointly with Bushiroad Move with the aim of expanding awareness and promoting RV parks, which are being certified nationwide. The theme of the poll was “Which RV park do you think is the…

Suica’s Penguin x Belle Maison: 10 Goods for New Spring Lifestyles, Including a Futon Storage Bag that Turns into a Plush Toy

By Editor in Chief on Tue Feb 04 2025

Senshukai, operator of Belle Maison, released “Suica no Penguin” goods for new spring life on February 4. They are handled at Belle Maison JRE MALL stores. The lineup will include 10 interior and household goods for the living room, kitchen, and bathroom. The 10 new items include the “Plush Futon Storage Bag” (6,990 yen, approx….

POVO, 2-for-1 international data topping purchase campaign

By Editor in Chief on Tue Feb 04 2025

KDDI and Okinawa Cellular are running an “Overseas Roaming Campaign” in which customers who purchase an overseas data topping with povo2.0 will receive another one of the same data topping. The period is from February 4 to March 31. All international data toppings are eligible, and when you make a purchase, you will receive an…

Metropolitan Police Department, List of Speeding and Priority Enforcement Locations for February

By Editor in Chief on Mon Feb 03 2025

On February 1, the Metropolitan Police Department updated its list of public enforcement locations for traffic violations. Speeding violations (PDF) will be enforced at approximately 100 locations in Chiyoda Ward, including Hanzomon Station Road (near Hayatomachi 3), Otemachi Ryogoku Line (near Otemachi 2), Misakicho-Nishi Kanda Line (near Misakicho 3), and Yasukuni Street (near Kandasudacho 2)….

Panasonic’s new technology for “contactless fingerprint authentication” verification experiment at Haneda 3 Tami immigration checkpoints.

By Editor in Chief on Mon Feb 03 2025

Panasonic Connect announced that its contactless fingerprint authentication technology has been adopted for a verification experiment to “verify the accuracy of contactless fingerprint authentication” being conducted by the Immigration and Immigration Management Agency at Haneda Airport Terminal 3. The experiment will be conducted from February 3 to 28. The Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) has…

Pollen season is almost here. 52% off Allergion 20, a nasal inflammation medicine specially designed for allergies.

By Editor in Chief on Mon Feb 03 2025

Amazon (Amazon Japan) is having a sale on S.S. Pharmaceutical Allergion 20 (48 tablets). Normally priced at 6,780 yen, it is 52% off at 3,259 yen at the time of writing. This Class 2 drug, a standard allergy-specific rhinitis medicine, contains 20 mg per tablet of epinastine hydrochloride, a second-generation antihistamine ingredient that does not…

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