Ace will release a limited edition backpack series “Pocket Pack NJ” in collaboration with illustrator “Dai/NEW JACK” from the street bag brand “EDGELINK” in mid-January. It will be available at specialty stores and directly-managed stores nationwide, as well as at EDGELINK’s official online store. This backpack series features an illustration drawn by Dai/NEW JACK embroidered…
Beads released two sets of two beer glasses, “Kampai Bunny Glasses,” from outdoor brand DOD on January 17. Priced at 2,970 yen each. Two types of designs are available: blue and white with the brand concept “Stay Crazy” in a retro katakana font, and green and red with a design reminiscent of souvenirs from Southeast…
JR West Hiroshima Branch and Sanfrecce Hiroshima will launch sales of the Sanfrecce ICOCA with the club emblem design on February 6 at 11:00 a.m. Sales will be conducted through DISCOVER WEST mall, JR West’s official online store, and will be limited to 10,000 pieces. The price is 2,000 yen (including 500 yen deposit and…
Amazon (Amazon Japan) is having a time sale on Casio watches STW-1000-1BJH and STW-1000-2JH. Normally priced at 13,500 yen, they are 44% off at the time of writing at 7,527 yen. This sports model from the CASIO Collection is equipped with solar radio wave functionality. The large, wide LCD panel and high-intensity, uniformly luminous LEDs…
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is planning to issue “JICA SDGs Bonds”, bonds for individuals who can purchase from 10,000 yen as follows. Details will be announced on the JICA website as needed. The “JICA SDGs Bonds” are bonds for individuals whose funds will be used for JICA’s projects to support the resolution of social…
Yokohama City is holding the second AR photo rally in collaboration with “Nighttime Yokohama Illumination 2024-25” and the Gundam series. Participation is free of charge and runs from January 20 to March 2 (photo shooting is possible for 24 hours during the period). By reading the QR code with a smartphone, visitors can take photos…
Ryohin Keikaku will open the world’s largest large-scale MUJI AEON MALL Kashihara (189-1 Shindo-cho, Kashihara City, Nara Prefecture) on March 1. It will be located in the new expansion area of AEON MALL Kashihara, where AEON MALL is undergoing a large-scale expansion project, and will have a sales floor area of 8201m2, approximately 10 times…
Amazon (Amazon Japan) is having a time sale on THE NORTH FACE’s Novelty BC Fuse Box backpack. Normally priced at 20,700 yen, it is 42% off at 11,939 yen at the time of writing. The limited number is 258. The company’s standard square backpack is made of 1000 denier recycled polyester with TPE fabric laminate…
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism announced that the maximum speed of the Hokkaido Shinkansen line will be increased to 260 km/h in the Seikan Tunnel during the Golden Week holiday period in 2025. The affected trains are the Shinkansen trains running in the Seikan Tunnel between the first departure and midnight on…
From late February to April, Kyoto Porta will renovate 17 stores in the station building’s second-floor souvenir/food zone “Kyoto Meishaki-Miyako” and the west and south areas of the underground shopping mall. Located in front of the West Exit ticket gate of JR Kyoto Station (north-south free passageway on the second floor of the station building),…