Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. has completed delivery of 12 trains (60 cars) of the Nippori-Toneri Liner’s Type 330 cars. The order was received from the Tokyo Metropolitan Transportation Bureau in April 2020, and with this delivery, a total of 15 trains (75 cars) of the 330 class cars were delivered.The 330 class cars were also…

On January 14, USJ and JAL launched a specially painted aircraft, “JAL x Universal Studios Japan Jet 2,” in commemoration of the opening of Donkey Kong Country. Designed to commemorate Super Nintendo World’s new “Donkey Kong Country” area, the park’s friends are scheduled to operate on domestic flights through approximately June 2026. Mario and Donkey…

The above briefing session will be held on Friday, February 14, from 14:00 to 15:40 (Japan Standard Time), jointly hosted by the Japan Association of Independent Living Centers (JIL) and the JICA Human Development Department. Please confirm the following information and register. Title. Report meeting of JICA NGO and others proposal-based program “International Cooperation Step-up…

Cathay Pacific Airways will begin seasonal nonstop service from Hong Kong to Rome with three flights per week on June 5. In addition, the Hong Kong – Milan route, which is currently operated five times a week, will be operated on a daily basis from the summer season to improve convenience to the two Italian…

On December 6, 2024, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a loan agreement with Tien Phong Commercial Joint Stock Bank (“TPBank”) of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The signing ceremony was held on January 14, 2024. This project will be co-financed with United States International Development Finance Corporation (hereinafter referred to as “USDFC”). The…

Godiva Japan will open its second store, GODIVA Bakery Godipan Matsuzakaya Nagoya on March 28. Located on the second basement floor of the main building of Matsuzakaya Nagoya (3-16-1 Sakae, Naka-ku, Nagoya City), the store has a bakery kitchen and a low-temperature room kitchen for chocolates, not only freshly baked but also finished with chocolates…

On January 14, Shin Nihonkai Ferry announced that it will replace the vessels currently in service on the Otaru (Hokkaido) – Maizuru (Kyoto) route. The first vessel will be built at the Shimonoseki Shipyard of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and is scheduled to enter service in December. The new vessel is 199 meters long with a…

The tax amount will be increased for each category of room charge, e.g., from 200 yen to 400 yen for room charges of 6,000 yen or more to less than 20,000 yen, from 500 yen to 1,000 yen for room charges of 20,000 yen to 50,000 yen, and so on. In addition, a new category…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) participated in the Fifth Review Conference of the Convention on the Prohibition of Anti-Personnel Mines held in Siem Reap, Cambodia from November 25-29, 2024, as well as a side event on “Capacity building for mine action in Africa in cooperation with Cambodia”, JICA has been promoting ownership and capacity…

Tokyo DisneySea is currently holding the special event “Duffy & Friends Wonderful Kitchen. In conjunction with this event, a character meet and greet with Leena Bell, a first for Tokyo Disney Resort, has begun. Let’s enjoy this much-anticipated meet and greet event. I met “Leena Bell” right away! Cookie Ann will be here in late…