Utsunomiya Zoo (552-2 Kamikanei-cho, Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture) announced on January 7 that it will welcome a black leopard on December 4, 2024, and that the animal is currently undergoing acclimation. The black leopard has melanism, a rare trait among leopards and jaguars, and is kept in only nine zoos in Japan. The black leopard…
Rihga Royal Hotel (5-3-68 Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture) will celebrate its 90th anniversary on January 16 by selling a limited quantity of “90th Anniversary Whisky The Nikka” from the same day. The Nikka, a premium blended whiskey carefully selected and blended from a wide variety of Nikka Whisky’s most matured original whiskeys, is…
Amazon (Amazon Japan) is having a time sale on Iwatani’s FORE WINDS Outdoor Heater. Normally priced at 11,637 yen, it is 42% off at 6,790 yen at the time of writing. It runs on cassette gas (sold separately) and requires no batteries or power cord. The combination of a spherical burner and reflector can heat…
Amazon (Amazon Japan) is having a Black Friday sale on the GoPro HERO13 Black. The model, which includes the main unit, 128GB microSD card, two batteries in total, charger, Shorty mini extension pole, clip mount, gift box, and seller’s 2-year free warranty, is normally 99,800 yen, but is 20% off at 79,800 yen at time…
Jupiter Strategy Osaka announced a collaboration between the Osaka-Kansai Expo, which will open in the spring of 2025, and iPASS 一卡通, Taiwan’s leading transportation IC card. iPASS will be issued in an Expo version (priced at NT$200) to publicize the Expo to Taiwan, as well as to increase the number of visitors from Taiwan to…
Snow Peak will release the Merak Pro. Stove Plus, a fully double-layered shelter with a wood stove, on January 11. The set comes with Merak Pro. (269,500 yen), MK Stove (390,500 yen), Merak Pro. Fly Cover TC (126,500 yen), and Carbon Monoxide Checker (19,800 yen), which would cost 806,300 yen separately. Plus” is 770,000 yen…
Amazon (Amazon Japan) is having a time sale on the Circus TC DX+ one-pole tent by Tenmaku Design. Normally priced at 52,800 yen, it is 50% off at 26,400 yen at the time of writing. This cotton-blend, condensation-resistant tent combines light shading and breathability. It is said to be as cool as a shady tree…
Belle Maison’s “Disney Fantasy Shop” has launched eight new items of furniture and sundries to enjoy the world of Disney princesses and heroines. Curtains, rugs, and mini tables will be available from January 7, while mirrors, futon covers, and storage cases will be available from January 31. Prices range from 3,990 yen to 16,900 yen….
Sendai Anpanman Children’s Museum & Mall (101-14 Odawara-yamamotocho, Miyagino-ku, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture) will hold the “Half-Price Child Ticket Campaign” from January 14 to February 21. This campaign offers children’s tickets, which normally cost 2,000 yen, for 1,000 yen, and applies to up to three children for one adult. Children (1 year old to elementary school…
TSUBASA, the startup support program of JICA and IDB Lab (Inter-American Development Bank Group) in Latin America and the Caribbean, will hold a launch event for the Open Innovation Challenge TSUBASA2025. Background and Overview The startup ecosystem in Latin America and the Caribbean has been rapidly revitalizing in recent years. In FY2021, JICA, together with…