The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Grant Agreement (G/A) with the Government of Pakistan on December 17 in Islamabad for the “Mother and Child Healthcare Equipment Development Project in the Flood Affected Areas and Surrounding Areas in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province”. The agreement was concluded with the government of Japan. Signing Ceremony A summary…

In cooperation with TBS TV, Nippon Travel Agency will organize an official tour to the locations in Mongolia where “VIVANT” was filmed. The tour will go on sale at 2:00 p.m. on December 19. Touring the location of the Sunday theater “VIVANT”! Mongolia 5 days Travel Period: April 26-30, 2025 Departure/Destination: Narita Airport Trip fee:…

JR West announced that it aims to start automatic operation on the Hokuriku Shinkansen between Tsuruga and Kanazawa in FY2029. As part of the company’s “Mid-Term Management Plan 2025 Update,” the company is working to improve transportation quality and productivity through improvements in both hardware and software, and is collaborating with JR East to develop…

Mitsui Fudosan announced that Mitsui Shopping Park LaLa Terrace Kawaguchi (3-5-1 Sakae-cho, Kawaguchi City, Saitama Prefecture) is scheduled to open in May 2025 as part of the “Kawaguchi Station Commercial Facilities Project (tentative name)” in Saitama Prefecture. This is a renewal project of the former Sogo Kawaguchi Store in front of JR Kawaguchi Station. The…

Central Japan Exis will open “Matsuya Shokudo, Makinohara SA Upstream Branch” at Makinohara SA (Upstream) on the Tomei Expressway, the first of its kind among highway SA/PAs nationwide. The opening date is December 21. On November 26, the food court and shopping corner on the small car parking lot side were renovated, and with the…

On December 18, ANA Trading released a new type of cart (unused) for beverage service onboard ANA flights. The price is 190,000 yen (plus 2,750 yen for large package shipping). It will be available at the official e-commerce site “ANA Shopping A-style” and “A-style ANA Mall Store”. The cart, which has been used on retired…

MOL Cruises has announced cruises departing from April to June 2025 aboard the Nippon Maru. Reservations will be accepted from 10:30 a.m. on January 31, 2025. In addition to familiar cruises such as “Golden Week Round-the-Japan Cruise” and “Kumano Premium Cruise on Nippon Maru,” several short cruises of one to two nights are also available….

The Imperial Hotel Tokyo will offer new accommodation plans, reissued sweets, a limited number of whiskies with original labels, and a rakugo storytelling event as the third of its 135th anniversary commemorative projects. Since the Imperial Hotel will celebrate its 135th anniversary on November 3, 2025, the hotel has designated November 3, 2024 to March…

Amazon (Amazon Japan) is having a time sale on the Coleman Tough Wide Dome V/300 Start Package. Normally priced at 68,970 yen, it is 39% off at 42,288 yen at the time of writing. The set includes Coleman’s classic “Tough Wide Dome V/300” tent and the essential inner sheet and ground sheet, which can be…

reporter Name Affiliation Title Yasuko Inoue Project Long-term Expert, Sustainable Forest Management and Landscape Restoration for Forest Sector Strengthening and Community Climate Change Resilience (SFS-CORECC) Project, Kenya, JICA summary Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2024, 12:00-13:30 (local time) Co-organized by the Kenyan Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forests (MECCF) and Kenya Forest Service (KFS), Japan…