reporter Name Affiliation Title Ryo Hibiya Specialist Contractor, Environmental Management and Climate Change Group, Global Environment Department summary Date: November 19, 2024 Organized by: International Development Finance Club (IDFC) Name of venue (pavilion name): International Development Finance Club (IDFC) Pavilion speaker Name Affiliation Title Claire Echalier Program Director, Development Finance, Institute for Climate Economics (I4CE)…

Sumitomo Mitsui Card will hold a campaign from December 16 to January 31, 2025, to win V Points worth 10,000 yen for using Visa touch payment on smartphones, limited to eligible cards. If you spend a total of 500 yen or more on Visa touch payment on your smartphone, 1,000 people will be selected by…

reporter Name Affiliation Title Ryo Hibiya Specialist Contractor, Environmental Management and Climate Change Group, Global Environment Department summary Date: November 18, 2024 Organized by: Ministry of the Environment, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) Co-organized by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Name of venue (pavilion…

Cathay Lounges are a “treasure trove of gastronomic delights”. Here are five must-try items to try before your flight! Speaking of airport lounges, only those who are allowed to enter can enjoy the delicacies available. Here are five recommended dishes that I tasted at “The Pier,” a Cathay business lounge in Hong Kong. Hot and…

Geotechnologies has released “Edo Castle Reconstruction WALKERS,” an application that allows users to donate to the reconstruction of Edo Castle just by walking. It is available free of charge. Edo Castle Reconstruction WALKERS is a pedometer application that allows users to earn coins, called senmon, for every 1,000 steps they take. The company will donate…

3COINS (3COINS) released a “Smart Camera” that watches over you with your smartphone. The price is 4,180 yen. It will be available at some stores nationwide and on the official online shopping site “Parcel Closet. This camera works with the dedicated “GH Smart” app (Android/iOS version) to check the room from outside the house. The…

Looking back at 2024 since January, we have covered triple-digit number of restaurants, most of which opened this year. Among them, there are a few restaurants that impressed me and made me think, “This place is really great. One of them is Yohei Sushi Kahala. Yohei Sushi KAHALA. Yohei Sushi has been a local favorite…

The Petra Tourism Development Master Plan, which JICA has supported in its formulation for the sustainable development of tourism in Petra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, has been completed and was announced on December 12, 2024 in Amman, the capital of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (“Jordan”). JICA is implementing the technical cooperation project “Master…

H.I.S. Hotel Holdings has rebranded Watermark Hotel Kyoto as Henna Hotel Premier Kyoto Gojo Karasuma (195 Daikoku-cho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture). The “Weird Hotel Premier” is a new top-tier brand established as part of a multi-brand strategy to more closely monitor trends and needs. It is said to feature higher quality amenities and more…

Toy Factory will release the BALEIA ＜LION KING＞ EDITION camper on January 31, 2025. The base model is a Toyota Hiace Super Long, limited to 30 units, priced from 8.2 million yen. It has a seating capacity for four passengers and sleeping capacity for five. The key point is that the interior is unified with…