Mitsui Shopping Park Lalaport” operated by Mitsui Fudosan Commercial Management will hold “Lalaport Bargain” at 19 facilities nationwide (TOKYO-BAY, Kashiwanoha, Toyosu, Tachikawa-Tachihi, Yokohama, Ebina, Shonan Hiratsuka, Shinmisato, Fujimi, Iwata, Numazu, Nagoya Minato Acres, Aichi Togo, Koshien, Izumi, EXPOCITY, Sakai, Kadoma, Fukuoka) will hold “Lalaport Bargain” from January 1 to 13, 2025. This year, about 1,500…

Shueisha will hold “[The Last Stage] in TOKYO DOME CITY” to commemorate the release of the final volume of the [Pushkin] comics on December 18, 2012. The period is from December 18 to January 13, 2025. Tokyo Dome, the dream stage for all idols. The concept of this project is to jack Tokyo Dome City….

JR West will implement a timetable revision on March 15, 2025. The main points of the revision are described here. On the Shinkansen “Nozomi”, Car 3 will be changed to reserved seats on all trains. As a result, there will be 11 cars with reserved seats and 2 cars with non-reserved seats in the standard…

JR East will begin selling green tickets for green cars on the Chuo Line Rapid and Ome Lines, which are currently in operation for a trial period, from March 15, 2025. This service will be provided on the Chuo Line Rapid from Tokyo to Otsuki and on the Ome Line from Tachikawa to Ome, with…

JR East will start a conventional ticketless express ticket service on March 15, 2025 for reserved seats in ordinary cars of the limited express “Shinano” and temporary limited express “Shinshu” on the Shinonoi Line and Shinetsu Main Line. Tickets can be purchased at “Ekinet” from 10:00 a.m. one month prior to the boarding date until…

JR East will implement a timetable revision on March 15, 2025. The main points of the revision are described here. On the Tohoku Shinkansen, one round-trip “Hayabusa” train will be added between Tokyo Station and Shin-Aomori Station at 2:00 p.m. each. On the Yamagata Shinkansen “Tsubasa” line, the number of trains using E8 Series trains…

Rakuten Travel has released “Rakuten Travel 2024 Annual Ranking of Popular Hot Spring Destinations. The number of person-nights (number of guests x number of nights) in 2024 among domestic accommodation facilities registered on Rakuten Travel. The top 20 are published, with Atami Hot Springs in Shizuoka Prefecture in first place and Beppu Hot Springs in…

Bibbidi Babbidi Boutique Tokyo Disneyland World Bazaar, a beauty salon that fulfills the dreams of children who long to become Disney princesses, opened in the park in 2017, following the Tokyo Disneyland Hotel in 2008. In addition to offering a princess makeover, the salon also has a photo studio for family photo shoots. Tokyo Disneyland…

The Tokyo Metropolitan Transportation Bureau will sell the “Toei Subway ‘Winter’ One-Day Pass” from December 28 to January 5, 2025 and from January 11 to 13. Unlimited one-day ride on all Toei Subway lines. The ticket is valid only on the day of sale, and is not sold in advance. The price is 500 yen…

summary Conference Title: JICA Chair Implementation Report (Iraq) Dates: November 10 (Sun.), 11 (Mon.), 13 (Wed.), 2024 Organized by JICA Location: Republic of Iraq 10th: Iraq National Museum 11th: University of Baghdad 13th: Ministry of Home Affairs and Tourism, Kurdistan Regional Government Main Participants Yuji Kurihara, Deputy Director, National Museum of Nature and Science Background…