There are five types of guest rooms available. The first one is “Two of a Kind”. This is a two-bedroom room with a capacity of four persons, and looks good for a group of friends or a family with children. There are only two rooms in this category, so you may be very lucky if…
IHG Hotels & Resorts operates 19 hotel brands with more than 6,400 hotels in over 100 countries. In Japan, IHG Hotels & Resorts currently operates approximately 47 hotels under seven brands from Hokkaido to Okinawa (as of June 30, 2024). For this interview, we asked Mr. Ryuta Daito, General Manager of ANA Crowne Plaza Hotel…
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the massive earthquake and tsunami off the coast of Sumatra, which caused unprecedented damage along the Indian Ocean coast. For Indonesia, which suffered particularly severe damage, JICA continues to provide long-term cooperation, from emergency assistance in the immediate aftermath of the disaster to rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts, as…
JICA President Akihiko Tanaka met with ambassadors and other representatives of 20 Latin American and Caribbean countries in Tokyo on November 27. The meeting was held at the invitation of the Group of Latin America and the Caribbean (GRULAC), a group of 21 Latin American diplomatic missions stationed in Tokyo. Overall photo During the meeting,…
Nagoya Railroad will release a “Mentetsu Ticket” that includes a train ticket and a ramen exchange ticket in conjunction with the “Nagoya Ramen Festival 2025” to be held in Sakae from January 28, 2012. The tickets will be on sale from December 16 to February 16, 2025. The package includes a round-trip ticket on a…
East Japan Railway Company (JR East) will for the first time offer a limited time “Ticketless Limited Express Ticket for Conventional Lines (Tokuwari),” which offers a 50% discount on weekdays for the reserved-seat limited express fare plus green car for the limited express Odoriko. The service period is weekdays from March 3 to 31, 2025,…
summary Conference Title: The 6th Director-General’s Level Forum on Asia-Pacific South-South and Triangular Cooperation Date: November 26-28, 2024 Organized by UNESCAP Venue: Bangkok, Thailand Main Participants In addition to ESCAP member countries and UN agencies, traditional donors such as JICA, USAID, GIZ, AFD, FCDO, and emerging donors such as Azerbaijan AIDA, China CIDCA, Colombia APC…
LeSportsac Japan will release a collaborative collection of the New York-based brand LeSportsac and PEANUTS on December 11. The lineup includes a backpack in the shape of Snoopy’s face, a reversible tote to enjoy different designs depending on your mood, and colorful pouches featuring Snoopy and his friends. The lineup is available at LeSportsac stores…
The Kyun♥ Pass is a special pass that allows unlimited rides on Shinkansen bullet trains, limited express trains, and ordinary and rapid trains within the JR East free area. The new “2 consecutive days” version, which allows unlimited rides for 18,000 yen, is now on sale. It can now be used not only for weekday…
JR East View Tourism & Sales is offering a time sale on its Dynamic Rail Pack. The time period is from December 10 to February 12, 2025 at 23:40. The applicable boarding periods are December 10 to 20 and January 6 to February 12, 2025 (both weekdays only). Eligible trains and sections are as follows….