Sumitomo Mitsui Card is running the “[Hokkaido/Okinawa only] Half cash back for riding with a touch of your smartphone! Campaign” until July 21. If you use your smartphone’s Visa touch payment to get on a train at an eligible transportation operator in Hokkaido and Okinawa Prefecture during the period, you will receive 50% of the…
Booking Resort will open a dog villa “Gran Foresta Villa Nikko-Private Dog Resorts-” (1834-1 Anazawa, Omoaza, Nikko-shi, Tochigi Prefecture) in August. In advance of this, the company is accepting reservations through its websites ResortGrumping.com and Inuyado. Located 12 minutes by car from Tobu Nikko Station and the Imaichi Interchange on the Nikko Expressway, all six…
Converse Japan will release its second collaboration shoes with “Chiikawa” on June 20. The new lineup includes two models: a lightweight, thick-soled model (22.5-25 cm, three colors) with Chiikawa, Hachiware, and Usagi prints, and a low-cut model (22-28 cm, 29 cm, 30 cm, two colors) with gold charms of the characters. Both are priced at…
Alpen is holding its second sale of the “Great Closing of Accounts” until June 23. T-shirts, sandals, sports and leisure goods, etc. will be sold at special prices at Sports Depot, Alpen, Golf5, Alpen Outdoors, and Alpen Group online stores. At Sports Depot Alpine, T-shirts by Adidas, Nike, and others are priced at ¥1999 flat,…
Amazon (Amazon Japan) is offering a sale on 9 x 2L bottles of Kirin “Fresh Tea” label-less. Normally priced at 3,596 yen, at the time of writing, the price is 55% off at 1,623 yen (180 yen per bottle). A “label-less” type of green tea that eliminates the need to peel off the label. The…
On June 13, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, in cooperation with Iyo Tetsudo Bus, Iyo Railway, and Iyo Tetsudo Taxi, began trial operations of a Japanese version of ridesharing by bus and rail operators. This service will utilize the Japanese version of ride-sharing (private car utilization business) established in March 2024, and…
On Friday, June 13, we received the verification report from the Verification Committee on the “Metropolitan Area Railway Line 3 Rehabilitation Project,” a yen loan project in the Philippines. We take the findings of the verification report seriously and will work to restore the trust of the public and continue to meet the expectations of…
Phoenix Seagaia Resort (Hamayama, Yamazaki-cho, Miyazaki City, Miyazaki Prefecture) installed the latest electric go-kart “Segway Gokart PRO 2” at its flagship hotel “Phoenix Seagaia Ocean Tower” (former Sheraton Grande Ocean Resort) for the first time in Japan on June 13. The new go-karts are available at the flagship hotel, Phoenix Seagaia Ocean Tower (formerly the…
Hands will hold a big Thank you sale, “Hands Messe Summer,” from June 13 to 29 at its stores nationwide and online store. The annual “Hands Messe” sale is back as a few times a year. The entire lineup is scheduled to open to the public around 8:00 p.m. on June 12, and sales at…
Takarajimasya will release the August 2025 issue of “sweet” on July 11. The price is 1,670 yen. The special supplement is a “Plush Pouch Charm & Sticker 3-Piece Set,” which is an upgraded version of the “Tanning Hello Kitty” face-shaped pouch that was popular last summer. The charms are made with a clear holder that…