Rakuten Travel has launched “Rakuten Travel Highway Bus Student Discount,” which offers limited student prices for highway buses throughout Japan. To commemorate the launch, the company is running a campaign in which 10 students selected by lottery can win 10,000 points until 3:59 p.m. on June 3. Follow the official X account (@RakutenTravelJP) during the…
Movic Promote Service (Animate Group) and Fruehauf will hold the first large-scale exhibition of the popular manga “Yuru Can△,” which began serialization in 2015. The exhibition will be held at the Tokyo venue (Tokyo Solamachi) from November 15 to 24, and at the Osaka venue (Abeno Harukas Kintetsu Main Store Wing Building) from January 28…
The Japan Association for the 2025 Japan International Exposition announced that the shuttle bus service between Sakurajima Station on the JR Yumesaki Line and the Osaka-Kansai Expo site will be changed from “priority boarding with advance payment” to “boarding only for those with reservations (with advance payment)”. The new system will be implemented from May…
Torijyu,” a popular menu item at Toridei, whose main restaurant is located in Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture, has been popular since its establishment, and is so well known in Gunma Prefecture that it is called the soul food of the people of Gunma. The “Tori-Meshi Bento” is a take-out version of the Tori-jyu. It is…
Star Flyer has announced the launch of a new Fukuoka-Sendai route, with approximately two roundtrips per day beginning in October. This will be the sixth domestic route following the existing Kitakyushu-Haneda, Kansai-Kansai-Kaneda, Fukuoka-Haneda, Fukuoka-Centrair (Chubu), and Yamaguchi-Ube-Haneda routes, and the fourth route in Fukuoka. Details on specific scheduled dates and flight numbers will be announced…
The launch events for JICA’s QUEST co-creation and innovation program were held in Tokyo on May 8, 2025 and in Aichi (Nagoya) on May 15, 2025. 300+ Japanese and international participants gathered for the two-day event. The Tokyo launch event attracted approximately 50 participants at the venue and 90 participants online. The talk session (1),…
Bertra has announced reservation trends for overseas local experience activities for summer 2025, based on bookings as of May 20. In the ranking of Japanese destinations, Oahu, Hawaii maintained its No. 1 position, while Europe and North America rose in the rankings, with Paris (No. 2 last year) and Los Angeles (No. 6 last year)…
Anker Japan released the Anker Solix EverFrost 2 40L Electric Cooler, a portable refrigerator from the Anker Solix portable power supply series. This portable refrigerator uses lithium-ion iron phosphate batteries to achieve a service life about six times longer than that of ordinary products and a high level of safety. By adding an optional battery…
Keisei Electric Railway announced on May 21 that it has begun designing a new pay express train that will connect Oshiage to Narita Airport, aiming to begin operation in fiscal 2028. The purpose is to improve transportation capacity and services between the airport and downtown Tokyo in response to the functional enhancement of Narita Airport….
Tokyo Disney Resort is releasing a series of cool summer items. Notable items include the “Fan” (2,400 yen), which shines in five different colors, and the classic “Mist Fan” (2,500 yen), which features a little Baymax and Minnie Mouse. This is an excellent product that sends a cool breeze or mist during travel and waiting…