LEGOLAND Japan Resort will expand and renovate LEGO Ninjago World, where visitors can experience the world of LEGO Ninjago, opening in spring 2027. Together with the existing 4488m2 expansion of 6272m2, it will be the largest area of 10,760m2 among the 10 LEGOLAND Resorts in the world. A new attraction, “LEGO NINJAGO The Ride 2.0…
The program was launched in fiscal 2024 and will be continued in fiscal 2025. On March 27, JATA (Japan Association of Travel Agents) held a regular press conference at its headquarters in Kasumigaseki to explain the “Let’s Stay on a Weekday! campaign for domestic travel. Let’s stay on weekdays! Campaign Eligibility: Applications for travel products…
Mystays Hotel Management will reopen 12 hotels, including Kamenoi Hotel Atami, from March through winter. Kamenoi Hotel Atami (2-12-3, Mizuguchi-cho, Atami, Shizuoka, Japan) will be renovating its guest rooms on March 20 with an open-air bath and a new Japanese restaurant, Atami, which will offer authentic course meals. In addition, a symbolic tree will be…
The Road Traffic Information and Communication Systems Center (VICS Center) will begin full-scale operation of its “VICS Probe Utilization Service” on April 1. The demonstration experiment, which began in April 2020, will be completed on March 31, and the system will be put into full operation nationwide. Conventional VICS collected information from “roadside detectors” to…
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Grant Agreement (G/A) with the government of the Republic of Uganda for the “Karma Bridge Replacement Project” in Kampala, the capital of the Republic of Uganda, on March 25. Signing Ceremony A summary of the business is as follows Project Summary Karma Bridge Replacement Project The Project…
DEAN & DELUCA, operated by Welkam, will release a limited quantity “Travel Bag” on April 1. The price is 5280 yen. The main body fabric has been updated to supple and durable recycled nylon, and the height of the bag has been increased by 3.5 cm compared to last year’s model while the size of…
Tateyama Kurobe Kanko will hold a series of events to celebrate the debut of the Tateyama Tunnel Electric Bus on the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, a mountain tourism route connecting Toyama and Nagano prefectures, starting June 1. On the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, visitors can take six different vehicles, including cable cars, buses, and ropeways,…
On March 27, JR East opened “TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY,” a new town adjacent to Takanawa Gateway Station. In this pre-opening opening, part of the NORTH/SOUTH building of THE LINKPILLAR 1, the twin tower closest to the station, and the south exit of Takanawa Gateway Station will be available for use. THE LINKPILLAR 1 will feature…
UNIQLO and Ministop will release collaborative T-shirts and tote bags on March 28 to celebrate the reopening of the UNIQLO AEON MALL Makuhari-Shintoshin store. The UNIQLO store on the first floor of the Ekimae Mall will close on March 27 and relocate to the second floor of the Grand Mall, which will reopen on March…
JAL, which has bases throughout Japan, has been continuously implementing regional revitalization initiatives (currently the “JAL Furusato Project”), and in August 2020 launched the “JAL Furusato Ambassadors,” cabin crew members selected through an in-house recruitment process who move to the area to promote initiatives in their respective regions. In December of the same year, JAL…