NEXCO East Japan, NEXCO Central Japan, NEXCO West Japan, Miyagi Prefecture Road Public Corporation, and Hyogo Prefecture Road Public Corporation are offering a total of 22 “Touring Plan” courses for motorcycles equipped with ETC only. The period of use is from April 1 to November 30 (April 1 to October 31 in Hokkaido). This is…
Takarajimasya will release “Disney Stylish Cat Marie Face Pouch Book” on April 25. The price is 4169 yen. This branded mook celebrates the 55th anniversary of Disney’s “Fashionable Cat,” and the special item includes a face pouch with a cute, white kitten, Marie. It measures 18 x 8.5 x 13 cm (W x D x…
NEXCO East Japan, NEXCO Central Japan, NEXCO West Japan, and Miyagi Prefecture Road Public Corporation will offer a “fixed rate discount for motorcycles” for ETC motorcycles. The discount applies to Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays from April 5 to November 30 (until October 26 in Hokkaido). The program offers a 37.5% discount for a single trip…
TRIBAWL and Mitsubishi Estate & Simon are holding a limited-time “Segway Go-Kart Attraction” at Shisui Premium Outlets (2-4-1 Iizumi, Shisui-machi, Inba-gun, Chiba Prefecture). The event will be held on selected dates from March 20 to May 6, allowing visitors to casually enjoy full-scale electric go-karts on a circuit utilizing the outlet’s spacious parking lot in…
NEXCO East Japan, NEXCO Central Japan, and the Shinshu Campaign Executive Committee will launch the “Shinshu Meguri Free Pass 2025” on April 1, which is a fixed-rate unlimited ride on expressways in Nagano Prefecture for ETC vehicles only. The Shinshu Meguri Free Pass is an annual excursion plan jointly organized by two NEXCO companies to…
On March 24, the Japan Tourism Agency, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and JATA held a joint press conference in Tokyo to announce the start of accepting applications for the issuance of new passports (2025 passports). JATA also launched the “More Overseas” project on the same day, which includes subsidies for passport acquisition costs and…
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Grant Agreement (G/A) with the government of the Republic of Ghana on March 14 in Accra, the capital of the country, for the “Electricity Supply Stabilization Project in the City of Tamale”. Signing Ceremony A summary of the business is as follows Project Summary The Project for…
The Korea Tourism Organization and Jungbu International Airport are conducting the “60th Anniversary of Normalization of Diplomatic Relations between Korea and Japan x 20th Anniversary of Jungbu International Airport” campaign through July 31. Purchasers of tickets for Korea routes departing from Centrair (Chubu) between March 1 and August 31 will be entered into a drawing…
Outline Event: 7th IMF-JICA Joint International Conference Date: Thursday, February 13, 2025 Co-organized by: International Monetary Fund (IMF), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Place: International Conference Hall, JICA Sadako Ogata Institute for Peace and Development main participants More than 30 participants, including one finance minister and six central bank governors from 14 Asian countries*, as…
On March 24, the Japan Tourism Agency, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and JATA held a joint press conference in Tokyo to announce the start of accepting applications for the issuance of new passports (2025 passports). A sample of the 2025 passport was shown on the spot, and is presented here with photos. The new…