The launch ceremony of the second “Mock AU” organized by the Mock AU Executive Committee (a voluntary student organization) and co-organized by JICA, UNDP and Sophia University was held on March 3 at Sophia University. More than 100 people participated in the ceremony, both in person and online. The handover from the first Mock AU…
Have you ever heard of a hokule’a canoe? The hōkūle’a was restored by the Polynesian Nautical Society in 1975 to revive this art of navigation. Hokulea, which means “star of happiness” in Hawaiian, is constructed without using nails, and all parts are tied together with ropes. It is believed that humans arrived in Hawaii from…
On March 14, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and the three NEXCO companies announced that they will begin accepting applications for the Commuter Pass social experiment to be conducted on expressways in six prefectures in Japan (Hokkaido, Niigata, Ishikawa, Yamanashi, Kagawa, and Nagasaki) from March 17, at 2 pm. The content of…
The Surutto KANSAI Council will release the digital train ticket “Surutto KANSAI Osaka Round Trip Pass 1day/2day” for fiscal year 2025 on March 25. This ticket allows unlimited rides on trains and buses (Osaka Metro, Keihan, Hankyu, Hanshin, Nankai, Kintetsu, and Osaka City Bus) in Osaka City and surrounding areas for one day or two…
JR East Cross Station Retail Company will sequentially sell limited-edition goods in collaboration with “THE IDOLM@STER MILLION LIVE! In conjunction with “THE IDOLM@STER 765 MILLIONSTARS HOTCHPOTCH FESTIV@L!!!2″ to be held at Saitama Super Arena on March 29-30, limited collaboration goods will be sold in Saitama area. 2”, this initiative aims to revitalize the area around…
Tokyo DisneySea will hold the special event “Duffy & Friends 20th Anniversary: Colorful Happiness” from April 8 to March 19, 2026. The event will celebrate the 20th anniversary of Duffy’s arrival at Tokyo DisneySea, and will include an “Encore Collection” program to look back on memories of Duffy, in which two “plushie badges” will be…
AEON Lake Town has completed a large-scale renovation that was implemented from March 2023 to 2025, and the third and final phase will open sequentially from March 20. In the first stage of renovation in the spring of 2023, approximately 40 stores were renewed in the “kaze” and “mori” areas, centering on popular fashion and…
Tateyama Kurobe Kanko will distribute snow removal information on the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, a mountain tourism route connecting Toyama and Nagano prefectures, on its official website and SNS every Tuesday at 10:00. Six different vehicles, including cable cars, buses, and ropeways, can be used to travel between Tateyama Station in Toyama Prefecture and Ogisawa…
Tokyo DisneySea will hold the special event “Duffy & Friends 20th Anniversary: Colorful Happiness” from April 8 to March 19, 2026. The event, which celebrates the 20th anniversary of Duffy’s arrival at Tokyo DisneySea, is themed “The Happiness You Can Find Only with Duffy & Friends. In conjunction with the event, “Duffy Man (Mushroom Cream…
On March 12, JATA (Japan Association of Travel Agents) held a regular press conference at its headquarters in Kasumigaseki to explain Tourism EXPO Japan 2025. Speakers were Manabu Hayasaka, Director of the Tourism EXPO Japan Promotion Office, and Mitsuro Machida, Deputy Director. Tourism Expo Japan is one of the world’s largest travel events, co-hosted by…