Mie Prefecture and Pokémon Inc. held a donation ceremony on March 10, prior to the opening in July of a park designed with Mijumaru as playground equipment. As part of a comprehensive cooperation agreement between the prefecture and the company, the company will donate six pieces of playground equipment featuring Mijumaru, the “Mie Ouen Pokemon,”…

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) Sunflower will hold “Sunflower Anniversary Day 2025” on February 1. This is to commemorate the day of the launch of the Sunflower’s service. Commemorative coasters will be given away on the Kansai-Kyushu route, with a different coaster for each route. In addition, commemorative glass magnets will be distributed only on flights…

Nippon Kodo released “ Incense Series. They are priced at 1,100 yen each. The theme of this product is “Now, let’s talk. Three types of scents and packages are available to create communication by offering incense, inspired by the heartwarming greetings of Disney characters. The lineup includes “Kaori de Ohayo (Good Morning with Orange Fragrance),”…

Samantha Thavasa Petit Choice has launched new items from its “Disney Princess” collection that are perfect for new life. The motifs are the seven Disney princesses. They are Rapunzel, Cinderella, Belle, Ariel, Snow White, Princess Aurora, and Jasmine. The lineup includes a total of 10 items ranging from bags, wallets, business card cases, and ID…

3COINS (3COINS) launched two new lunch box products, “enamel-style lunch box” and “wappa-style lunch box. The retro cute enamel-style lunch boxes come in four types: basic one-tier (330 yen) and two-tier (550 yen), donburi type (550 yen) for noodles and curry, and container type (330 yen) for small side dishes and fruit. All of them…

Astil Hotel Juso Precious (1-10-13 Jusohonmachi, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture) has installed a smoking area on the first floor of the hotel that resembles a smoking room in a now defunct Shinkansen train car. The stainless steel interior and small window with a view of Mt. Fuji are faithfully reproduced from the Tokaido, Sanyo,…

Senshu Hikari to Sound no Yume Hanabi, MUSIC CIRCUS, and TryHard Japan will hold “Senshu Yume Hanabi,” one of the largest marine fireworks displays in Osaka, on August 23. The venue is Tarui Southern Beach adjacent to Nansen Rinku Park/SENNAN LONG PARK (2-201 Rinku Minamihama, Sennan City, Osaka Prefecture). Countless fireworks will be shot off…

Japan Airport Building Co., Ltd. has completed the connection work between the main building and the northern satellite (annex) of Haneda Airport Terminal 2, and the new building will be put into service on March 19. Prior to this, a joint tour with ANA was held on March 10. Until now, travel from the main…

On March 10, Anchor Japan released a special page with information on disaster preparedness and power supply. It was released in response to the results of the “Survey on Disaster Preparedness” conducted for the March 11 “Day for Raising Disaster Awareness,” which showed that approximately 80% of respondents were not adequately prepared for disasters, and…

JR East Trading will release “Suica no Penguin Onigiri Tote” on March 14. The price is 2,310 yen. This triangular onigiri-shaped tote bag is perfect for packing and carrying onigiri rice balls. The local design is based on rice from Niigata Prefecture, and features a cute expression of the Suica penguin eating rice with relish….