Nihonbashi Takashimaya S.C. (2-4-1 Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo) is holding a “Scandinavian Exhibition” until March 10. The venue is the exhibition hall on the 8th floor of the main building. Hours are from 10:30 to 19:30 (closing at 18:00 on the last day). A wide variety of stores will be open, including Scandinavian brand goods and…

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force has announced its Blue Impulse display flight schedule for FY2025. Specialized teams perform spectacular acrobatics (display flights) at local events and air festivals using six aircraft in blue and white colors. Flight routes and other details will be determined in the future. The schedule is subject to change depending on…

Kato Leisure Group will open “Fufu Jogashima Umikaze no Shirabe” (Jogashima, Misaki-cho, Miura City, Kanagawa Prefecture) by spring 2026. Reservations are scheduled to be accepted around summer 2025. The brand’s first resort inn located at the southernmost tip of the Miura Peninsula, with the concept of “a resort on the sea where the scent of…

Tobu Railway will operate the SPACIA X NIKKO CRUISER, a high-grade charter bus in the Nikko area, from October. The operator is Nikko Kotsu, and applications will be accepted by Tobu Top Tours. In the Nikko area, the Tobu Group has promoted the introduction of the new Spacia X limited express train, the opening of…

On March 20, UNIQLO will open the UNIQLO Tamataka Store, a large-scale, community-based store, on the fourth floor of the South Building of the Tamagawa Takashimaya S.C. (3-17-1 Tamagawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo). On one floor, one of the largest in the Setagaya area (approximately 780 tsubo), the store offers a wide variety of fashion items for…

Iris Oyama will release the HUGEL Vacuum Insulated Cooler Box 15L (open price) on March 20. It will be handled sequentially mainly through the official website, outdoor specialty stores, and home centers nationwide. The selling price on the Rakuten market is 18,099 yen. The technology of vacuum insulation panels used in the company’s refrigerators is…

Netflix will exclusively distribute the Netflix movie “Shinkansen Dai Baku” starting April 23. This is a non-stop suspense entertainment film full of thrills and tension, combining realistic images with the latest VFX. Director Higuchi Shinji, a big fan of the original “Shinkansen Dai Bakaku” (Toei, released in 1975) and creator of “Shin Godzilla,” has made…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Record of Discussions (R/D) with the government of the Arab Republic of Egypt on February 28, 2009, in Cairo, the capital of the Arab Republic of Egypt, on the SATREPS project “Establishing a Circular Economy Based on the Production of Plastic Alternative Materials Using Agricultural Waste. Record…

On March 5, JR Tokai held a presentation of a new campaign “#Tokyo Zoku Zoku” to stimulate demand for travel to Tokyo at Immersive Fort Tokyo (1-3-15 Aomi, Koto-ku, Tokyo). The campaign “offers a series of multifaceted sightseeing plans that are ‘zokusoku’ in terms of emotion, representing the elation people feel when they visit Tokyo,…

Takarajimasya will release “LION COFFEE SPECIAL BOOK” on April 1. The price is 3,289 yen. This is the first brand mook of “Lion Coffee,” a popular local coffee brand in Hawaii, and includes a pouch and clip that are just right for everyday use as well as for travel. The pouch is made of ivory…