Tokyo DisneySea, in its ongoing “Duffy & Friends 20th Anniversary: Colorful Happiness,” will open “Duffy & Friends’ Filled with Joy! will open on July 3, and new summery menu items will be added to the limited-edition food menu. The newly released “Baked Donut” (550 yen) features a refreshing, summery lemon flavor. The donut with a…
Takarajimasya Co., Ltd. released its second ANA fan book, “Enjoy ANA More! The A4-size, 96-page book is priced at 1,650 yen. It is available on the official website “Takarajima Channel,” Amazon, Rakuten Books, and other retailers. This issue includes a special feature on Boeing aircraft celebrating the 60th anniversary of their introduction, interviews with CAs…
Heso Productions will release EXPO 2025 Myakmyak Hueki (printed cookies/printed ramune) at its store in the Osaka-Kansai Expo site in late May. This product is a collaboration between the official Expo character Myakmyak and Hueki-Dobutsu Nori, and the container features a design in which the hat of “Hueki-kun” and Myakmyak seem to be one and…
Popular Cooler Boxes and New Products to Support Summer Leisure The most popular item for this summer is the Take 6, a compact hard cooler with a capacity of approximately 4.7 L. A long-selling product since 1995 (initially Take 5), its popularity has exploded over the past few years. In FY2024, approximately 200,000 units were…
Takarajimasya will release “MOOMIN Lightweight and Holds a Lot! Cooling Shopping Bag Book” will be released on June 25. The price is 3,729 yen. The stylish design features Moomin, his friends, and plants on a dull blue fabric, and measures approximately 25-40 x 18 x 35 cm (W x D x H). It has a…
We are pleased to announce that the 2025 Health Care JGA Platform Information and Opinion Exchange Meeting will be held by the Human Development Department as follows. This event is based on the JICA Global Agenda (JGA),* an issue-specific business strategy, and the cluster strategy associated with it, and invites a wide range of people…
Ryohin Keikaku, which operates MUJI, will change the name of its smartphone application “MUJI passport” to “MUJI appli” and implement a complete renewal of the application in early September. Details of the new application are scheduled to be released in early August. MUJI passport launched its service in May 2013. The application is free to…
A quick (?) stroll along the Yamanobe no Michi South Course The third day started with a walk along the Yamanobe no Michi, a historical walking route in Tenri City, Nara Prefecture, which is mentioned in the Nihon Shoki (Chronicles of Japan). We spent 2.5 hours walking with a volunteer guide along a 5.6-km section…
FUJISEY, an ANA Group company, will release six sundry items of Sanrio characters wearing ANA uniforms as “ANA x Sanrio Characters. They will be available at airport stores and e-commerce sites from June 2. Collaboration goods featuring “Hello Kitty,” “My Melody,” and “Kuromi” in ANA flight attendant (CA) uniforms, “Cinnamoroll” in pilot uniforms, and “Hangyodong”…
On May 28, the three NEXCO companies announced that the start of operation of the revised late-night expressway discount will be rescheduled from July. On December 25, 2024, the three companies postponed the start of operation of the new system to around July 2025. However, they are currently suspending the maintenance of the midnight discount…