Month: June 2025

Promoting activities to aim for further expansion of allies during Pride Month

TOKYO, June 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — HOTEL GROOVE SHINJUKU, A PARKROYAL Hotel (Shinjuku, Tokyo; General Manager Katsushi Nishikawa) has announced various projects during Pride Month—a month dedicated to celebrating gender diversity—including participation in an exhibit within TOKYO PRIDE 2025 in order to promote understanding of LGBTQ+ communities and expand the group of “allies,” a collective term used to represent people who act in solidarity with LGBTQ+ individuals.

• Aiming to become a hotel where all customers can be true to their identity during their stay, in line with the diversity of Shinjuku’s Kabukicho

Initiatives of HOTEL GROOVE SHINJUKU, A PARKROYAL Hotel

As a hub for visitors to fully enjoy the city life, HOTEL GROOVE SHINJUKU, A PARKROYAL Hotel of Kabukicho, Shinjuku promotes many D&I (diversity and inclusion) initiatives—as seen in its colorful hotel logo, which represents the diversity and vast array of encounters available in this city. As part of these efforts, we aspire to be a hotel that ensures that all guests—including those of all sexual orientations and identities—can stay comfortably as their true selves. We are also working to lay groundwork for a workplace that allows our diverse associates to perform and excel as their genuine selves, as well as engage in assertive employment of LGBTQ+ talent.

• Our Commitment to Inclusion: Pride Month Actions at HOTEL GROOVE SHINJUKU

For the entire month of June, our associates will wear badges of the International LGBTQ+ Travel Association (IGLTA), a network of LGBTQ+ welcoming tourism businesses of which our hotel is registered as a member. We will also feature associates on our official social media account each day to showcase their own actions of solidarity.

• “Rainbow” Menu to be offered at hotel restaurant

At the hotel restaurant, we will offer a special rainbow menu, inspired by the idea of incorporating rainbows into our everyday lives.

Overview of Rainbow Menu

Rainbow with Melty Chocolate Fondant
Puff of Cloud Ice Candy

Service Location: JAM17 DINING
Service Hours: 11:30 am – 10:00 pm (L.O. 9:00 pm)
Price: 1,800 yen (incl. service charge and consumption tax)

Rainbow Donut

Service Location: JAM17 GELATERIA
Service Dates: Sunday, 1 June – Monday, 30 June 2025
Service Hours: 10:00 am – 10:00 pm
Price: 350 yen (incl. consumption tax)
*Only available while stocks last

Rainbow Cocktail

Service Location: JAM17 BAR
Service Dates: through Monday, 30 June
Service Hours: Happy Hour 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Price: 1,000 yen each (incl. service charge and consumption tax)
Menu: Raspberry Mimosa, Vodka Sunrise, Lemon Drop Martini, Blue Lemonade, Melon Ball, Purple Rain, Pinky Peach

For more details, visit: https://www.hotelgroove.jp/en/jam17/topics/rainbowmenu/

• Booth exhibit at TOKYO PRIDE 2025 Pride Festival

TOKYO PRIDE 2025 is Japan’s largest LGBTQ+ event organized by the NPO corporation Tokyo Rainbow Pride. HOTEL GROOVE SHINJUKU has been a participant since two years ago, and this year, we will be booth exhibitors within the Pride Festival held at Yoyogi Park on Saturday, 7 June and Sunday, 8 June.

Visitors will be welcomed by our associates at the booth, where they can share posts relating to the TOKYO PRIDE exhibit from our official social media account, and the space will be used as a place to call for action as allies. Visitors can also participate in games that feature prizes such as hotel accommodations, dinner vouchers, and our hotel’s original merchandise.

Pride Festival Exhibit Overview

Dates: Saturday, 7 June and Sunday, 8 June 2025 at 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Location: Yoyogi Park Event Plaza and Outdoor Stage
Exhibit Contents: Games featuring prizes like hotel accommodations and dinner vouchers; subject to visitors who share posts from our official social media account
*Prizes available in limited quantity. Please note prizes are only available while supplies last
TOKYO PRIDE 2025 Official Website: https://pride.tokyo

• Lighting up Tokyu Kabukicho Tower with rainbow colors
  

Featuring Japan’s largest scale LGBTQ+ event within the tower’s ZEROTOKYO

As the location of the hotel, Tokyu Kabukicho Tower will be lit up in rainbow colors from Sunday, 1 June to Monday, 30 June 2025 to represent and respect gender diversity.

Overview
Dates: Sunday, 1 June – Monday, 30 June 2025
Light-up Hours: 7:00 pm –

Additionally, the tower’s nightclub ZEROTOKYO—which is one of the largest nightclubs in Japan—will host the LGBTQ+ event AGARTHA.

Overview
Date: Saturday, 7 June 2025  Opens at 11:00 pm
Location: ZEROTOKYO (Tokyu Kabukicho Tower, Floors B1-B4)
*Persons under 20 years of age are not permitted to enter

Official website:
https://zerotokyo.jp/event/agartha0607/

Overview of Food & Dining

JAM17 DINING

A dining experience fully infused with groove, where the five senses are all stimulated in an open kitchen space overflowing in a live music type of atmosphere. The stone oven in the center of the kitchen has a gentle, high heat. Our kitchen carefully selects only the freshest ingredients like Miura vegetables, sourcing carefully grown local foods produced in the four seasons of the Kanto region. Please enjoy our menu packed with umami using stone oven cooking.

Hours: 11:30 am – 10:00 pm (L.O. 9:00 pm)
Seating: 132 seats (incl. private room seating up to 15 persons max)

JAM17 BAR

A bar for relaxing after experiencing art and entertainment, amidst the ambiance of Kabukicho, Shinjuku history. Immerse your senses in the excitement designed by the bar’s music, lighting, and rooftop environment for an elevated cocktail experience.

Hours: 5:00 pm – 2:00 am (L.O. 1:00 am)
Seating: 11 seats + standing

JAM17 GELATERIA

Ethically enjoy the vividly colorful, high quality gelato with the natural flavors of fresh ingredients. A recreation space bustling at the entrance to the city social spot, overlooking downtown skyscrapers.

Hours: 10:00 am – 10:00 pm
Seating: Takeout only

Reservations/Inquiries 81 3 6233 8217

• Photos are for illustrative purposes only
• Menus are subject to change depending on the availability of ingredients
• All prices include service charge (13%) and consumption tax (10%). Takeout products include consumption tax (8%)
• Business hours and details are subject to change
• Information included in this press release is current as of the date of announcement. Please note that it may differ from the latest information

For press-related inquiries concerning this release, please contact
HOTEL GROOVE SHINJUKU, A PARKROYAL Hotel
Contact persons: Chika Ayabe (Public Relations/ Marketing Department)
E-mail: pr.ppbtk@panpacific.com / Tel: 81 3 6233 7693

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DHAKA, Bangladesh, June 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The Anjuman & Aziz Charitable Trust (AACT), founded by Summit Group Chairman Muhammed Aziz Khan and his wife Anjuman Aziz Khan, today announced the expansion of its educational initiatives to support nearly 10,000 disadvantaged children across Bangladesh. This significant scale-up reinforces the Trust’s commitment to providing quality education to vulnerable children, particularly those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

AACT’s expanded program builds on its four-year partnership with UNICEF Bangladesh, established in 2022, which initially focused on helping 3,000 out-of-school children in Dhaka South City Corporation Zones 3, 4, and 5 re-enter education and catch up on lost learning. The Trust’s comprehensive approach now encompasses multiple educational programs through strategic partnerships with leading organizations.

“Every child is the future, if we want a future we must enable the child, that via education. Education is not only children’s right, it’s our survival,” said Muhammed Aziz Khan, Founder and Chairman of Summit Group, and Founder and Trustee of AACT. “Our inspiration to support Dhaka South came from my deep roots in businesses which started in Dhaka’s Chawk Bazar and Urdu Road.”

The expanded initiative includes continued support for Prothom Alo Trust’s Alor Pathshala program, which currently operates seven schools in hard-to-reach areas such as Kurigram, Bhola, Naogaon, Teknaf, Bandarban, and two in Rajshahi. Since 2009, this program has educated more than 1,350 students aged 6-16 in remote regions, with 900 students having passed at least the 5th grade to date.

AACT has also strengthened its partnership with the SEID-Summit Community Therapy School in Kamrangirchar, which provides essential services to 98 differently-abled children from low-income families. Since 2009, Summit Group has supported this school, offering specialized education and income-generating training like embroidery, batik, sewing, and cooking skills.

Additionally, the Trust continues its support for the Jaago Foundation, which provides English-curriculum education to financially disadvantaged children. In 2021, when Jaago faced a funding crisis, Summit Corporation provided a matching fund for three years, enabling the organization to educate 4,500 students across 10 schools in 11 districts.

“I am so delighted to see the good works of UNICEF and our other partners. Every child must be protected, every child must be educated, and they must be happy children to have a future,” Muhammed Aziz Khan has stated regarding the Trust’s educational mission.

The Khans made history in 2022 as the first Bangladeshis to join the UNICEF International Council, a distinguished community of approximately 150 private philanthropists and global influencers who pool their funding and expertise to optimize investments for children worldwide. This expanded educational initiative further demonstrates their growing commitment to creating sustainable educational opportunities for Bangladesh’s most vulnerable children.

About Summit Group

Founded in 1973 by Muhammed Aziz Khan, Summit Group is the largest infrastructure conglomerate in Bangladesh, employing over 6,000 people with investments across energy, ports, logistics, and information technology sectors. Summit Power International, incorporated in Singapore in 2016, is a leading infrastructure developer and operator in South Asia whose strategic partners include JERA, Mitsubishi Corporation, and GE. The group is committed to providing affordable, sustainable energy solutions while supporting corporate social responsibility initiatives in education, healthcare, and community development.

About The Anjuman & Aziz Charitable Trust (AACT)

Founded in 2020 by Muhammed Aziz Khan and his wife Anjuman Aziz Khan, The Anjuman & Aziz Charitable Trust focuses on providing quality education to disadvantaged children across Bangladesh. Through partnerships with UNICEF Bangladesh, Prothom Alo Trust, and other organizations, AACT currently supports educational initiatives for nearly 10,000 vulnerable children, including those in remote rural areas and differently-abled students. The Khans became the first Bangladeshis to join the UNICEF International Council in 2022.

About Muhammed Aziz Khan

Muhammed Aziz Khan, PBM, is the founder and Chairman of Summit Power International Limited and Summit Holdings Ltd. A Singapore citizen of Bangladeshi origin, he has led Summit Group from Bangladesh’s first private sector power producer to a diversified infrastructure conglomerate. In 2024, Khan was appointed Chair of the UNICEF International Council, recognizing his longstanding commitment to education and child welfare. He received the Public Service Medal (COVID-19) and Pingat Bakti Masyarakat from Singapore’s Prime Minister’s Office in 2023 for his outstanding contributions during the pandemic. Mr. Khan holds an MBA from the Institute of Business Administration (IBA), University of Dhaka and serves as Honorary Consul General of Finland to Bangladesh (2016-2025). He is also the Chairman of Siraj Khaleda Trust, Anjuman & Aziz Charitable Trust (AACT), and serves on the Board of Trustees of the Asian University for Women (AUW).

Contact:

Media Contact: Mohsena Hassan
Email: mohsena.hassan@summit-centre.com

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SHANGHAI, June 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Envision Energy, a global leader in green technology, announced a strategic partnership with SUN Terra, Indonesia’s leading renewable energy company, to advance collaboration on energy storage technologies and solutions in key markets including Southeast Asia, India, and Australia. The partnership aims to accelerate the deployment of advanced energy storage solutions, enhance global supply chains, and foster the localization of manufacturing and technological expertise – all in support of the clean energy transition across these regions.

According to the agreement, Envision and SUN Terra will collaborate on key areas including energy storage system procurement and distribution, localized assembly and manufacturing, technology licensing, and solution delivery. Together, both parties aim to establish a comprehensive strategic partnership covering the full value chain to accelerate the deployment and scaling of energy storage solutions in the target markets.

Kane Xu, Senior Vice President and President of International Product Lines at Envision Energy, said: “SUN Terra’s strong local presence and project development capabilities are highly complementary to Envision’s expertise in the energy storage. Together, we will accelerate the growth of energy storage markets across Southeast Asia, India and Australia, delivering sustained momentum for enhancing local energy ecosystems.”

Karina Darmawan, CEO of SUN Terra, added, “As a key part of Sinar Mas’ renewable energy portfolio, SUN Terra is committed to advancing clean energy development in Indonesia, Australia, and India. This strategic collaboration with Envision will not only bring advanced energy storage systems to Indonesia, but also empower the localization of production and technology advancements in the Australian and Indian markets.”

SUN Terra, a subsidiary of Sinar Mas – one of Indonesia’s most influential conglomerates, specializes in end-to-end renewable energy development. The company has successfully delivered large-scale solar projects across Indonesia, Australia, and India, and offers integrated solutions for energy storage systems and battery lifecycle management, actively advancing the energy transition in local markets.

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