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Apr 28, 2020 Local News
Essential Crew Infections Leaves Cruise Ship Stuck in Nagasaki
More than a week has passed since the first COVID-19 infection was confirmed on the Costa Atlantica, a cruise ship docked in Nagasaki Port without a scheduled departure date. Two o...
Apr 16, 2020 Local News
Nagasaki Kunchi (Oct 2020) Performances to Be Canceled
The traditional festival of Nagasaki Kunchi will cancel its dedication dance. The performance during Kunchi shinto festival is one of Japan's Intangible Folk Cultural Properties. R...
Feb 5, 2020 Local News
Seven-Eleven Japan and Nagasaki Tie-up For Inbound Promotion
Nagasaki Prefecture and Seven-Eleven Japan Co., Ltd. have established a partnership to promote local...
Dec 18, 2019 Event
Nagasaki Lantern Festival
Nagasaki celebrates its historical ties with China with 15,000 lanterns arranged in displays across the city, including lanterns in the shape of Chinese historical...
Sep 19, 2019 Event
Nagasaki Kunchi
A three-day festival which dates back to the Edo period, held to give thanks to Nagasaki’s deity at Suwa Shrine for the autumn harvest. Dedication dances are...
Apr 24, 2019 Local News
Nagasaki University to Avoid Hiring Smokers
Nagasaki University announced a new policy to hire non-smokers in the future. University President Shigeru Kono said at a press conference on Apr. 19 that the new policy is stated ...
Mar 25, 2019 Event
2019 Nagasaki Tall Ships Festival
This festival was first held in 2000 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Japan-Netherlands relations. Top tall ships from Japan and abroad gather in Nagasaki for this five-...
Dec 19, 2018 Local News
Plans to Open Nagasaki Airport 24 Hours a Day
Plans to open Nagasaki Airport for 24 hours a day by 2020 were presented to the prefectural assembly. The aim is to increase the number of people using the facility and tourists vi...
Sep 25, 2018 Event
Nagasaki Kunchi
The history of Nagasaki Kunchi stems back to the Edo period. Held every Autumn, the three-day festival began when two performers dedicated a new dance to Suwa Shrine in 1634. The i...
Sep 21, 2018 Event
Nagasaki Chinatown Mid-Autumn Festival
Approximately 1,000 lanterns will light up Nagasaki's Chinatown area to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, one of China's biggest annual events. This is also the time when the otsu...
