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Jul 8, 2025 Local News
Daihatsu To Restart Oita Plant July 14
Daihatsu announced it will resume operations at its Oita Plant No. 2 in Nakatsu City on July 14 following...
Jun 11, 2025 Local News
Oita Opens New RORO Terminal to Ease Freight Bottlenecks
A new terminal for RORO (roll-on/roll-off) vessels began operation in Oita Port’s Ozai District on May 24, aiming to ease Japan’s logistics strain amid a shortage of truck drivers,...
May 29, 2025 Local News
Oita Considers Introducing Lodging Tax
Oita Prefecture held its first meeting of the Tourism Promotion Revenue Review Panel to discuss...
Apr 9, 2025 Local News
Oita Company Develops L-Shaped Walking Stick
Oita-based Forest Seminar has developed and begun selling a new type of walking stick...
Apr 3, 2025 Local News
Oita-Taiwan Direct Flights Resume After 8-year Hiatus
Regular charter flights between Oita Airport and Taiwan’s Taoyuan International Airport resumed on April 2...
Mar 18, 2025 Local News
Oita Airport Renamed “Oita Hello Kitty Airport” for Expo Campaign
Oita Prefecture and Sanrio Entertainment have announced a tourism campaign in conjunction with the Osaka-Kansai Expo...
Mar 14, 2025 Now Reports
Cycling Aso, Taketa, and the Kuju Mountains (Northern Kyushu Winter Loop Part 4)
The final two rides of this chilly winter trip takes us east from Kumamoto, through the massive Aso Volcano crater, and...
Mar 4, 2025 Local News
Oita Trinita’s Top Shareholder to Survey Fans on Soccer-Specific Stadium
KP, the majority shareholder of J2 club Oita Trinita, will conduct a fan survey on March 9 regarding the feasibility of a soccer-specific stadium...
Feb 21, 2025 Local News
Oita’s Nikaido Shochu Becomes Dodgers’ Official Shochu
Nikaido Shochu, produced by Nikaido Shuzo in Hiji Town, Oita Prefecture, has been named the official shochu...
Feb 7, 2025 Local News
Flying Cars to Begin Commercial Operations in Oita by 2028
Japanese startup SkyDrive has announced plans to launch commercial flying car operations in Oita Prefecture by 2028...
