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Nov 15, 2019 Local News
Oita Wine Wins Gold Award
A Kyushu-produced sparkling wine won the Decanter Asia Wine Awards 2019. Ajimu, a winery in Oita, made its first entry into an international award organized by a British wine and.....
Nov 1, 2019 Local News
Beppu Company to Offer Portable Onsen Nationwide
A Beppu-based company will start an unusual service to transport and deliver an onsen facility by truck. An inflatable structure, consisting of two sets of onsen bath for 4~5 perso...
Oct 21, 2019 Now Reports
Kakashi Matsuri Guide 2019
No, it’s not cosplay in the countryside and it’s unrelated to Halloween, but yes, there’s something funky going on in the rice fields! Each autumn, some farming villages crank up t...
Oct 8, 2019 Local News
Oita to Use AI Technology to Monitor Onsen Sources
The New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) will introduce an AI system to monitor any impact of geothermal plants on the hot springs sources in the ci...
Sep 24, 2019 Local News
Oita Prefecture Sign Agreement With Shanghai Travel Agent
Oita Prefecture has signed an agreement with a Shanghai-based travel agents in an effort to attract independent travelers from China. The prefectural tourism office will work with ...
Aug 28, 2019 Local News
Joyfull Announce Losses
Restaurant chain Joyfull's consolidated financial statements for the first half of this fiscal year reveal a ¥4.9 billion loss in takings. The decline has primarily been attributed...
Aug 2, 2019 Local News
Oita Ranked Number One in Kyushu by Tourists
On July 29, Recruit Lifestyle Co., Ltd. announced the results of a survey on overnight tourism in Japan. Amongst the seven prefectures in Kyushu, Oita ranked first in...
Jul 24, 2019 Local News
ANA Intercontinental Beppu Resort & Spa Pre-open
With the opening of the ANA Intercontinental Beppu Resort & Spa scheduled for August 1, the hotel was shown to media on July 19. With a concept of "fusion of traditional hot spring...
Jul 18, 2019 Local News
Moths From North and South America Eating Kyushu Crops
Caterpillars of Spodoptera frugiperda (also known as fall armyworm), a foreign moth native to North and South America, has been found in five prefectures in Kyushu. Announcements h...
Jul 2, 2019 Local News
Pre-packed Halal Certified Curry by APU on Sale
A pre-packed curry developed by Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) has obtained Halal certification. The curry was originally developed for the university cafeteria, incorpo...