JR Kyushu To Replace Yufuin No Mori Train
JR Kyushu said it plans to introduce new rolling stock for its Yufuin no Mori sightseeing train by fiscal 2031, replacing the original set that...
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Oita Airport Hovercraft Tours Target Inbound Travelers
Oita Daiichi Hoverdrive Co. announced it will launch a new sightseeing hovercraft service from Oita Airport on May 2, operating once weekly on Saturdays...
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Kyushu Electric Restarts Hydropower Plant
Kyushu Electric Power resumed operations at its Chinda Hydropower Plant in Bungoono, Oita Prefecture, on April 1 following major upgrades...
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Fujibo Expands Semiconductor Materials Production in Oita
Fujibo Holdings plans to invest about ¥5.3 billion to expand production of semiconductor polishing materials at its Oita plant in Oita City...
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Oita To Introduce Accommodation Tax
Oita Prefecture announced plans to introduce a tiered accommodation tax as early as January 2027 to secure stable funding...
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Oita To Open Skate Park in front of Prefectural Office
Oita City will open its first dedicated skateboarding facility in April at Otemae Park in Funaicho, in front of the Oita Prefectural Government building...
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Beppu City Discards ¥4.2 Million in Rice Vouchers
Beppu City said on February 9 that municipal staff mistakenly disposed of rice vouchers worth about ¥4.2 million that...
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Oita Foreign Worker Numbers Reach Record
The number of foreign workers in Oita Prefecture reached a record high of about 14,300 as of October 2025...
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Kyuden Shuts Down Oita Geothermal Plant
Kyuden Mirai Energy, a Kyushu Electric Power subsidiary, has decommissioned its Hacchobaru Binary Power Plant in Kokonoe...
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APU Connects International Students With Regional Employers
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, hosted a networking event on...
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