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Dec 18, 2025 Local News
APU Connects International Students With Regional Employers
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, hosted a networking event on...
Nov 26, 2025 Local News
Strong Quakes Shake Aso Region
A magnitude 5.8 quake struck Kumamoto’s Aso region on the evening of November 25...
Nov 20, 2025 Local News
Oita Residential Fire Destroys Over 170 Buildings
A large fire that broke out on the evening of 18 November in the Saganoseki area of Oita City destroyed more than 170 structures in...
Oct 15, 2025 Local News
Oita’s Goto Seika Wins Gold at SIP Awards for Fermented Ginger Ale
Goto Seika Co., Ltd. of Usuki, Oita Prefecture, has made history as the first Japanese company to win...
Aug 6, 2025 Local News
Oita Trinita Stadium Offers Wedding Packages
Wedding services firm Novarese has launched a new ceremony plan in collaboration with J2 football club Oita Trinita. Couples can hold weddings and...
Jul 16, 2025 Local News
Yufu City Sees Record 1.44m Foreign Visitors In 2024
Tourist data from Yufu City, home to Yufuin Onsen, shows total visitors rose 6% in 2024 to 4.29 million. Foreign visitors hit a record 1.44 million, up 40% from 2023, making up 33%...
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...
