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Jun 24, 2020 Local News
Increased Home Drinking Leads to Record Shochu Sales
Kirishima Shuzo announced yearly sales of ¥62.5 billion for the term that ended in March 2020, marking its first increase in the last three years. The Miyazaki-based shochu manufac...
May 29, 2020 Local News
University of Miyazaki Develops UV Device to Prevent Spread of COVID-19
University of Miyazaki reported that a special UV device developed by Nikkiso Co. can effectively prevent the spread of COVID-19. The university conducted technical trials on actua...
Apr 24, 2020 Local News
Cancel Travel To Miyazaki and Get Free Mangos
With a motto of "Not going, Not coming, Not inviting," Nichinan City in Miyazaki is taking a unique initiative to discourage people from returning to their hometowns during the Gol...
Dec 9, 2019 Local News
Ski and Snowboarding Begins This Week in Miyazaki
Gokase Highland Ski & Snowboard, Japan's southernmost gelende in Miyazaki Prefecture will begin its seasonal operation on December 13. The winter resort offers four routes that are...
Oct 7, 2019 Local News
JR Kyushu Battle Tornadoes
JR Kyushu will create a section to improve safety from tornadoes. Recently, one of the company's cargo containers was hit by a tornado-like wind during typhoon No.17 and caused a p...
Aug 19, 2019 Local News
Shochu Shipments from Miyazaki Prefecture Break Records
Miyazaki Prefecture shipped out a record high volume of shochu in Japan between July 2018 to June 2019. According to a study by the Japan Sake and Shochu Makers Association, the pr...
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
Kyushu Pancake Expands With New Pasta Products
Kyushu Table, the Miyazaki-based manufacturer of Kyushu Pancake, launched a new pasta product in Taiwan and Japan on June 28. Named Seven Grain Pasta, the noodles are made with gra...
May 31, 2019 Local News
Miyazaki City to Receive Support for Garden Tourism
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism Kyushu Regional Development Bureau appointed Miyazaki City as one of six important locations for its first-ever support...
May 7, 2019 Local News
Canon Opens New Factory in Miyazaki
Canon Inc. and Miyazaki Canon Inc. announced the opening of a new factory in Takanabe Town, Miyazaki Prefecture. The new production base has a floor space of 57,000 square meters e...
