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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...
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 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...
