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Aug 14, 2020 Local News
COVID-19 Cluster Within Sagan Tosu Soccer Team
J. League first-division club Sagan Tosu organization announced that as many as nine infections within the organization have been detected, forcing the club to suspend games until ...
Aug 14, 2020 Local News
Insect Named in Honor of Doctor Tetsu Nakamura
A group of researchers at Saga University named a newly found cecidomyiidae (insect) after Dr. Tetsu Nakamura.
Jul 22, 2020 Local News
New Tourist Counter Opens In Saga City
A new multi-lingual tourist center for Saga Prefecture, Saga Mado, opened on June 20. Located in front of the JR Saga Station, the office provides tourist information, arranges for...
Jul 6, 2020 Local News
First Lychee Picking Farm Near Fukuoka Opens
The first lychee picking farm in the northern Kyushu opened on July 2. Located in Kiyama Town of Saga Prefecture, the tourist farm attracted 400 visitors during a week-long pre-ope...
Jun 8, 2020 Local News
Couples to Receive ¥100,000 for Canceled Weddings
Saga Prefecture announced it would offer ¥100,000 to local couples whose wedding ceremonies were canceled or postponed due to the new coronavirus impact. The plans were announced o...
May 29, 2020 Local News
Saga Goes Bananas
The first harvest of ‘Kami Banana’ (God Bananas) in Miyaki Town, Saga, took place on May 27. The town has been working to develop a new specialty fruit, in collaboration with a Kag...
May 26, 2020 Local News
Saga Prefecture Encourages Sidewalk Dining
Saga Prefecture has launched an initiative to create a new dining-out style that minimizes the risks of spreading the new coronavirus. A social trial named ‘Saga Night Terrace Chal...
Apr 27, 2020 Local News
Half-man-Half-merman Ghost Omamori Aritayaki Ware Debuts
Items featuring 'Amabie,' a Japanese yokai ghost believed to ward off diseases, is being showcased as a safeguard for people from the new coronavirus. An Arita-yaki seller in Saga ...
Apr 13, 2020 Local News
New Forest Adventure Park to Open in Yoshinogari, Saga Prefecture
A new outdoor forest adventure facility will open in the Yoshinogari area of Saga Prefecture on April 23. Adventure Valley Saga features a wide variety of exciting activities to be...
Apr 11, 2020 Local News
Saga-produced Powder Natto Gaining Popularity
A Fukuoka-based soy product 'Natto Powder' is gaining popularity. Sonomono Inc., a Fukuoka-based startup, developed the natural food product, using Saga-produced soybeans. The uniq...
