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Oct 30, 2020 Local News
New Nagasaki Shinknasen To Be Named Kamome
JR Kyushu named the new shinkansen (bullet train), which will run between Nagasaki and Takeo-onsen ‘Kamome.’ The six-car train (N700S) will feature an exterior and interior designe...
Oct 28, 2020 Local News
First Passenger Cruise Ship Since Corona Outbreak Docks in Kyushu
The first cruise ship since the outbreak of the new coronavirus arrived at Sasebo Port on Oct. 26. The ship, Nippon Maru, docked with some 200 passengers onboard. The vessel follow...
Oct 6, 2020 Local News
Workation Plans Offered by Huis Ten Bosch and Goto City
he resort-workation at HTB offers a cottage stay inside the amusement park (¥174,000~/30 days) for groups of 1 ~ 5 persons. Guests enjoy free access to the amusement park as well a...
Oct 2, 2020 Local News
Shinkansen Nagasaki-Takeo Route To Open Fall 2022
On September 24, JR Kyushu announced that shinkansen (bullet train) service between Takeo-onsen and Nagasaki would start in the fall of 2022. Development of the route has involved ...
Sep 3, 2020 Local News
Nagasaki Catholic Priest Misappropriated ¥250 Million
Catholic Church Archdiocese of Nagasaki announced that a priest misappropriated approximately ¥250 million of its funds in 2013. In his fifties, the priest was in charge of account...
Aug 25, 2020 Local News
New Variety of Penguin fossil found in Nagasaki
The education committee for Saikai City in Nagasaki Prefecture announced a discovery of fossilized bones of an extinct species of cormorant. The bones of flightless cormorants (cop...
Aug 12, 2020 Local News
Sununbrellas Used at Theme Park for Social Distancing
The Sasebo-based theme park, Huis Ten Bosch, launched a social-distancing campaign, using sun umbrellas. While women regularly use sun umbrellas for protection from the summer heat...
Aug 8, 2020 Local News
Marutai to Build New Noodle Factory in Karatsu
Marutai Co., Ltd., a Fukuoka-based noodle maker, announced plans to build a new factory in Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture. The company will invest ¥4.3 billion to construct a 7,300 ...
Aug 7, 2020 Local News
Unzen City Introduces Electric-assisted Bicycle for Tourists
On August 1, a new electric-assisted bicycle rental service was launched in Unzen, Nagasaki Prefecture. Operated by Unzen Mirai Kataru Inc., the project offers five Taiwanese-made,...
Jun 22, 2020 Local News
Kyushu’s Sugar Road Registered as Japan Heritage
A historical road connecting eight cities between Nagasaki and Kitakyushu became recognized as a Japan Heritage on June 19. The 228-kilometer route is called Nagasaki Kaido, or ‘Su...
