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Apr 28, 2021 Local News
Business Regulations Expanded to Kumamoto and Nagasaki
Regulations for businesses aimed at curtailing the further spread of the new coronavirus infections expand to more areas in Kyushu. Nagasaki City requests local businesses and its ...
Apr 5, 2021 Local News
Airline Offers Domestic Package Tour for Dogs and Owners
ANA is looking for participants for its ‘wan-wan’ (bow-wow) tour to Nagasaki. It is the first tour in five years in which the airline welcomes pet dogs onboard a domestic route. Pa...
Mar 17, 2021 Local News
JR Nagasaki Station Commercial Facility Plans Accelerated
A new commercial complex will open at the JR Nagasaki Station in 2023. JR Kyushu announced on Monday that it would move up the opening year for the Marriott Hotel and...
Jan 18, 2021 Local News
Nagasaki City Declares Its Own State of Emergency
On January 16, Nagasaki Prefecture issued its own state of emergency for Nagasaki City. The prefectural governor, Hodo Nakamura, held a press conference in which he requested the r...
Nov 6, 2020 Local News
Aircraft Engine Factory in Nagasaki Begins Production
On November 4, an opening ceremony for the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Group’s new aircraft engine factory took place in Nagasaki City. The MHIAEL Nagasaki Factory is located insid...
Apr 28, 2020 Local News
Essential Crew Infections Leaves Cruise Ship Stuck in Nagasaki
More than a week has passed since the first COVID-19 infection was confirmed on the Costa Atlantica, a cruise ship docked in Nagasaki Port without a scheduled departure date. Two o...
Apr 16, 2020 Local News
Nagasaki Kunchi (Oct 2020) Performances to Be Canceled
The traditional festival of Nagasaki Kunchi will cancel its dedication dance. The performance during Kunchi shinto festival is one of Japan's Intangible Folk Cultural Properties. R...
Feb 5, 2020 Local News
Seven-Eleven Japan and Nagasaki Tie-up For Inbound Promotion
Nagasaki Prefecture and Seven-Eleven Japan Co., Ltd. have established a partnership to promote local...
Apr 24, 2019 Local News
Nagasaki University to Avoid Hiring Smokers
Nagasaki University announced a new policy to hire non-smokers in the future. University President Shigeru Kono said at a press conference on Apr. 19 that the new policy is stated ...
Dec 19, 2018 Local News
Plans to Open Nagasaki Airport 24 Hours a Day
Plans to open Nagasaki Airport for 24 hours a day by 2020 were presented to the prefectural assembly. The aim is to increase the number of people using the facility and tourists vi...