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Apr 23, 2013 Local News
JR to Begin Construction on New Oita Station
JR Kyushu announced that it would break ground on a new Oita Station Building slated to open in the spring of 2015 on Apr. 30. After some design revisions, the new building will cl...
Apr 19, 2013 Local News
Free Ride on Flower Cars & Open Top Bus
Dontaku is Japan’s largest citizens’ festival with a history of over 800 years. It will be held during Golden Week on May 3~4 this year. The parade proceeds down Meiji-dori, betwee...
Apr 19, 2013 Local News
Nishitetsu to Drug Test Bus and Train Drivers
Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co., Ltd. (Nishitetsu), will introduce yearly drug testing for 5,000 bus and train drivers. This follows the arrest of a Nishitetsu Bus Driver for stimulants....
Apr 17, 2013 Local News
Ministry to Reorganize Japan’s Airspace
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, (MLIT) is planning a reorganisation of controlled airspace in Japan - with proposed changes scheduled for 2016. An incr...
Apr 17, 2013 Local News
Hilton 50th Anniversary Discounts
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Hilton Group’s launch in Japan, the hotel is releasing a set of special coupons for discount room rates. Hilton Worldwide opened their first...
Apr 17, 2013 Local News
Saga Prefecture Stops Jin Air Service to Korea
Saga Prefecture announced a change of the airline providing service between Saga and Seoul - switching from Jin Air to T’way Airlines. In February Saga Prefecture and Jin Air enter...
Apr 16, 2013 Local News
Virtual Castle Tours Commence
On Apr. 22 Fukuoka City will begin offering guided tours of the Fukuoka Castle ruins using tablet computers that display 3-D graphic reconstructions of the castle and Korokan. The ...
Apr 12, 2013 Local News
Buses Collide in Kumamoto but No One Hurt
On Apr. 11, two rental tour buses carrying Korean tourist groups collided on a prefectural road in Kurokawa, Kumamoto. No one was seriously injured, but 26 of the 83 passengers wer...
Apr 1, 2013 Local News
Spring Airlines Puts Halt to Japan Plans
Shanghai-based low cost carrier Spring Airlines has announced it is putting plans to add new routes to Japan on hold. The no frills carrier was a major driving force behind the ups...
Mar 25, 2013 Local News
JR West Targets Retirees, Taps into Kyushu Nostalgia
JR West is joining forces with the five prefectures of Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Oita, Miyazaki and Kagoshima on a travel campaign called Remember Kyushu. Set to start on Apr. 1, the cam...
