The Arita Ceramic Festival To Resume
During the Golden Week holidays, the annual porcelain event, which attracts upwards of 1.2 million visitors each year, was canceled the last two years due to the ongoing pandemic. ...
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Radioactive Iodine Leakage Reported At Genkai Nuclear Plant
Kyushu Electric Power (Kyuden) announced a leakage of radioactive iodine at its Genkai nuclear plant No. 3 reactor. The company first detected a higher iodine level in the plant’s ...
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Saga University Study Links Stink Bugs Bits To Low Crop Yield
A Saga-University study about transgenerational changes in bean-bug-infested soy plants was published in an American Science magazine. The Plos One magazine introduced the discover...
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One of Japan’s Largest Sauna’s To Open in Saga City
One of Japan’s largest sauna facilities will open in Saga City in late April. Saga no Yudokoro Komorebi offers bathing in 100% natural hot spring water inside a 2,100-square-meter ...
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Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen To Debut on Sep 23
The first train run of the ‘Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen,’ known as Kamome shinkansen, will be on September 23, 2022. JR Kyushu is finalizing the schedule as the surrounding areas would...
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Poor Seaweed Harvests Continue in Saga
Growing plankton issues severely hit seaweed producers again this winter. Some seaweed farms in the southwestern area of Saga Prefecture have already put away their nets, even thou...
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International Semiconductor Producer to Create Jobs in Saga
Tokyo-based international semiconductor producer, SUMCO, is developing a new production facility in its Imari factory involving an investment of ¥201.5 billion. The project would s...
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Two Saunas In Kyushu Rank In Top Ten
Two sauna facilities in Kyushu made the top 10 sauna rankings in Japan. The ranking, Saunachelin, selects innovative facilities that add new values to saunas. Hideaway Sunsetcamp i...
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Pottery Passport for Seven Regions in Saga and Nagasaki
A sightseeing passport for the Hizen Pottery Area, and a combination of seven districts in the prefectures of Saga and Nagasaki, brings fun to winter pottery tourism. The ¥500 book...
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Ureshino Onsen Opens 10,000 Volume Bookstore
An Ureshino Onsen hotel opened a stylish bookstore with 10,000 books on display. Wataya Besso, which opened seventy-one years ago, named the shop Books & Tea Sanpuku. Books on...
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