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Asahi Breweries Announces New Plant to be Built in Tosu City, Saga Prefecture
Major beer company Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. has announced that it will build a new factory in Tosu City, Saga Prefecture, as a relocation site for its Hakata Factory, which will ...
Futatsuboshi 4047 Sightseeing Train Revealed
Details for JR Kyushu's new sightseeing train, "Futatsuboshi 4047," which will run between Takeo Onsen in Saga and Nagasaki, were announced at a press conference in Tokyo...
Saga Prefecture Provides Support To 30 Ukrainian Refugees
Saga Prefecture decided on a comprehensive support program for 30 individuals and groups from Ukraine in collaboration with a local NPO. It will be the first project of its kind by...
Historical Golden Tea Room Recreated Inside Karatsu Museum
The Saga Prefectural Nagoya Castle Museum in Saga Prefecture has recreated the historical golden tea room that served then-Emperor and other international guests during the Azuchi-...
First Yoshinogari Excavation in 10 Years
The first excavation project in ten years will begin inside the Yoshinogari site in Saga Prefecture. While the site already revealed many clues from the Yayoi era in the past, the ...
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. ...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
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...