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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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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,...
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...
Mega-Solar Plant Announced for Nagasaki
Kyudenko Corporation is collaborating with Kyocera Corporation (Kyoto) and four other companies to fund the development of a mega-solar plant in Nagasaki Prefecture. The group anno...
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...
Nagasaki Declares Medical Emergency as Cruise Ship Brings in Over Approximately 150 infected Persons
The medical association of Nagasaki Prefecture announced a state of emergency on April 23. The prefecture currently faces escalating expansion of COVID-19 infection involving the c...