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Landslide in Yabakei, Oita Leaves One Dead and Five Missing
One person has reportedly died and five others are unaccounted for in the Yabekei Valley in Oita Prefecture following a large landslide that buried homes and roads. The landslide o...
Oita Police Looking for Ways to Prevent Motorcycle Accidents
The Oita Prefectural police are looking at ways to prevent motorcycling accidents. The warm spring weather and numerous national holidays that fall in May will see an increase in t...
Proposal to Increase Hot Spring Tax in Beppu
The Beppu Mirai Kento Kaigi (Future Review Conference) submitted a proposal to Beppu City Mayor Yasuhiro Nagano calling for an increase on hot spring tax. Proposals can be submitte...
Haruaki Deguchi is the Next President Of A.P.U.
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU, Beppu City, Oita Prefecture) announced on Nov. 24 that Mr. Haruaki Deguchi (69), founder of Lifenet Life Insurance, will be their next dea...
Oita High School Cancel Trip to Guam
Oita Hofu High School canceled a school trip to Guam, which was scheduled for October, following North Korea's recent...
Ontayaki Minto Festival Cancelled, Koishiwara-yaki Minto Mura Festival to Go Ahead
The Hita City Cooperative announced that the Ontayaki Minto Festival this October where local potters sell their creations at reasonable prices, will be cancelled due to the damage...
Bathers Can Enter Amagase Outdoor Onsen While Clothed
From September 1, visitors who want to experience one of the seven outdoor baths located beside the Kusu River in the onsen resort of...
Two Tokyo-based IT Companies to Open Offices on Remote Island in Oita
Two Tokyo-based IT companies are set to open offices on the island of Himeshima, Oita Prefecture. System developers BrainNet (Chiyoda, Tokyo) and app developers Ruby (Chuo, Tokyo) ...
Heavy Downpours Caused by Intense Cumulonimbus Clouds
The Japanese Meteorological Agency revealed that the record levels of rain that fell in Fukuoka and Oita were caused by the formation of numerous...
Roro Cargo Ship to Dock at Oita
MOL Ferry Co., Ltd. and Nippon Express announced that their RORO cargo ship, which runs between Tokyo and Hakata six times a week, will start to dock at...