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Man in Saga Loses 6.5 million Yen In Cryptocurrency Scam
A male resident of Saga City lost the equivalent of ¥6.5 million in a case of cryptocurrency fraud. A woman he met through a matching app advised him to invest ¥100,000 and then e...
Saga Announces Plans for Third Injections For Medical Workers
Takeo City in Saga Prefecture announced plans for third injections of the COVID-19 vaccine. During a press conference on Oct. 28, the mayor explained a schedule to give the third d...
Marriott Group Hotel to Open Near Ureshino Onsen Station
Marriott International’s Fairfield Hotel will be developed near JR Ureshino-onsen Station in Saga Prefecture. The hotel will open in the same building as the new roadside station (...
Three Sightseeing Trains Combine for New Route in Kyushu
JR Kyushu takes passengers on a new Western Kyushu route by combining three sightseeing train services. Departing Saga Station on October 1 ~ 3, the special tour operates on D&S t...
National Government Appropriates ¥3 billion For Saga Osprey Deployment
The Ministry of Defense requested a budget of ¥3 billion to proceed with deploying military use Osprey aircraft at Saga Airport. In addition to Saga City, related construction will...
JR Kyushu To Open Hot Spring Resort In Ureshino
JR Kyushu announced the opening of a new hot spring facility in Ureshino City, Saga Prefecture. They purchased a 9,600-m2 plot which includes two onsen sources. The company’s third...
Earthquake Resistance Assessment Requested For Genkai Nuclear Plant
The Japan Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) is set to order Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. (Kyuden) to re-evaluate the risk of regional earthquakes to the Genkai nuclear power pl...
Saga-produced Sake Obtains GI Approval
The first GI (Geographical Indication) designation for Kyushu-produced sake was announced in Saga Prefecture on June 14. ‘GI Saga”’ guarantees the integrity of Saga-produced sake, ...
Fukuoka Ranks Poorly in Pandemic Response Survey
A Keio University professor released the rankings of anti-covid actions taken in all prefectures in Japan. In Kyushu, Saga and Oita earned the 3rd and 4th positions, thanks to citi...
Saga University Researchers Developed Ultimate Semiconductor
A research group at Saga University announced the invention of a new diamond semiconductor. On Apr. 20, Professor Makoto Kasu and his fellow researchers told an online press confer...