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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...